Top 10 Medical Schools

University of Washington

• The University of Washington in Seattle was ranked number one for the 16th consecutive time in 2009, with 870 students enrolled in the medical school. The school strives to assume leadership in the biomedical sciences and academic medicine.The in-state tuition was $19,122, compared with $45,527 for out-of-state tuition.

  University of Washington
  Office of Admissions
  1410 NE Campus Parkway
  Box 355852
  Seattle, WA 98195
  (206) 543-2100
  uwmedicine.washington.edu

University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

• The University of North Carolina had 732 students enrolled in 2009. The pass rate on the United States Medical Licensure Examination Step 1 board exam increased about five percentage points during the past few years, according to the school. Tuition for in-state students was $11,207 and for out-of-state students was $35,273.

  University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
  220 E. Cameron Ave.
  Chapel Hill, NC 27514
  (919) 962-8331
  med.unc.edu

Oregon Health and Science University

• A total of 528 students were enrolled at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland in 2009. The school receives both national and international recognition for investigating areas such as cancer and heart disease. In-state tuition was $30,504, and out-of-state tuition was $43,156.

  Oregon Health and Science University
  3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
  Portland, OR 97239
  (503) 494-8220
  ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine

University of Colorado--Denver

• The University of Colorado in Aurora enrolled 609 students in 2009. The school’s Anschutz Medical Campus is the world’s only completely new education, research and patient care facility. In-state tuition was $25,009, and out-of-state tuition was $49,835.

  University of Colorado--Denver
  School of Medicine
  Campus Box C290
  13001 E. 17th Place
  Building 500, 1st Floor East
  Aurora, CO 80045
  (303) 724-5375
  uchsc.edu/som

University of California—San Francisco

• The University of California had 595 students in 2009. The school also ranked fifth in quality of research training. In-state tuition was $0, while out-of-state tuition was $12,245. University of California medical schools charged no tuition for residents, but students still paid fees.

  University of California--San Francisco
  521 Parnassus Avenue, Room C-200
  San Francisco, CA 94143-0408
  (415) 476-4044
  medschool2.ucsf.edu

University of Vermont

• The University of Vermont in Burlington enrolled 458 students in 2009. The tuition for in-state students was $26,680 and for out-of-state students was $46,700.

  University of Vermont
  College of Medicine, Office of the Dean
  E-126 Given Building
  89 Beaumont Ave.
  Burlington, VT 05405
  (802) 656-2154
  med.uvm.edu

Michigan State University

• East Lansing’s Michigan State University enrolled 843 students and ranked number seven in 2009. In-state tuition was $28,462, while tuition for out-of-state students was $63,659.

  Michigan State University
  College of Human Medicine Office of Admissions
  A 239 Life Sciences Building
  East Lansing, MI 48824
  517-353-9620
  humanmedicine.msu.edu

University of Massachusetts—Worcester

• A total of 445 students were enrolled at the University of Massachusetts in 2009. The university tied with Michigan State University for the #7 ranking. Full tuition was $8,352, according to the school.

  University of Massachusetts--Worcester
  Medical School
  55 Lake Avenue N.
  Worcester, MA 01655
  (508) 856-8989
  umassmed.edu

University of Minnesota

• The University of Minnesota in Minneapolis enrolled 964 students and shared the #7 ranking. In-state tuition was $29,073, and out-of-state tuition was $36,606.

  University of Minnesota
  420 Delaware St. S.E.
  Minneapolis, MN 55455
  (612) 625-7977
  med.umn.edu/education/home.html

University of California—Los Angeles (Geffen)

• The University of California enrolled 698 students in 2009, with a $0 tuition for in-state students and $12,245 tuition for out-of-state students. The school ranked number 10.

  University of California--Los Angeles
  1147 Murphy Hall
  405 Hilgard Ave.
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  (310) 825-6373
  dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu

University of Iowa (Carver)

• The University of Iowa in Iowa City enrolled 583 students and shared the number 10 ranking. In-state tuition was $25,310, and out-of-state tuition was $41,124.

  University of Iowa
  Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
  200 CMAB
  Iowa City, IA 52242
  (319) 335-6707
  medicine.uiowa.edu/CCOM/