Compare 95 public medical schools with in-state and out-of-state tuition rate.
The average tuition & fees of public medical schools are $42,043 for state residents and $65,295 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2026-2027. The average GPA of the schools is 3.82 and the average MCAT score is 512. The average acceptance rate is 4.66% for 2026 admission.
The table below compares tuition, acceptance rates, and admission statistics for Public Medical Schools. We note that the tuition data is for the academic year 2026-2027 and admission / score data is for 2026 admission.
| School Name | Founded | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Average GPA | Average MCAT | Total Enrollment | Enrollment (First-Year Students) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama School of Medicine Public | Birmingham, AL |
1859 | AL | $69,146 ($37,726) |
4.66% | 3.87 | 509 | 845 | 196 |
| University of South Alabama College of Medicine Public | Mobile, AL |
1972 | AL | $73,559 ($37,269) |
4.14% | 3.85 | 508 | 314 | 79 |
| University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Public | Tucson, AZ |
1967 | AZ | $63,722 ($43,022) |
1.61% | 3.74 | 508 | 517 | 118 |
| University of Arkansas College of Medicine Public | Little Rock, AR |
1879 | AR | $67,506 ($39,106) |
5.21% | 3.85 | 507 | 725 | 174 |
| University of California, Davis School of Medicine Public | Sacramento, CA |
1966 | CA | $62,214 ($49,969) |
1.68% | 3.58 | 510 | 606 | 139 |
| University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Public | Irvine, CA |
1896 | CA | $64,413 ($53,177) |
1.53% | 3.86 | 516 | 521 | 114 |
| David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Public | Los Angeles, CA |
1951 | CA | $66,420 ($54,175) |
1.40% | 3.96 | 522 | 878 | 175 |
| University of California, Riverside School of Medicine Public | Riverside, CA |
2008 | CA | $61,240 ($49,796) |
1.38% | 3.60 | 509 | 392 | 90 |
| University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Public | La Jolla, CA |
1968 | CA | $66,545 ($54,300) |
1.35% | 3.83 | 514 | 670 | 140 |
| University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Public | San Francisco, CA |
1864 | CA | $68,204 ($55,959) |
1.71% | 3.89 | 517 | 852 | 177 |
| University of Colorado School of Medicine Public | Aurora, CO |
1883 | CO | $75,235 ($49,280) |
1.74% | 3.78 | 517 | 811 | 181 |
| University of Connecticut School of Medicine Public | Farmington, CT |
1961 | CT | $80,178 ($51,242) |
1.99% | 3.85 | 513 | 507 | 114 |
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University Public | Boca Raton, FL |
2010 | FL | $73,394 ($31,830) |
1.87% | 3.83 | 513 | 329 | 78 |
| Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University Public | Miami, FL |
2006 | FL | $73,193 ($38,695) |
2.01% | 3.90 | 511 | 496 | 121 |
| Florida State University College of Medicine Public | Tallahassee, FL |
2000 | FL | $47,250 ($18,112) |
1.78% | 3.86 | 509 | 496 | 120 |
| University of Central Florida College of Medicine Public | Orlando, FL |
2006 | FL | $59,406 ($29,835) |
2.22% | 3.91 | 595 | 492 | 120 |
| University of Florida College of Medicine Public | Gainesville, FL |
1956 | FL | $49,390 ($37,130) |
2.42% | 3.92 | 516 | 605 | 136 |
| University of South Florida College of Medicine Public | Tampa, FL |
1971 | FL | $60,500 ($33,694) |
2.31% | 3.96 | 520 | 631 | 131 |
| Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Public | Augusta, GA |
1828 | GA | $65,937 ($32,073) |
9.03% | 3.84 | 512 | 1,175 | 304 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine Public | Honolulu, HI |
