Best Medical Schools: Research
Ranked in 2013 | Best Medical Schools: Research Rankings Methodology
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| Research rank | School name | Tuition | Total medical school enrollment | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 |
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
$40,782 (in-state, full-time); $50,204 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 614 |
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| #27 |
Mayo Medical School
Rochester, MN |
$35,960 (full-time) | 194 | |
| #28 |
University of Iowa (Carver)
Iowa City, IA |
$31,550 (in-state, full-time); $47,614 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 588 | |
| #29 |
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Madison, WI |
$23,807 (in-state, full-time); $33,704 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 701 | |
| #30 |
Boston University
Boston, MA |
$50,948 (full-time) | 730 | |
| #31 |
Brown University (Alpert)
Providence, RI |
$47,480 (full-time) | 452 | |
| #31 |
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR |
$37,692 (in-state, full-time); $52,632 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 522 | |
| #31 |
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY |
$44,700 (full-time) | 435 | |
| #31 |
University of Southern California (Keck)
Los Angeles, CA |
$50,246 (full-time) | 700 | |
| #35 |
University of Alabama‒Birmingham
Birmingham, AL |
$23,014 (in-state, full-time); $58,590 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 747 | |
| #35 |
University of Colorado‒Denver
Aurora, CO |
$32,684 (in-state, full-time); $58,638 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 644 | |
| #37 |
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD |
$28,187 (in-state, full-time); $51,836 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 663 | |
| #38 |
Dartmouth College (Geisel)
Hanover, NH |
$50,646 (full-time) | 395 | |
| #38 |
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH |
$28,996 (in-state, full-time); $33,360 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 878 | |
| #38 |
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN |
$37,128 (in-state, full-time); $48,789 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 984 | |
| #38 |
Yeshiva University (Einstein)
Bronx, NY |
$42,833 (full-time) | 803 | |
| #42 |
University of California‒Davis
Sacramento, CA |
$34,554 (in-state, full-time); $46,799 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 413 | |
| #42 |
University of California‒Irvine
Irvine, CA |
$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 423 | |
| #42 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
$28,820 (in-state, full-time); $46,550 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 663 | |
| #45 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
$31,790 (in-state, full-time); $45,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 534 | |
| #46 |
University of Massachusetts‒Worcester
Worcester, MA |
$8,352 (in-state, full-time) | 519 | |
| #46 |
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC |
$44,696 (full-time) | 486 | |
| #48 |
Georgetown University
Washington, DC |
$45,645 (full-time) | 805 | |
| #48 |
Indiana University‒Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN |
$32,691 (in-state, full-time); $50,132 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 1,332 | |
| #48 |
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT |
$30,460 (in-state, full-time); $57,666 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 326 |
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