Medical school rankings 2026

Medical Schools With the Lowest Debt

US medical schools ranked by the median federal student loan debt of their graduates (Stafford and Grad PLUS loans), lowest first, from the US Department of Education's College Scorecard.

The top 3: NYU Grossman School of Medicine ($74,986), Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ($75,886), Weill Cornell Medicine ($84,080).

Medical Schools With the Lowest Debt
#SchoolMedian debtOverall rank
1NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY · MD$74,986#4
2Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO · MD$75,886#7
3Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY · MD$84,080#13
4Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsNew York, NY · MD$90,371#8
5David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLALos Angeles, CA · MD$91,022#12
6Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA · MD$92,193#1
7Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD · MD$101,083#6
8Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX · MD$103,015#16
9Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · MD$125,647#33
10University of Chicago Pritzker School of MedicineChicago, IL · MD$128,833#21
11Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · MD$130,845#3
12UCSF School of MedicineSan Francisco, CA · MD$132,611#2
13UC Davis School of MedicineDavis, CA · MD$133,762#58
14Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellHempstead, NY · MD$136,197#45
15Mayo Clinic Alix School of MedicineRochester, MN · MD$137,598#10
16Long School of Medicine at UT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · MD$142,992#25
17Stanford University School of MedicineStanford, CA · MD$142,993#9
18UTRGV School of MedicineEdinburg, TX · MD$144,277#95
19McGovern Medical School at UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX · MD$148,634#52
20University of Virginia School of MedicineCharlottesville, VA · MD$150,591#23
21University of Minnesota Medical SchoolMinneapolis, MN · MD$150,781#44
22UTMB John Sealy School of MedicineGalveston, TX · MD$153,032#56
23Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY · MD$155,763#35
24Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · MD$156,421#41
25UNC School of MedicineChapel Hill, NC · MD$157,242#38
26Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineHuntington, WV · MD$157,775#112
27University of Michigan Medical SchoolAnn Arbor, MI · MD$158,239#22
28Texas A&M University School of MedicineCollege Station, TX · MD$158,428#101
29Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC · MD$158,510#109
30University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of MedicineHonolulu, HI · MD$160,487#80
31University of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimore, MD · MD$162,000#37
32UT Southwestern Medical SchoolDallas, TX · MD$162,934#20
33University of Oklahoma College of MedicineOklahoma City, OK · MD$170,890#98
34Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLVLas Vegas, NV · MD$171,084#137
35Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at UNT Health Fort WorthFort Worth, TX · DO$173,545#114
36University of Florida College of MedicineGainesville, FL · MD$174,631#28
37University of Missouri School of MedicineColumbia, MO · MD$175,330#71
38UCF College of MedicineOrlando, FL · MD$175,333#85
39Emory University School of MedicineAtlanta, GA · MD$175,334#18
40West Virginia University School of MedicineMorgantown, WV · MD$176,073#106
41University of Nevada, Reno School of MedicineReno, NV · MD$177,555#65
42University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineOmaha, NE · MD$178,042#83
43University of Iowa Carver College of MedicineIowa City, IA · MD$178,776#53
44Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI · MD$179,777#69
45Florida State University College of MedicineTallahassee, FL · MD$180,829#73
46University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health SciencesGrand Forks, ND · MD$182,056#115
47Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBoston, MA · MD$182,792#27
48Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineEvanston, IL · MD$183,053#17
49UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of MedicineBirmingham, AL · MD$184,222#76
50Vanderbilt University School of MedicineNashville, TN · MD$184,224#15
51UC Irvine School of MedicineIrvine, CA · MD$184,329#31
52Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA · MD$184,644#62
53California University of Science and MedicineColton, CA · MD$184,962#149
54CUNY School of MedicineNew York, NY · MD$185,086#99
55University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadison, WI · MD$185,334#55
56University of Arizona College of Medicine – PhoenixPhoenix, AZ · MD$186,889#47
57University of Arizona College of Medicine – TucsonTucson, AZ · MD$186,889#48
58VCU School of MedicineRichmond, VA · MD$188,232#66
59USF Health Morsani College of MedicineTampa, FL · MD$189,336#29
60University of Kansas School of MedicineLawrence, KS · MD$189,977#68
61Ohio State University College of MedicineColumbus, OH · MD$191,485#40
62UMKC School of MedicineKansas City, MO · MD$191,495#130
63University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburgh, PA · MD$195,737#19
64Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA · MD$196,150#121
65University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of MedicineSalt Lake City, UT · MD$196,445#50
66Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolis, IN · MD$196,650#51
67Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · MD$198,745#60
68Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic MedicineTulsa, OK · DO$199,682#125
69Oakland University William Beaumont School of MedicineRochester Hills, MI · MD$199,924#153
70University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryRochester, NY · MD$200,795#39
71LSU Health Shreveport School of MedicineShreveport, LA · MD$201,770#113
72Penn State College of MedicineHershey, PA · MD$203,207#78
73University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineMemphis, TN · MD$203,738#97
74FIU Herbert Wertheim College of MedicineMiami, FL · MD$205,152#103
75Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineNutley, NJ · MD$205,938#152
76Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic MedicineHuntsville, TX · DO$207,472#164
77Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolNewark, NJ · MD$208,386#49
78Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolNew Brunswick, NJ · MD$208,386#43
79Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineCleveland, OH · MD$208,603#30
80Howard University College of MedicineWashington, DC · MD$208,644#131
81Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · MD$209,229#57
82Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineSpokane, WA · MD$211,091#138
83San Juan Bautista School of MedicineCaguas, PR · MD$211,263#150
84LSU Health New Orleans School of MedicineNew Orleans, LA · MD$211,559#100
