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 2026-2027, the average tuition fees at public medical schools is $42,110 for state residents and $65,250 for out-of-state. In private medical schools, the average tuition & fees is $72,062. The average living costs including room & boards, books, and other personal expenses is $31,466. With the living expenses, the medical school cost of attendance (COA) is $103,528 based on private school rate.
Among medical schools in United States, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has the lowest tuition & fees of $25,295. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine follow it with $35,176 and $35,472 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 | The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityPublic, Greenville, NC | $25,295 | $33,055 | 4.01% | 507 | 3.73 | 363 |
| 2 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicinePublic, Lubbock, TX | $35,176 | $34,998 | 3.40% | 512 | 3.93 | 761 |
| 3 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of MedicinePublic, Edinburg, TX | $35,472 | $30,105 | 1.15% | 507 | 3.79 | 227 |
| 4 | UTHealth John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical SchoolPublic, Houston, TX | $36,686 | $32,939 | 3.93% | 512 | 3.84 | 1,021 |
| 5 | Texas A&M Health Science Center College of MedicinePublic, Bryan, TX | $36,934 | $31,790 | 3.29% | 513 | 3.89 | 866 |
| 6 | Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at AustinPublic, Austin, TX | $37,138 | $34,610 | 0.88% | 515 | 3.92 | 208 |
| 7 | UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicinePublic, San Antonio, TX | $37,239 | $30,700 | 4.02% | 518 | 3.87 | 983 |
| 8 | University of Houston College of MedicinePublic, Houston, TX | $37,368 | $31,894 | 1.14% | 505 | 3.75 | 248 |
| 9 | University of Mississippi School of MedicinePublic, Jackson, MS | $37,928 | $40,125 | 52.15% | 506 | 3.8 | 679 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Tyler School of MedicinePublic, Tyler, TX | $38,512 | $33,056 | 0.80% | 505 | 3.84 | 119 |
| 11 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasPublic, Dallas, TX | $38,536 | $34,060 | 3.80% | 517 | 3.93 | 1,005 |
| 12 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of MedicinePublic, El Paso, TX | $39,703 | - | 2.70% | 509 | 3.84 | 514 |
| 13 | The University of Texas Medical BranchPublic, Galveston, TX | $42,437 | $29,250 | 4.22% | 513 | 3.87 | 966 |
| 14 | Southern Illinois University School of MedicinePublic, Springfield, IL | $43,901 | $21,805 | 6.57% | 507 | 3.86 | 330 |
| 15 | CUNY School of MedicinePublic, New York, NY | $43,912 | $23,490 | 100.00% | 3.8 | 288 | |
| 16 | Mercer University School of MedicinePrivate, Macon, GA | $45,763 | $27,580 | 14.13% | 503 | 3.69 | 690 |
| 17 | Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicinePublic, Spokane, WA | $47,094 | $31,482 | 5.08% | 508 | 3.64 | 353 |
| 18 | Florida State University College of MedicinePublic, Tallahassee, FL | $47,250 | $32,100 | 1.78% | 509 | 3.86 | 496 |
| 19 | University of New Mexico School of MedicinePublic, Albuquerque, NM | $47,831 | - | 5.99% | 506 | 3.82 | 445 |
| 20 | University of Florida College of MedicinePublic, Gainesville, FL | $49,390 | $26,578 | 2.42% | 516 | 3.92 | 605 |
| 21 | East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicinePublic, Johnson City, TN | $49,844 | $31,856 | 1.95% | 510 | 3.86 | 325 |
| 22 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of MedicinePublic, Urbana, IL | $54,972 | $20,982 | 2.22% | 511 | 3.82 | 267 |
| 23 | The Ohio State University College of MedicinePublic, Columbus, OH | $56,919 | $23,728 | 2.43% | 514 | 3.83 | 920 |
| 24 | University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicinePublic, Kansas City, MO | $58,060 | $23,654 | 8.43% | 505 | 3.62 | 546 |
| 25 | University of Cincinnati College of MedicinePublic, Cincinnati, OH | $58,435 | $22,095 | 2.64% | 514 | 3.81 | 779 |