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 2024-2025, the average tuition fees at public medical schools is $40,691 for state residents and $62,206 for out-of-state. In private medical schools, the average tuition & fees is $67,457. The average living costs including room & boards, books, and other personal expenses is $28,688. With the living expenses, the medical school cost of attendance (COA) is $96,145 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 Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin follow it with $34,632 and $35,406 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 | 7.51% | 507 | 3.73 | 349 |
| 2 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of MedicinePublic, Edinburg, TX | $34,632 | $23,005 | 1.22% | 507 | 3.79 | 222 |
| 3 | Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at AustinPublic, Austin, TX | $35,406 | $34,610 | 0.95% | 515 | 3.92 | 207 |
| 4 | Texas A&M Health Science Center College of MedicinePublic, Bryan, TX | $36,098 | $26,472 | 3.55% | 513 | 3.89 | 867 |
| 5 | University of Mississippi School of MedicinePublic, Jackson, MS | $36,305 | $28,335 | 46.29% | 506 | 3.87 | 675 |
| 6 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicinePublic, Lubbock, TX | $36,329 | - | 3.68% | 512 | 3.93 | 754 |
| 7 | UTHealth John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical SchoolPublic, Houston, TX | $36,362 | $32,282 | 4.21% | 513 | 3.92 | 1,032 |
| 8 | UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicinePublic, San Antonio, TX | $37,239 | $27,490 | 4.22% | 518 | 3.93 | 963 |
| 9 | University of Houston College of MedicinePublic, Houston, TX | $37,368 | $31,894 | 1.25% | 505 | 3.75 | 217 |
| 10 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of MedicinePublic, El Paso, TX | $37,971 | - | 2.74% | 509 | 3.85 | 503 |
| 11 | The University of Texas at Tyler School of MedicinePublic, Tyler, TX | $38,322 | $22,676 | 0.86% | 505 | 3.84 | 80 |
| 12 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasPublic, Dallas, TX | $38,737 | $31,840 | 3.96% | 517 | 3.93 | 1,010 |
| 13 | CUNY School of MedicinePublic, New York, NY | $41,912 | $23,490 | 100.00% | 3.8 | 292 | |
| 14 | The University of Texas Medical BranchPublic, Galveston, TX | $41,933 | $25,092 | 4.51% | 513 | 3.87 | 962 |
| 15 | Baylor College of MedicinePrivate, Houston, TX | $42,671 | $38,824 | 4.02% | 519 | 3.94 | 933 |
| 16 | Southern Illinois University School of MedicinePublic, Springfield, IL | $42,746 | $20,455 | 7.30% | 507 | 3.86 | 328 |
| 17 | Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicinePublic, Spokane, WA | $43,242 | $28,446 | 5.11% | 509 | 3.65 | 344 |
| 18 | Mercer University School of MedicinePrivate, Macon, GA | $45,763 | $27,580 | 14.37% | 503 | 3.72 | 664 |
| 19 | University of New Mexico School of MedicinePublic, Albuquerque, NM | $48,388 | - | 5.93% | 506 | 3.82 | 442 |
| 20 | University of Florida College of MedicinePublic, Gainesville, FL | $49,390 | $27,742 | 2.52% | 516 | 3.92 | 620 |
| 21 | East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicinePublic, Johnson City, TN | $49,786 | $28,869 | 2.59% | 511 | 3.78 | 322 |
| 22 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of MedicinePublic, Urbana, IL | $52,790 | $19,450 | 2.55% | 515 | 3.83 | 243 |
| 23 | University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicinePublic, Kansas City, MO | $53,962 | $24,696 | 6.70% | 510 | 3.89 | 549 |
| 24 | University of South Florida College of MedicinePublic, Tampa, FL | $54,916 | $39,848 | 2.33% | 519 | 3.93 | 687 |
| 25 | University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicinePrivate, Miami, FL | $55,114 | $45,630 | 2.61% | 515 | 3.85 | 919 |