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 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, University of Washington School of Medicine has the highest tuition & fees of $96,489. Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine and University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville follow it with $92,645 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.

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Rank	School	Tuition & Fees	Living Costs	Acceptance Rate	MCAT Score	GPA	Enrollment
1	University of Washington School of Medicine PublicSeattle, WA	$96,489	$38,024	3.89%	511	3.75	1,187
2	Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine PublicRootstown, OH	$92,645	$39,277	3.73%	510	3.68	679
3	University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville PublicGreenville, SC	$88,794	$25,522	3.50%	511	3.75	404
3	University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville PublicGreenville, SC	$88,794	$28,066	3.50%	511	3.75	404
5	University of South Carolina School of Medicine PublicColumbia, SC	$88,750	$25,522	3.50%	511	3.75	404
5	University of South Carolina School of Medicine PublicColumbia, SC	$88,750	$28,066	3.50%	511	3.75	404
7	University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine PublicColumbia, MO	$88,296	$24,631	4.74%	509	3.77	527
8	Indiana University School of Medicine - Evansville PrivateEvansville, IN	$86,746	$32,450	-	-	-	-
8	University of Illinois College of Medicine PublicChicago, IL	$86,746	$32,450	3.18%	513	3.8	1,313
10	University of Utah School of Medicine PublicSalt Lake City,, UT	$84,762	$28,422	4.12%	514	3.87	535
11	Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota PublicSioux Falls, SD	$79,203	$25,430	6.36%	508	3.82	280
12	University of Connecticut School of Medicine PublicFarmington, CT	$77,152	$31,310	2.58%	513	3.8	501
13	University of Kentucky College of Medicine PublicLexington, KY	$76,066	$27,444	4.85%	506	3.82	837
14	Georgetown University School of Medicine PrivateWashington, DC	$74,133	$29,750	1.25%	512	3.78	879
15	Tulane University School of Medicine PrivateNew Orleans, LA	$73,664	$28,392	1.21%	510	3.64	814
16	Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons PrivateNew York, NY	$73,511	$30,447	1.92%	522	3.9	642
17	Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine PrivateNutley, NJ	$73,336	$37,888	2.62%	513	3.71	571
18	Cooper Medical School of Rowan University PublicCamden, NJ	$73,196	$25,600	2.46%	506	3.67	461
19	Duke University School of Medicine PrivateDurham, NC	$72,757	$28,558	1.40%	519	3.89	586
20	University of Maryland School of Medicine PublicBaltimore, MD	$72,626	$29,880	2.59%	513	3.7	645
21	University of Michigan Medical School Public6100 THSL, 1135 Catherine Street, MI	$72,268	$37,750	1.84%	515	3.79	793
22	University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine PublicHonolulu, HI	$72,100	$32,916	3.24%	512	3.77	325
23	Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine PrivateChicago, IL	$72,048	$24,930	1.85%	520	3.92	719
24	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	$71,935	$33,462	2.61%	521	3.92	782
25	Weill Cornell Medical College PrivateNew York, NY	$71,900	$22,260	1.47%	519	3.91	530

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