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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #59 |
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC |
$35,654 (in-state, full-time); $62,109 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 706 |
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| #13 |
University of California‒Los Angeles (Geffen)
Los Angeles, CA |
$34,784 (in-state, full-time); $47,029 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 767 | |
| #42 |
University of California‒Davis
Sacramento, CA |
$34,554 (in-state, full-time); $46,799 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 413 | |
| #80 |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey‒New Brunswick (Johnson)
New Brunswick, NJ |
$34,445 (in-state, full-time); $55,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 608 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey‒Stratford
Stratford, NJ |
$34,445 (in-state, full-time); $55,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 597 | |
| #59 |
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL |
$34,000 (in-state, full-time); $71,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 1,305 | |
| #85 |
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
$33,808 (in-state, full-time); $75,320 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 358 | |
| #48 |
Indiana University‒Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN |
$32,691 (in-state, full-time); $50,132 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 1,332 | |
| #35 |
University of Colorado‒Denver
Aurora, CO |
$32,684 (in-state, full-time); $58,638 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 644 | |
| #59 |
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
$31,823 (in-state, full-time); $59,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 479 | |
| #45 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
$31,790 (in-state, full-time); $45,000 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 534 | |
| #28 |
University of Iowa (Carver)
Iowa City, IA |
$31,550 (in-state, full-time); $47,614 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 588 | |
| #76 |
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY |
$31,512 (in-state, full-time); $47,452 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 654 | |
| #78 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN |
$31,432 (in-state, full-time); $62,292 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 658 | |
| #42 |
University of California‒Irvine
Irvine, CA |
$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 423 | |
| #4 |
University of California‒San Francisco
San Francisco, CA |
$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 648 | |
| #48 |
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT |
$30,460 (in-state, full-time); $57,666 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 326 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Wright State University (Boonshoft)
Dayton, OH |
$30,178 (in-state, full-time); $46,480 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 422 | |
| #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 Vermont
Burlington, VT |
$30,070 (in-state, full-time); $52,630 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 446 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA |
$29,987 (full-time) | 2,166 | |
| #70 |
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI |
$29,855 (in-state, full-time); $62,130 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 1,218 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH |
$29,797 (in-state, full-time); $60,001 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 702 | |
| #57 |
Stony Brook University‒SUNY
Stony Brook, NY |
$29,530 (in-state, full-time); $54,650 (full-time)(out-of-state) | 512 | |
| #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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