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 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 Medicine PublicHershey, PA	$65,206	-	1.31%	511	3.75	649
2	The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University PublicGreenville, NC	$25,295	$30,605	8.22%	506	3.61	353
3	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine PublicEdinburg, TX	$33,711	$27,716	1.18%	508	3.69	225
4	Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine PublicBryan, TX	$34,860	$29,374	3.56%	513	3.86	850
5	UTHealth John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School PublicHouston, TX	$35,317	$31,521	4.25%	512	3.84	1,020
6	Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin PublicAustin, TX	$35,406	$34,610	0.95%	514	3.78	206
7	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine PublicLubbock, TX	$35,479	-	3.64%	512	3.9	744
8	University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas PublicDallas, TX	$36,123	$28,273	4.20%	517	3.83	1,021
9	University of Mississippi School of Medicine PublicJackson, MS	$36,273	$28,357	44.47%	504	3.7	675
10	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine PublicEl Paso, TX	$36,435	-	2.72%	509	3.82	498
11	University of Houston College of Medicine PublicHouston, TX	$37,368	$32,000	1.23%	506	3.59	180
12	The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine PublicTyler, TX	$38,322	$23,448	1.06%	508	3.7	40
13	UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine PublicSan Antonio, TX	$40,454	$27,872	4.31%	518	3.88	947
14	The University of Texas Medical Branch PublicGalveston, TX	$40,728	$20,910	4.47%	511	3.8	964
15	Baylor College of Medicine PrivateHouston, TX	$41,565	$38,291	4.06%	518	3.91	880
16	Southern Illinois University School of Medicine PublicSpringfield, IL	$41,719	$20,455	7.11%	508	3.82	327
17	Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine PublicSpokane, WA	$42,000	$28,896	4.96%	508	3.6	334
18	Mercer University School of Medicine PrivateMacon, GA	$43,856	$26,940	12.58%	504	3.7	597
19	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine PublicCharleston, SC	$47,117	$27,202	4.67%	511	3.82	737
20	University of New Mexico School of Medicine PublicAlbuquerque, NM	$47,840	-	5.38%	507	3.72	429
21	University of Florida College of Medicine PublicGainesville, FL	$49,390	$26,718	2.54%	514	3.79	624
22	East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine PublicJohnson City, TN	$49,698	$27,769	1.94%	508	3.83	307
23	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of Medicine PublicUrbana, IL	$52,234	$18,984	2.25%	513	3.73	219
24	University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine PrivateMiami, FL	$53,211	$42,714	1.99%	515	3.8	888
25	University of South Florida College of Medicine PublicTampa, FL	$54,916	$32,968	3.30%	518	3.92	740

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