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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #80 |
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
$29,175 (in-state, full-time); $50,364 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 554 |
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| #31 |
University of Southern California (Keck)
Los Angeles, CA |
$50,246 (full-time) | 700 | |
| #78 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN |
$31,432 (in-state, full-time); $62,292 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 658 | |
| #55 |
University of Texas Health Science Center‒Houston
Houston, TX |
$13,025 (in-state, full-time); $26,125 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 965 | |
| #68 |
University of Texas Health Science Center‒San Antonio
San Antonio, TX |
$14,500 (in-state, full-time); $28,907 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 889 | |
| Unranked |
University of Texas Medical Branch‒Galveston
Galveston, TX |
N/A | N/A | |
| #22 |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$15,801 (in-state, full-time); $28,901 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 939 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH |
$29,797 (in-state, full-time); $60,001 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 702 | |
| #48 |
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT |
$30,460 (in-state, full-time); $57,666 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 326 | |
| #59 |
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT |
$30,070 (in-state, full-time); $52,630 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 446 | |
| #26 |
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
$40,782 (in-state, full-time); $50,204 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 614 | |
| #12 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$28,040 (in-state, full-time); $56,970 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 908 | |
| #29 |
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Madison, WI |
$23,807 (in-state, full-time); $33,704 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 701 | |
| #14 |
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN |
$42,750 (full-time) | 444 | |
| #68 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA |
$28,165 (in-state, full-time); $42,511 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 801 | |
| #46 |
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC |
$44,696 (full-time) | 486 | |
| #6 |
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO |
$52,020 (full-time) | 478 | |
| #70 |
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI |
$29,855 (in-state, full-time); $62,130 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 1,218 | |
| Rank Not Published |
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg, WV |
$19,950 (in-state, full-time); $49,950 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 837 | |
| #85 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
$23,455 (in-state, full-time); $51,473 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 422 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA |
$49,510 (full-time) | 1,110 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Wright State University (Boonshoft)
Dayton, OH |
$30,178 (in-state, full-time); $46,480 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 422 | |
| #7 |
Yale University
New Haven, CT |
$49,500 (full-time) | 397 | |
| #38 |
Yeshiva University (Einstein)
Bronx, NY |
$42,833 (full-time) | 803 |















