The tuition & fees at medical schools is usually higher than the costs for regular undergraduate and graduate programs. Students may be supported by federal, state, and/or institutional scholarship program, but still the tuition and other costs are important consideration when choosing medical schools to apply and enroll.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition fees at public medical schools is $39,216 for state residents and $61,203 for out-of-state. In private medical schools, the average tuition & fees is $65,416. The average living costs including room & boards, books, and other personal expenses is $27,778. With the living expenses, the medical school cost of attendance (COA) is $93,194 based on private school rate.
Among medical schools in United States, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine has the lowest tuition & fees of $65,206. The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine follow it with $25,295 and $33,711 respectively. It is based on out-of-state rate and exclude medical schools in Puerto Rico.
The following table lists the top 25 medical schools having the lowest tuition & fees. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
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| Rank | School | Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | Acceptance Rate | MCAT Score | GPA | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania State University College of MedicinePublic, Hershey, PA | $65,206 | - | 1.31% | 511 | 3.75 | 649 |
| 2 | The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityPublic, Greenville, NC | $25,295 | $30,605 | 8.22% | 506 | 3.61 | 353 |
| 3 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of MedicinePublic, Edinburg, TX | $33,711 | $27,716 | 1.18% | 508 | 3.69 | 225 |
| 4 | Texas A&M Health Science Center College of MedicinePublic, Bryan, TX | $34,860 | $29,374 | 3.56% | 513 | 3.86 | 850 |
| 5 | UTHealth John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical SchoolPublic, Houston, TX | $35,317 | $31,521 | 4.25% | 512 | 3.84 | 1,020 |
| 6 | Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at AustinPublic, Austin, TX | $35,406 | $34,610 | 0.95% | 514 | 3.78 | 206 |
| 7 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicinePublic, Lubbock, TX | $35,479 | - | 3.64% | 512 | 3.9 | 744 |
| 8 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasPublic, Dallas, TX | $36,123 | $28,273 | 4.20% | 517 | 3.83 | 1,021 |
| 9 | University of Mississippi School of MedicinePublic, Jackson, MS | $36,273 | $28,357 | 44.47% | 504 | 3.7 | 675 |
| 10 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of MedicinePublic, El Paso, TX | $36,435 | - | 2.72% | 509 | 3.82 | 498 |
| 11 | University of Houston College of MedicinePublic, Houston, TX | $37,368 | $32,000 | 1.23% | 506 | 3.59 | 180 |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Tyler School of MedicinePublic, Tyler, TX | $38,322 | $23,448 | 1.06% | 508 | 3.7 | 40 |
| 13 | UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicinePublic, San Antonio, TX | $40,454 | $27,872 | 4.31% | 518 | 3.88 | 947 |
| 14 | The University of Texas Medical BranchPublic, Galveston, TX | $40,728 | $20,910 | 4.47% | 511 | 3.8 | 964 |
| 15 | Baylor College of MedicinePrivate, Houston, TX | $41,565 | $38,291 | 4.06% | 518 | 3.91 | 880 |
| 16 | Southern Illinois University School of MedicinePublic, Springfield, IL | $41,719 | $20,455 | 7.11% | 508 | 3.82 | 327 |
| 17 | Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicinePublic, Spokane, WA | $42,000 | $28,896 | 4.96% | 508 | 3.6 | 334 |
| 18 | Mercer University School of MedicinePrivate, Macon, GA | $43,856 | $26,940 | 12.58% | 504 | 3.7 | 597 |
| 19 | Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicinePublic, Charleston, SC | $47,117 | $27,202 | 4.67% | 511 | 3.82 | 737 |
| 20 | University of New Mexico School of MedicinePublic, Albuquerque, NM | $47,840 | - | 5.38% | 507 | 3.72 | 429 |
| 21 | University of Florida College of MedicinePublic, Gainesville, FL | $49,390 | $26,718 | 2.54% | 514 | 3.79 | 624 |
| 22 | East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicinePublic, Johnson City, TN | $49,698 | $27,769 | 1.94% | 508 | 3.83 | 307 |
| 23 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of MedicinePublic, Urbana, IL | $52,234 | $18,984 | 2.25% | 513 | 3.73 | 219 |
| 24 | University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicinePrivate, Miami, FL | $53,211 | $42,714 | 1.99% | 515 | 3.8 | 888 |
| 25 | University of South Florida College of MedicinePublic, Tampa, FL | $54,916 | $32,968 | 3.30% | 518 | 3.92 | 740 |