1965 | HI | $72,122 ($37,466) |
3.25% | 3.79 | 512 | 327 | 77 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of Medicine Public | Urbana, IL |
2015 | IL | $54,972 ($43,238) |
2.22% | 3.82 | 511 | 267 | 64 |
| Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Public | Springfield, IL |
1970 | IL | $43,901 ($43,901) |
6.57% | 3.86 | 507 | 330 | 80 |
| University of Illinois College of Medicine Public | Chicago, IL |
1882 | IL | $90,164 ($55,850) |
2.68% | 3.77 | 512 | 1,350 | 302 |
| Indiana University School of Medicine Public | Indianapolis, IN |
1903 | IN | $71,008 ($42,642) |
4.68% | 3.90 | 512 | 1,525 | 366 |
| University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Public | Iowa City, IA |
1869 | IA | $61,893 ($40,494) |
3.38% | 3.81 | 514 | 665 | 153 |
| University of Kansas School of Medicine Public | Kansas City, KS |
1880 | KS | $73,800 ($44,368) |
4.24% | 3.84 | 509 | 879 | 211 |
| University of Kentucky College of Medicine Public | Lexington, KY |
1960 | KY | $78,046 ($42,774) |
3.61% | 3.83 | 506 | 856 | 208 |
| University of Louisville School of Medicine Public | Louisville, KY |
1837 | KY | $74,769 ($49,461) |
3.16% | 3.82 | 508 | 698 | 168 |
| Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans Public | New Orleans, LA |
1931 | LA | $67,224 ($36,230) |
5.05% | 3.86 | 510 | 840 | 195 |
| Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport Public | Shreveport, LA |
1969 | LA | $67,224 ($36,230) |
4.69% | 3.85 | 507 | 613 | 150 |
| University of Maryland School of Medicine Public | Baltimore, MD |
1807 | MD | $85,244 ($51,936) |
2.38% | 3.86 | 514 | 693 | 171 |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School Public | North Worcester, MA |
1962 | MA | $79,498 ($47,626) |
4.14% | 3.87 | 512 | 938 | 233 |
| Central Michigan University College of Medicine Public | Mount Pleasant, MI |
2013 | MI | $70,968 ($47,885) |
1.22% | 3.60 | 504 | 428 | 104 |
| Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Public | East Lansing, MI |
1964 | MI | $61,926 ($34,102) |
2.33% | 3.90 | 509 | 822 | 193 |
| University of Michigan Medical School Public | 6100 THSL, 1135 Catherine Street, MI |
1850 | MI | $81,960 ($60,495) |
1.63% | 3.90 | 518 | 773 | 168 |
| Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Public | Rochester, MI |
2008 | MI | $63,636 ($63,636) |
1.66% | 3.89 | 510 | 519 | 124 |
| Wayne State University School of Medicine Public | Detroit, MI |
1868 | MI | $74,927 ($46,678) |
2.86% | 3.78 | 511 | 1,287 | 299 |
| University of Minnesota Medical School Public | Minneapolis, MN |
1888 | MN | $75,951 ($50,472) |
3.86% | 3.83 | 510 | 1,090 | 264 |
| University of Mississippi School of Medicine Public | Jackson, MS |
1903 | MS | $37,928 ($37,928) |
52.15% | 3.80 | 506 | 679 | 170 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Public | Columbia, MO |
1845 | MO | $97,328 ($49,786) |
3.70% | 3.84 | 511 | 555 | 136 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Public | Kansas City, MO |
1971 | MO | $58,060 ($30,184) |
8.43% | 3.62 | 505 | 546 | 134 |
| University of Nebraska College of Medicine Public | Omaha, NE |
1881 | NE | $63,935 ($48,845) |
6.14% | 3.94 | 516 | 565 | 142 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine Public | LAS VEGAS, NV |
2014 | NV | $75,227 ($40,601) |
2.78% | 3.78 | 509 | 264 | 66 |
| University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Public | Reno, NV |
1969 | NV | $69,582 ($40,016) |
3.02% | 3.76 | 509 | 301 | 72 |
| Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Public | Camden, NJ |
2009 | NJ | $80,727 ($53,321) |
