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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 |
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN |
$42,750 (full-time) | 444 |
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| #59 |
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT |
$30,070 (in-state, full-time); $52,630 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 446 | |
| #31 |
Brown University (Alpert)
Providence, RI |
$47,480 (full-time) | 452 | |
| #2 |
Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
$47,343 (full-time) | 461 | |
| #70 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ |
$27,850 (in-state, full-time); $46,467 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 475 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL |
$19,943 (in-state, full-time); $54,494 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 478 | |
| #6 |
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO |
$52,020 (full-time) | 478 | |
| #3 |
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD |
$44,100 (full-time) | 479 | |
| #59 |
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
$31,823 (in-state, full-time); $59,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 479 | |
| #46 |
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC |
$44,696 (full-time) | 486 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of New England
Biddeford, ME |
$48,800 (full-time) | 499 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Ohio University
Athens, OH |
$27,692 (in-state, full-time); $40,082 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 511 | |
| #57 |
Stony Brook University‒SUNY
Stony Brook, NY |
$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $54,650 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 512 | |
| #64 |
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE |
$27,992 (in-state, full-time); $65,634 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 514 | |
| #46 |
University of Massachusetts‒Worcester
Worcester, MA |
$8,352 (in-state, full-time) | 519 | |
| #15 |
University of California‒San Diego
La Jolla, CA |
$11,220 (in-state, full-time); $23,465 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 520 | |
| #31 |
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR |
$37,692 (in-state, full-time); $52,632 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 522 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA |
$29,396 (in-state, full-time); $56,382 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 529 | |
| #45 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
$31,790 (in-state, full-time); $45,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 534 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA |
$45,000 (full-time) | 540 | |
| #64 |
Rush University
Chicago, IL |
$47,856 (full-time) | 550 | |
| #80 |
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
$29,175 (in-state, full-time); $50,364 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 554 | |
| #22 |
Emory University
Atlanta, GA |
$46,800 (full-time) | 564 | |
| #18 |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY |
$41,238 (full-time) | 568 | |
| #64 |
University at Buffalo‒SUNY
Buffalo, NY |
$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $59,020 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 581 |
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