As the sole academic partner for the Mount Sinai Health System, the Icahn School of Medicine houses diverse medical and graduate education programs and research hubs that are led by award-winning faculty. The Icahn School of Medicine is located on the border of the Upper East Side and East Harlem, offering unparalleled access and experiences to the diverse New York City community.

• 48 research, educational, and clinical institutes
• 38 academic departments
• 350+ research labs
• 4,560+ faculty (full-time, part-time, and voluntary)
• 1,261 students enrolled in MD, PhD, MD/PhD, and master’s degree programs for the 2024-2025 academic year
• 27 faculty members elected to the National Academy of Medicine and/or the National Academy of Sciences

Our medical education program blurs the traditional distinction between pre-clinical and clinical years by integrating the basic sciences across courses, introducing students into the clinical environment from their first day of school.

• Admissions Cycles (2024-25 academic year)
  • 8,540 MD (including Early Assurance) and MD/PhD applications received
  • 964 MD and MD/PhD interviews conducted

• Entering Class (2024-25 academic year)
  • 531 MD students
  • 95 MD/PhD students

• Student Diversity in the Medical Education Program
  • Women: 50.4%
  • Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM):** 26.3%
  • Average age: 23
  • Age range: 20 to 37

• Medical School Student Outcomes
  • Students planning to practice in underserved populations: 35% (40% nationally)
  • Students conducting research projects with faculty members: 94% (84% nationally)
  • Students authoring a peer-reviewed paper submitted for publication: 84% (63% nationally)
  • USMLE Step 1 and 2: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai students exceed the national average pass rate for these exams on their first attempt

• Faculty
  • 3.6:1 full-time Medical Education faculty to student ratio
  • Ratio of research dollars per faculty member: $909,000:1 ($809,000 national mean)

*Self-reported on the AMCAS application

**URiM definition includes the following racial/ethnic groups: American Indian or Alaska Native; Black or African American; Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

†First Generation is generated from our secondary application question: "Are you a member of the first generation of your family to graduate from college?”

At the Graduate School, we prepare you with the critical thinking and innovative technical skills you need to become leaders in the rapidly evolving world of biomedical sciences, public health policy and health care, as well as for a variety other fields.

• Programs
  • PhD Programs
  • Master’s Degree Programs
  • Dual Degree and Specialty Programs
  • Certificate & Pathway Programs
    
    
• Admissions Cycles (2024-25 academic year)
  
  • 2,132 graduate program applications received (certificate, master’s and doctoral)
  • 328 graduate interviews conducted (225 PhD, 80 MGC)

• Entering Class (2024-25 academic year)
  • 343 PhD students
  • 336 Master's degree students
  • 95 MD/PhD students
  • 565 Postdocs

• Student Diversity in the Graduate School
  
  •  Women: 71.1%
  • Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM):** 22.2%
  • Average age: 25
  • Age range: 20 to 57

Learn even more about our PhD Programs

Our residents and clinical fellows train with expert faculty to become leaders who will thrive in their careers as physicians and scientists. Our programs combine a distinctive mix of scientific training and mentoring in a collaborative and supportive environment.

• Rankings
  
  • 13 residency programs on Doximity’s Top 25 Residency Navigator List (2022)

• Trainee Enrollment (2022-23 academic year)
  • 2,600+ total residents/fellows in 150+ programs sponsored by our institution
    • Practicing in primary care: 16.9%
    • Practicing in medically underserved areas: 25.8%
    • International students: 3.2%

• Most Popular Residency and Specialty Programs
  • Anesthesiology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Surgery – General

• Resident Diversity
  • Women: 50%
  • Underrepresented minorities: 15%

• Teaching Hospitals
  • The Mount Sinai Hospital
  • James J. Peters VA Medical Center
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
  • Mount Sinai Queens
  • New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount Sinai
  • Mount Sinai West
  • Mount Sinai Morningside
  • Institute for Family Health
  • New Jewish Home
  • Brooklyn Hospital Center
  • Mount Sinai Brooklyn
  • Bronx Care Health System
  • The Valley Health System

With 350 research labs, our institution affords researchers unparalleled opportunities to promote bold thinking and innovated approaches to discovery.

• Funding
  • NIH funding awarded to our researchers in fiscal year 2024: $495.1 million
  • 11th among U.S. medical schools for NIH funding (including grants, contracts, and other transactions; fiscal year 2024)
  • 16 basic and clinical science departments in the top 20 NIH funded institutions nationwide
  • 99th percentile among U.S. private medical schools in research dollars per investigator
  • Research funding per faculty: $249,444 per full-time faculty
    
    
• Rankings
  • Ranked Basic and Clinical Science Departments (2024 Blue Ridge NIH Rankings)
  • Neuroscience: No. 2
  • Pharmacology: No. 2
  • Psychiatry: No. 3
  • Dermatology: No. 5
  • Public Health: No. 5
  • Genetics: No. 7
  • Cell Biology: No. 10
  • Medicine: No. 10
  • Microbiology: No. 10