Best Medical Schools: Primary Care

Ranked in 2013 | Best Medical Schools: Primary Care Rankings Methodology

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Primary care rank School name Tuition Total medical school enrollment Additional data
#58 Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

$35,654 (in-state, full-time); $62,109 (full-time)(out-of-state) 706

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#11 University of California​‒​Los Angeles (Geffen)

Los Angeles, CA

$34,784 (in-state, full-time); $47,029 (full-time)(out-of-state) 767
#19 University of California​‒​Davis

Sacramento, CA

$34,554 (in-state, full-time); $46,799 (full-time)(out-of-state) 413
Rank Not Published University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey​‒​New Brunswick (Johnson)

New Brunswick, NJ

$34,445 (in-state, full-time); $55,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) 608
Rank Not Published University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey​‒​Stratford

Stratford, NJ

$34,445 (in-state, full-time); $55,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) 597
Rank Not Published University of Illinois

Chicago, IL

$34,000 (in-state, full-time); $71,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) 1,305
#62 University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

$33,808 (in-state, full-time); $75,320 (full-time)(out-of-state) 358
#37 Indiana University​‒​Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

$32,691 (in-state, full-time); $50,132 (full-time)(out-of-state) 1,332
#5 University of Colorado​‒​Denver

Aurora, CO

$32,684 (in-state, full-time); $58,638 (full-time)(out-of-state) 644
#58 University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

$31,823 (in-state, full-time); $59,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) 479
#66 University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

$31,790 (in-state, full-time); $45,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) 534
#16 University of Iowa (Carver)

Iowa City, IA

$31,550 (in-state, full-time); $47,614 (full-time)(out-of-state) 588
Rank Not Published University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

$31,512 (in-state, full-time); $47,452 (full-time)(out-of-state) 654
#39 University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN

$31,432 (in-state, full-time); $62,292 (full-time)(out-of-state) 658
#66 University of California​‒​Irvine

Irvine, CA

$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (full-time)(out-of-state) 423
#4 University of California​‒​San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (full-time)(out-of-state) 648
#29 University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

$30,460 (in-state, full-time); $57,666 (full-time)(out-of-state) 326
#84 Wright State University (Boonshoft)

Dayton, OH

$30,178 (in-state, full-time); $46,480 (full-time)(out-of-state) 422
#66 University of Hawaii​‒​Manoa (Burns)

Honolulu, HI

$30,072 (in-state, full-time); $63,312 (full-time)(out-of-state) 258
#44 University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

$30,070 (in-state, full-time); $52,630 (full-time)(out-of-state) 446
#62 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie, PA

$29,987 (full-time) 2,166
Rank Not Published Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

$29,855 (in-state, full-time); $62,130 (full-time)(out-of-state) 1,218
Rank Not Published University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

$29,797 (in-state, full-time); $60,001 (full-time)(out-of-state) 702
Rank Not Published Stony Brook University​‒​SUNY

Stony Brook, NY

$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $54,650 (full-time)(out-of-state) 512
#79 University at Buffalo​‒​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $59,020 (full-time)(out-of-state) 581

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