85University of South Carolina School of Medicine ColumbiaColumbia, SC · MD$211,759#129
86University of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleGreenville, SC · MD$211,759#167
87George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesWashington, DC · MD$215,211#54
88Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineCharleston, SC · MD$217,877#64
89University of Washington School of MedicineSeattle, WA · MD$218,096#24
90University of Cincinnati College of MedicineCincinnati, OH · MD$220,737#34
91University of Kentucky College of MedicineLexington, KY · MD$221,188#75
92Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineBayamon, PR · MD$223,167#134
93Keck School of Medicine of USCLos Angeles, CA · MD$225,644#32
94East Tennessee State University Quillen College of MedicineJohnson City, TN · MD$225,746#126
95University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of MedicineLittle Rock, AR · MD$225,828#102
96University of Colorado School of MedicineDenver, CO · MD$230,053#42
97Cooper Medical School of Rowan UniversityCamden, NJ · MD$230,187#108
98Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic MedicineStratford, NJ · DO$230,187#144
99University of Louisville School of MedicineLouisville, KY · MD$232,693#123
100Ponce Health Sciences University School of MedicinePonce, PR · MD$233,866#88
101Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI · MD$234,504#67
102OHSU School of MedicinePortland, OR · MD$237,175#84
103Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · MD$237,221#82
104Loma Linda University School of MedicineLoma Linda, CA · MD$237,563#127
105SUNY Upstate Medical University Norton College of MedicineSyracuse, NY · MD$237,792#89
106University of Vermont Larner College of MedicineBurlington, VT · MD$239,446#92
107Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthHanover, NH · MD$239,496#46
108University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life SciencesToledo, OH · MD$240,558#128
109Wake Forest University School of MedicineWinston-Salem, NC · MD$241,674#72
110Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineRoanoke, VA · MD$244,222#145
111Carle Illinois College of MedicineChampaign, IL · MD$246,257#143
112Saint Louis University School of MedicineSaint Louis, MO · MD$247,679#96
113Southern Illinois University School of MedicineSpringfield, IL · MD$248,753#148
114Tufts University School of MedicineBoston, MA · MD$250,132#59
115University of Illinois College of MedicineChicago, IL · MD$251,564#70
116Central Michigan University College of MedicineMount Pleasant, MI · MD$253,748#160
117Northeast Ohio Medical University College of MedicineRootstown, OH · MD$256,642#135
118Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA · MD$257,525#107
119Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA · DO$257,584#173
120University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesBuffalo, NY · MD$257,748#94
121Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY · MD$260,778#110
122University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL · MD$261,817#36
123Rush Medical CollegeChicago, IL · MD$262,371#104
124Michigan State University College of Human MedicineEast Lansing, MI · MD$262,566#86
125Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineEast Lansing, MI · DO$262,566#146
126Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineChicago, IL · MD$263,767#91
127Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic MedicineAthens, OH · DO$265,291#161
128University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic MedicinePikeville, KY · DO$273,784#186
129Georgetown University School of MedicineWashington, DC · MD$276,484#77
130Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineWest Des Moines, IA · DO$278,566#178
131Drexel University College of MedicinePhiladelphia, PA · MD$284,748#117
132New York Medical CollegeValhalla, NY · MD$289,277#90
133West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineLewisburg, WV · DO$289,954#191
134Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin UniversityNorth Chicago, IL · MD$290,289#157
135Creighton University School of MedicineOmaha, NE · MD$290,332#119
136Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineBlacksburg, VA · DO$293,263#158
137Kansas City University College of Osteopathic MedicineKansas City, MO · DO$297,833#189
138Arkansas College of Osteopathic MedicineFort Smith, AR · DO$298,064#176
139Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia, PA · DO$300,000#171
140Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic MedicineBuies Creek, NC · DO$302,745#181
141NYIT College of Osteopathic MedicineOld Westbury, NY · DO$307,424#155
142Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificPomona, CA · DO$320,525#165
143Burrell College of Osteopathic MedicineLas Cruces, NM · DO$330,931#168
144Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic MedicineYakima, WA · DO$334,699#187
145Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicineDothan, AL · DO$337,118#180
146Tulane University School of MedicineNew Orleans, LA · MD$342,528#120
147University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic MedicineSan Antonio, TX · DO$343,248#166
148Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic MedicineHarrogate, TN · DO$343,425#177
149Touro University California College of Osteopathic MedicineVallejo, CA · DO$344,183#170
150Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic MedicineHenderson, NV · DO$344,183#184
151Touro College of Osteopathic MedicineNew York, NY · DO$370,000#172
152Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic MedicineParker, CO · DO$375,156#185

152 schools with data. Overall rank = our overall ranking. How we measure this.

Questions

Which medical school ranks first for lowest debt?

NYU Grossman School of Medicine (New York, NY) ranks first, with $74,986.

How is this list made?

US medical schools ranked by the median federal student loan debt of their graduates (Stafford and Grad PLUS loans), lowest first, from the US Department of Education's College Scorecard. Every figure comes from a public source; see the methodology page for details.

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Sources: NIH RePORTER fiscal year 2025 (research funding); CMS Doctors and Clinicians file (where 2005–2019 graduates practice); USDA rural-urban commuting area codes 2020 (rural ZIP codes); College Scorecard (median federal debt); IPEDS 2023–24 (graduates and class makeup); each school's own admissions pages (admissions figures, linked on each school page). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)

Figures come from public sources and each school's own published admissions pages, shown with their dates. Check admissions requirements and deadlines with the school before you apply. 2 Minute Medicine is not affiliated with any school listed.

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