Expensive Medical Schools with the Highest 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 2024-2025, 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 $69,481. 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 $98,169 based on private school rate.
Among medical schools in United States, University of Washington School of Medicine has the highest tuition & fees of $102,319. University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville follow it with $97,328 and $88,794 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 highest tuition & fees. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
RankSchoolTuition & FeesLiving CostsAcceptance RateMCAT ScoreGPAEnrollment
1 University of Washington School of Medicine
PublicSeattle, WA
$102,319$39,0365.42%5123.811,206
2 University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
PublicColumbia, MO
$97,328$31,4275.10%5093.85533
3 University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
PublicGreenville, SC
$88,794$29,5973.31%5103.9409
3 University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
PublicGreenville, SC
$88,794$25,5223.31%5103.9409
5 University of South Carolina School of Medicine
PublicColumbia, SC
$88,750$29,5973.31%5103.9409
5 University of South Carolina School of Medicine
PublicColumbia, SC
$88,750$25,5223.31%5103.9409
7 University of Illinois College of Medicine
PublicChicago, IL
$88,445$33,0503.09%5123.771,334
8 University of Maryland School of Medicine
PublicBaltimore, MD
$83,002$36,1902.50%5143.86662
9 Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota
PublicSioux Falls, SD
$81,474$25,4306.49%5093.85287
10 University of Michigan Medical School
Public6100 THSL, 1135 Catherine Street, MI
$79,500$38,1601.83%5183.9780
11 Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
PublicNewark, NJ
$78,578$29,8962.60%5153.83762
11 Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
PublicNewark, NJ
$78,578$27,8942.60%5153.83762
13 Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
PrivateLos Angeles, CA
$78,466$35,0041.39%5173.85773
14 Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
PrivateNutley, NJ
$78,335$40,452----
15 University of Connecticut School of Medicine
PublicFarmington, CT
$78,018$42,5322.42%5133.85513
16 Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
PublicNew Brunswick, NJ
$77,992$29,8962.60%5153.83762
16 Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
PublicNew Brunswick, NJ
$77,992$27,8942.60%5153.83762
18 University of Kentucky College of Medicine
PublicLexington, KY
$77,696$30,5524.73%5063.83850
19 Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
PublicPortland, OR
$77,680$35,8982.65%5113.74646
20 Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
$77,491$30,4302.45%5223.97801
21 Albert Einstein College of Medicine
PrivateBronx, NY
$77,232$30,0001.85%5163.88841
22 Duke University School of Medicine
PrivateDurham, NC
$77,100$33,0321.44%5203.92572
23 University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
PublicToledo, OH
$77,070$26,1122.84%5093.77732
24 Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
PublicCamden, NJ
$76,857$29,1002.42%5143.88464
25 University of Massachusetts Medical School
PublicNorth Worcester, MA
$76,790$29,4824.79%5123.87848