Best Medical Schools: Research

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Research rank School name Tuition Total medical school enrollment Additional data
#48 Indiana University​‒​Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

$32,691 (in-state, full-time); $50,132 (full-time)(out-of-state) 1,332

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#48 University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

$30,460 (in-state, full-time); $57,666 (full-time)(out-of-state) 326
#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
#45 University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

$31,790 (in-state, full-time); $45,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) 534
#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
#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
#37 University of Maryland

Baltimore, MD

$28,187 (in-state, full-time); $51,836 (full-time)(out-of-state) 663
#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
#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
#30 Boston University

Boston, MA

$50,948 (full-time) 730
#29 University of Wisconsin​‒​Madison

Madison, WI

$23,807 (in-state, full-time); $33,704 (full-time)(out-of-state) 701
#28 University of Iowa (Carver)

Iowa City, IA

$31,550 (in-state, full-time); $47,614 (full-time)(out-of-state) 588
#27 Mayo Medical School

Rochester, MN

$35,960 (full-time) 194
#26 University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

$40,782 (in-state, full-time); $50,204 (full-time)(out-of-state) 614
#25 Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$51,450 (full-time) 846

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