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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #76 |
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY |
$31,512 (in-state, full-time); $47,452 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 654 |
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| #76 |
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO |
$26,022 (in-state, full-time); $51,812 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 401 | |
| #78 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
$16,120 (in-state, full-time); $46,297 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 374 | |
| #78 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN |
$31,432 (in-state, full-time); $62,292 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 658 | |
| #80 |
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 | |
| #80 |
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
$29,175 (in-state, full-time); $50,364 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 554 | |
| #82 |
Creighton University
Omaha, NE |
$49,120 (full-time) | 582 | |
| #82 |
Texas A&M Health Science Center
Bryan, TX |
$12,780 (in-state, full-time); $25,880 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 706 | |
| #82 |
University of Hawaii‒Manoa (Burns)
Honolulu, HI |
$30,072 (in-state, full-time); $63,312 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 258 | |
| #85 |
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA |
$47,980 (full-time) | 1,080 | |
| #85 |
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
$33,808 (in-state, full-time); $75,320 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 358 | |
| #85 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
$23,455 (in-state, full-time); $51,473 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 422 | |
| Rank Not Published |
East Carolina University (Brody)
Greenville, NC |
$12,489 (in-state, full-time); $39,174 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 320 | |
| Rank Not Published |
East Tennessee State University (Quillen)
Johnson City, TN |
$27,488 (in-state, full-time); $56,030 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 278 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA |
$29,396 (in-state, full-time); $56,382 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 529 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine‒Virginia and Carolinas
Blacksburg, VA |
$39,000 (full-time) | 1,067 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL |
$19,943 (in-state, full-time); $54,494 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 478 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA |
$29,987 (full-time) | 2,166 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Lincoln Memorial University (DeBusk)
Harrogate, TN |
$38,290 (full-time) | 697 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Marshall University (Edwards)
Huntington, WV |
$19,010 (in-state, full-time); $46,600 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 290 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Mercer University
Macon, GA |
$41,457 (full-time) | 399 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Michigan State University (College of Human Medicine)
Grand Rapids, MI |
$28,932 (in-state, full-time); $60,352 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 796 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Michigan State University (College of Osteopathic Medicine)
East Lansing, MI |
$38,577 (in-state, full-time); $80,466 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 1,254 | |
| Rank Not Published |
New York Institute of Technology
Long Island, NY |
$49,820 (full-time) | 1,190 | |
| Rank Not Published |
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY |
$47,890 (full-time) | 817 |














