It is no secret that medical schools are extremely costly. In 2021, an average medical student graduate will have $241,600 in debt after graduating medical school – up 61% from about a decade ago.
Due to the high costs of medical schools, many students look for grants, scholarships, anything to lessen their financial load. That brings up another natural question, which medical schools are the cheapest? The following list contains the 25 cheapest private medical schools. Consider yourself lucky if you gain admissions to any of these schools.
Tuition is based on academic year 2020-2021 for residents per AAMC and does not include fees or health insurance. Cost for nonresidents may vary.
- Baylor College of Medicine – $19,425
- San Juan Bautista School of Medicine – $30,000
- Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine – $34,250
- Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine – $39,218
- Mercer University School of Medicine – $42,286
- Morehouse School of Medicine – $45,208
- Howard University College of Medicine – $46,610
- University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine – $47,476
- Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine – $50,960
- Emory University School of Medicine – $51,000
- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell – $52,200
- Medical College of Wisconsin – $53,080
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine – $53,113
- Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University – $53,406
- Meharry Medical College – $54,195
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine – $55,052
- Georgetown University School of Medicine – $55,072
- New York Medical College – $55,670
- Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine – $55,671
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – $56,500
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine – $56,550
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine – $56,800
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – $56,975
- Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center – $57,241
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine – $57,260
Good luck on your medical school journey!