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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #55 |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Hebert)
Bethesda, MD |
$0 (in-state, full-time); $0 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 685 |
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| #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 | |
| Rank Not Published |
East Carolina University (Brody)
Greenville, NC |
$12,489 (in-state, full-time); $39,174 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 320 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX |
$12,588 (in-state, full-time); $27,687 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 857 | |
| #82 |
Texas A&M Health Science Center
Bryan, TX |
$12,780 (in-state, full-time); $25,880 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 706 | |
| #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 | |
| #22 |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$15,801 (in-state, full-time); $28,901 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 939 | |
| #22 |
University of North Carolina‒Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
$16,028 (in-state, full-time); $41,786 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 782 | |
| #78 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
$16,120 (in-state, full-time); $46,297 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 374 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Marshall University (Edwards)
Huntington, WV |
$19,010 (in-state, full-time); $46,600 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 290 | |
| #18 |
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX |
$19,650 (full-time) | 751 | |
| #70 |
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK |
$19,700 (in-state, full-time); $46,170 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 658 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL |
$19,943 (in-state, full-time); $54,494 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 478 | |
| 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 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Nevada
Reno, NV |
$20,700 (in-state, full-time); $51,876 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 250 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Oklahoma State University
Tulsa, OK |
$22,127 (in-state, full-time); $43,571 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 385 | |
| #35 |
University of Alabama‒Birmingham
Birmingham, AL |
$23,014 (in-state, full-time); $58,590 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 747 | |
| #85 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
$23,455 (in-state, full-time); $51,473 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 422 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of South Dakota (Sanford)
Sioux Falls, SD |
$23,515 (in-state, full-time); $55,033 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 220 | |
| #59 |
University of Connecticut
Farmington, CT |
$23,649 (in-state, full-time); $49,821 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 359 | |
| #29 |
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Madison, WI |
$23,807 (in-state, full-time); $33,704 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 701 | |
| #76 |
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO |
$26,022 (in-state, full-time); $51,812 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 401 | |
| #70 |
Georgia Regents University
Augusta, GA |
$26,210 (in-state, full-time); $47,440 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 884 |