2.55% | 3.88 | 514 | 470 | 118 |
| Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Public | New Brunswick, NJ |
1961 | NJ | $77,992 ($49,516) |
2.69% | 3.83 | 515 | 780 | 174 |
| University of New Mexico School of Medicine Public | Albuquerque, NM |
1961 | NM | $47,831 ($19,135) |
5.99% | 3.82 | 506 | 445 | 103 |
| CUNY School of Medicine Public | New York, NY |
2016 | NY | $43,912 ($43,912) |
100.00% | 3.80 | - | 288 | 59 |
| Stony Brook University School of Medicine Public | Stony Brook, NY |
1971 | NY | $79,726 ($55,006) |
2.48% | 3.93 | 516 | 607 | 141 |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University Public | Syracuse, NY |
1834 | NY | $72,791 ($48,071) |
2.94% | 3.81 | 513 | 753 | 182 |
| SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Public | Brooklyn, NY |
1858 | NY | $72,192 ($47,472) |
2.63% | 3.79 | 513 | 883 | 197 |
| Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo Public | Buffalo, NY |
1846 | NY | $73,841 ($49,121) |
2.97% | 3.70 | 510 | 791 | 186 |
| The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Public | Greenville, NC |
1977 | NC | $25,295 ($25,295) |
4.01% | 3.73 | 507 | 363 | 91 |
| University of North Carolina School of Medicine Public | Chapel Hill, NC |
1879 | NC | $63,419 ($35,094) |
3.66% | 3.82 | 516 | 959 | 229 |
| University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Public | Grand Forks, ND |
1905 | ND | $71,658 ($39,612) |
4.02% | 3.86 | 509 | 295 | 75 |
| Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University Public | Dayton, OH |
1973 | OH | $87,263 ($54,671) |
2.14% | 3.82 | 509 | 534 | 128 |
| Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine Public | Rootstown, OH |
1973 | OH | $102,092 ($54,354) |
4.03% | 3.75 | 511 | 772 | 197 |
| The Ohio State University College of Medicine Public | Columbus, OH |
1914 | OH | $56,919 ($31,999) |
2.43% | 3.83 | 514 | 920 | 211 |
| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Public | Cincinnati, OH |
1819 | OH | $58,435 ($38,069) |
2.64% | 3.81 | 514 | 779 | 175 |
| University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences Public | Toledo, OH |
1964 | OH | $78,579 ($42,033) |
2.64% | 3.78 | 510 | 731 | 175 |
| University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Public | Oklahoma City, OK |
1900 | OK | $69,923 ($35,897) |
7.80% | 3.70 | 510 | 753 | 202 |
| University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Public | Tulsa, OK |
1974 | OK | $69,577 ($35,550) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine Public | Portland, OR |
1887 | OR | $67,320 ($47,193) |
2.11% | 3.66 | 509 | 668 | 150 |
| Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Public | Hershey, PA |
1963 | PA | $71,176 ($62,459) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Public | Philadelphia, PA |
1901 | PA | $64,754 ($61,072) |
1.59% | 3.79 | 512 | 945 | 227 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Public | Pittsburgh, PA |
1883 | PA | $76,062 ($69,256) |
1.27% | 3.91 | 516 | 725 | 151 |
| University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Public | San Juan, PR |
1950 | PR | $42,165 ($24,665) |
13.11% | 3.90 | 504 | 436 | 105 |
| Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine Public | Charleston, SC |
1823 | SC | $70,324 ($41,209) |
5.24% | 3.92 | 511 | 749 | 179 |
| University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville Public | Greenville, SC |
2012 | SC | $88,794 ($44,532) |
3.29% | 3.77 | 508 | 408 | 99 |
| Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Public | Sioux Falls, SD |
1907 | SD | $84,417 ($37,048) |
