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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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East Tennessee State University (Quillen)
Johnson City, TN |
$27,488 (in-state, full-time); $56,030 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 278 |
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| Rank Not Published |
Ohio University
Athens, OH |
$27,692 (in-state, full-time); $40,082 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 511 | |
| #70 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ |
$27,850 (in-state, full-time); $46,467 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 475 | |
| #64 |
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE |
$27,992 (in-state, full-time); $65,634 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 514 | |
| #12 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$28,040 (in-state, full-time); $56,970 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 908 | |
| #68 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA |
$28,165 (in-state, full-time); $42,511 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 801 | |
| #37 |
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD |
$28,187 (in-state, full-time); $51,836 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 663 | |
| #42 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
$28,820 (in-state, full-time); $46,550 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 663 | |
| 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 | |
| #38 |
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH |
$28,996 (in-state, full-time); $33,360 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 878 | |
| #80 |
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
$29,175 (in-state, full-time); $50,364 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 554 | |
| #8 |
University of Michigan‒Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
$29,352 (in-state, full-time); $46,944 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 679 | |
| #75 |
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS |
$29,386 (in-state, full-time); $52,115 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 765 | |
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Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA |
$29,396 (in-state, full-time); $56,382 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 529 | |
| #57 |
Stony Brook University‒SUNY
Stony Brook, NY |
$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $54,650 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 512 | |
| #64 |
University at Buffalo‒SUNY
Buffalo, NY |
$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $59,020 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 581 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH |
$29,797 (in-state, full-time); $60,001 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 702 | |
| #70 |
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI |
$29,855 (in-state, full-time); $62,130 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 1,218 | |
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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA |
$29,987 (full-time) | 2,166 | |
| #59 |
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT |
$30,070 (in-state, full-time); $52,630 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 446 | |
| #82 |
University of Hawaii‒Manoa (Burns)
Honolulu, HI |
$30,072 (in-state, full-time); $63,312 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 258 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Wright State University (Boonshoft)
Dayton, OH |
$30,178 (in-state, full-time); $46,480 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 422 | |
| #48 |
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT |
$30,460 (in-state, full-time); $57,666 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 326 | |
| #42 |
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 |

