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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unranked |
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA |
N/A | N/A |
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| #55 |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Hebert)
Bethesda, MD |
$0 (in-state, full-time); $0 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 685 | |
| Unranked |
Universidad Central del Caribe
Bayamon, PR |
N/A | N/A | |
| #64 |
University at Buffalo‒SUNY
Buffalo, NY |
$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $59,020 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 581 | |
| #35 |
University of Alabama‒Birmingham
Birmingham, AL |
$23,014 (in-state, full-time); $58,590 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 747 | |
| #70 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ |
$27,850 (in-state, full-time); $46,467 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 475 | |
| Unranked |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR |
N/A | N/A | |
| #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 | |
| #13 |
University of California‒Los Angeles (Geffen)
Los Angeles, CA |
$34,784 (in-state, full-time); $47,029 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 767 | |
| #15 |
University of California‒San Diego
La Jolla, CA |
$11,220 (in-state, full-time); $23,465 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 520 | |
| #4 |
University of California‒San Francisco
San Francisco, CA |
$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 648 | |
| #8 |
University of Chicago (Pritzker)
Chicago, IL |
$44,075 (full-time) | 377 | |
| #42 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
$28,820 (in-state, full-time); $46,550 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 663 | |
| #35 |
University of Colorado‒Denver
Aurora, CO |
$32,684 (in-state, full-time); $58,638 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 644 | |
| #59 |
University of Connecticut
Farmington, CT |
$23,649 (in-state, full-time); $49,821 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 359 | |
| #45 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
$31,790 (in-state, full-time); $45,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 534 | |
| #82 |
University of Hawaii‒Manoa (Burns)
Honolulu, HI |
$30,072 (in-state, full-time); $63,312 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 258 | |
| #59 |
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL |
$34,000 (in-state, full-time); $71,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 1,305 | |
| #28 |
University of Iowa (Carver)
Iowa City, IA |
$31,550 (in-state, full-time); $47,614 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 588 | |
| #75 |
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS |
$29,386 (in-state, full-time); $52,115 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 765 | |
| #59 |
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
$31,823 (in-state, full-time); $59,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 479 | |
| #76 |
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY |
$31,512 (in-state, full-time); $47,452 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 654 | |
| #37 |
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD |
$28,187 (in-state, full-time); $51,836 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 663 | |
| #46 |
University of Massachusetts‒Worcester
Worcester, MA |
$8,352 (in-state, full-time) | 519 |
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