6.60% | 3.85 | 509 | 293 | 71 |
| East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine Public | Johnson City, TN |
1978 | TN | $49,844 ($38,900) |
1.95% | 3.86 | 510 | 325 | 78 |
| University of Tennessee College of Medicine Public | Memphis, TN |
1850 | TN | $63,794 ($43,334) |
6.34% | 3.83 | 513 | 709 | 174 |
| Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Public | Bryan, TX |
1977 | TX | $36,934 ($23,834) |
3.29% | 3.89 | 513 | 866 | 200 |
| Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University Public | Fort Worth, TX |
2018 | TX | $75,700 ($75,700) |
- | 3.82 | 512 | - | - |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Public | El Paso, TX |
2007 | TX | $39,703 ($24,491) |
2.70% | 3.84 | 509 | 514 | 130 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Public | Lubbock, TX |
1969 | TX | $35,176 ($22,076) |
3.40% | 3.93 | 512 | 761 | 182 |
| University of Houston College of Medicine Public | Houston, TX |
2014 | TX | $37,368 ($24,268) |
1.14% | 3.75 | 505 | 248 | 60 |
| The University of Texas Medical Branch Public | Galveston, TX |
1891 | TX | $42,437 ($27,471) |
4.22% | 3.87 | 513 | 966 | 230 |
| UTHealth John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School Public | Houston, TX |
1969 | TX | $36,686 ($29,031) |
3.93% | 3.84 | 512 | 1,021 | 240 |
| UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Public | San Antonio, TX |
1959 | TX | $37,239 ($26,454) |
4.02% | 3.87 | 518 | 983 | 232 |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Public | Edinburg, TX |
2013 | TX | $35,472 ($22,372) |
1.15% | 3.79 | 507 | 227 | 55 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas Public | Dallas, TX |
1943 | TX | $38,536 ($25,436) |
3.80% | 3.93 | 517 | 1,005 | 229 |
| Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin Public | Austin, TX |
2013 | TX | $37,138 ($22,074) |
0.88% | 3.92 | 515 | 208 | 50 |
| University of Utah School of Medicine Public | Salt Lake City,, UT |
1906 | UT | $68,000 ($37,000) |
4.05% | 3.82 | 511 | 543 | 125 |
| University of Vermont College of Medicine Public | Burlington, VT |
1822 | VT | $75,675 ($42,611) |
1.18% | 3.75 | 512 | 519 | 122 |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School Public | Norfolk, VA |
1973 | VA | $64,405 ($41,409) |
1.98% | 3.80 | 513 | 620 | 151 |
| University of Virginia School of Medicine Public | Charlottesville, VA |
1827 | VA | $71,046 ($56,700) |
2.18% | 3.85 | 518 | 668 | 156 |
| VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division Public | Richmond, VA |
1838 | VA | $61,224 ($40,913) |
2.22% | 3.88 | 513 | 782 | 184 |
| Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute Public | Roanoke, VA |
2008 | VA | $65,637 ($50,637) |
0.86% | 3.67 | 512 | 219 | 55 |
| University of Washington School of Medicine Public | Seattle, WA |
1944 | WA | $105,421 ($59,740) |
5.31% | 3.81 | 512 | 1,231 | 280 |
| Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Public | Spokane, WA |
2015 | WA | $47,094 ($47,094) |
5.08% | 3.64 | 508 | 353 | 80 |
| Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University Public | Huntington, WV |
1977 | WV | $66,123 ($31,331) |
2.71% | 3.81 | 506 | 331 | 82 |
| West Virginia University School of Medicine Public | Morgantown, WV |
1902 | WV | $77,112 ($37,800) |
1.82% | 3.80 | 511 | 460 | 115 |
| University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Public | Madison, WI |
1907 | WI | $64,088 ($45,512) |
2.21% | 3.78 | 511 | 756 | 171 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine Public | Tyler, TX |
2020 | TX | $38,512 ($22,572) |
0.80% | 3.84 | 505 | 119 | 40 |