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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Oklahoma State University
Tulsa, OK |
$22,127 (in-state, full-time); $43,571 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 385 |
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Touro University California
Vallejo, CA |
$45,000 (full-time) | 540 | |
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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 | |
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University of Nevada
Reno, NV |
$20,700 (in-state, full-time); $51,876 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 250 | |
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University of New England
Biddeford, ME |
$48,800 (full-time) | 499 | |
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University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX |
$12,588 (in-state, full-time); $27,687 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 857 | |
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University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY |
$37,450 (full-time) | 373 | |
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University of South Dakota (Sanford)
Sioux Falls, SD |
$23,515 (in-state, full-time); $55,033 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 220 | |
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University of Toledo
Toledo, OH |
$29,797 (in-state, full-time); $60,001 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 702 | |
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West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg, WV |
$19,950 (in-state, full-time); $49,950 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 837 | |
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Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA |
$49,510 (full-time) | 1,110 | |
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Wright State University (Boonshoft)
Dayton, OH |
$30,178 (in-state, full-time); $46,480 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 422 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
| #76 |
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY |
$31,512 (in-state, full-time); $47,452 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 654 | |
| #76 |
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO |
$26,022 (in-state, full-time); $51,812 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 401 | |
| #75 |
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS |
$29,386 (in-state, full-time); $52,115 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 765 |

