Last year, students at private medical schools paid an average of $49,369 in tuition, but some schools are far more costly.
Listed below are the 10 most expensive private medical schools based on the annual tuition and required fees for the 2013-2014 academic year, ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
- Columbia University (New York City) — $57,261
- Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) — $56,784
- Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.) — $55,196
- Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland) — $54,976
- University of Southern California (Los Angeles) — $54,653
- Northwestern University (Chicago) — $54,528
- Temple University (Philadelphia) — $54,268
- Washington University in St. Louis — $54,050
- Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) — $53,581
- Duke University (Durham, N.C.) — $53,323
