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Graduating Medical School Debt (in Dollars)
Mar.–Apr. 2008
Source: “Medical School Tuition and Young Physician Indebtedness: An Update to the 2004 Report,” October
2007, Association of American Medical Colleges, www.aamc.org.
Annual tuition and fees and total debt incurred by those attending private medical schools is tracking at a lower rate of increase than public medical schools.
|
Public |
Private |
|
Annual Tuition
and Fees
|
Total
Debt |
Annual Tuition
and Fees |
Total
Debt |
|
2001
|
$12,411
|
$86,000
|
$31,296
|
$120,000
|
|
2002
|
$13,873
|
92,000
|
32,649
|
127,000
|
|
2003
|
$16,332
|
100,000
|
34,247
|
135,000
|
|
2004
|
$19,043
|
105,000
|
37,269
|
140,000
|
|
2005
|
$20,370
|
115,000
|
39,024
|
150,000
|
|
2006
|
$20,978
|
120,000
|
39,413
|
160,000
|
|
Annual Rate
|
11.1%
|
6.9% |
4.7%
|
5.9%
|
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