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This article is from the Medical Education FAQ, by eric@wilkinson.com (Eric P. Wilkinson, M.D.)with numerous contributions by others.

6.1) How expensive is medical school?

Very. According to the AAMC's Medical School Admissions
Requirements, the range of tuition and student fees for 1996-1997
first-year students was:

			     Range       Median      Mean
   Private, Resident:     8,152-31,925   24,925     23,835
   Private, Nonresident: 16,403-31,925   25,224     25,407
   Public, Resident:      2,908-20,129    9,107      9,921
   Public, Nonresident:  10,680-51,669   21,129     22,153

Keep in mind that these figures represent only tuition and
fees. Other expenses include room and board, books, equipment,
transportation, insurance, and personal expenses. In all, these
additional expenses can easily be up to $15,000 per year.

 

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