Public Medical Schools

Compare 95 public medical schools with in-state and out-of-state tuition rate.

Statistics for Public Medical Schools

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.

University of Washington School of Medicine has the highest tuition & fees of $105,421 and The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has the lowest tuition & fees of $25,295.
University of Central Florida College of Medicine has the highest MCAT score of 595 and Central Michigan University College of Medicine has the lowest score of 504.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has the highest GPA of 3.96 and University of California, Davis School of Medicine has the lowest GPA of 3.58.
University of Houston College of Medicine has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 1.14% and CUNY School of Medicine has the lowest rate of 100.00%.
Indiana University School of Medicine has the most enrolled first-year students of 366 and The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine has the least enrolled students of 40.

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.

Public Medical Schools Comparison Table
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

Public Medical Schools

$65,295

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Statistics for Public Medical Schools