Best Medical Schools: Research

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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

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