Medical Schools with the Lowest Tuition & Fees

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 2025-2026, the average tuition fees at public medical schools is $41,724 for state residents and $63,531 for out-of-state. In private medical schools, the average tuition & fees is $69,522. 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 $100,988 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. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine follow it with $34,632 and $36,098 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.
RankSchoolTuition & FeesLiving CostsAcceptance RateMCAT ScoreGPAEnrollment
1 The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
PublicGreenville, NC
$25,295$33,0554.01%5073.73363
2 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
PublicEdinburg, TX
$34,632$29,7361.15%5073.79227
3 Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
PublicBryan, TX
$36,098$29,7243.29%5133.89866
4 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
PublicLubbock, TX
$36,845-3.40%5123.93761
5 Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
PublicAustin, TX
$37,138$34,6100.88%5153.92208
6 UTHealth John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School
PublicHouston, TX
$37,258$25,6593.93%5123.841,021
7 University of Houston College of Medicine
PublicHouston, TX
$37,368$31,8941.14%5053.75248
8 University of Mississippi School of Medicine
PublicJackson, MS
$37,375$37,68452.15%5063.8679
9 Baylor College of Medicine
PrivateHouston, TX
$37,400$35,1243.69%5183.94964
10 University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
PublicDallas, TX
$38,222$33,7303.80%5173.931,005
11 The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
PublicTyler, TX
$38,382$22,6760.80%5053.84119
12 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
PublicEl Paso, TX
$38,717-2.70%5093.84514
13 UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
PublicSan Antonio, TX
$41,764$30,1204.02%5183.87983
14 The University of Texas Medical Branch
PublicGalveston, TX
$42,014$26,3254.22%5133.87966
15 Florida State University College of Medicine
PublicTallahassee, FL
$43,380$31,2001.78%5093.86496
16 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
PublicSpringfield, IL
$43,901$21,8056.57%5073.86330
17 CUNY School of Medicine
PublicNew York, NY
$43,912$23,490100.00%-3.8288
18 Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
PublicSpokane, WA
$44,706$29,6765.08%5083.64353
19 Mercer University School of Medicine
PrivateMacon, GA
$45,763$27,58014.13%5033.69690
20 University of New Mexico School of Medicine
PublicAlbuquerque, NM
$48,388-5.99%5063.82445
21 University of Florida College of Medicine
PublicGainesville, FL
$49,390$25,6382.42%5163.92605
22 East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine
PublicJohnson City, TN
$49,802$25,7881.95%5103.86325
23 University of Nebraska College of Medicine
PublicOmaha, NE
$54,980$26,2906.14%5163.94565
24 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
PublicCincinnati, OH
$55,231$20,8952.64%5143.81779
25 University of Central Florida College of Medicine
PublicOrlando, FL
$56,709$24,7302.22%5953.91492