Medical schools and their financial aid policies

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1	City, State	Name	Type	Accepts International Applicants	Primary type(s) of financial aid	Financial Aid policies internationals--Please confirm this information with your own research. These policies change frequently are often complex and nuanced.	Can internationals apply to MD/PhD	Is MD/PhD free for internationals	Additional information
2	Hanover, NH	Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth	Private	Y	Need	Geisel will consider only its limited institutional need-based resources and the private loans from outside sources for foreign students who are not also permanent residents.	Yes	Yes
3	Boston, MA	Harvard Medical School	Private	Y	Need	International and DACA-eligible M.D. students fill out the standard financial aid application materials and receive institutional financial aid award determinations in a similar manner as U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Current policy is that HMS scholarship is calculated from Tuition/Fees - Parental contribution. International and DACA-eligible M.D. students who qualify for need-based institutional funding are first offered the Unit Loan, a combination of loans from institutional and/or private sources. There are a variety of private loan options available; M.D. students qualifying for the Unit Loan can choose one that does not require a U.S. co-signer. Supplemental, private loan programs are also available to international and DACA-eligible M.D. students who do not qualify for need-based institutional funding . Generally, these private sources require a U.S. co-signer. The new REACH award is given to students who have come from disadvantaged backgrounds including interntaional students. This helps cover the costs of living expenses.	Yes	Yes
4	Washington, DC	Howard University College of Medicine	Private	Y	Merit and Need	Financial aid resources available to assist international students are extremely limited. Therefore, it is imperative that international students make definite financial arrangements for the four-year in-school period before arriving. The College of Medicine must be notified of these plans at the time of admission. Please contact the Office of Admissions to learn how to document resources. An acceptable financial plan is a condition of matriculation for admitted international students.	Call/email the program administration to check.
5	Baltimore, MD	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Private	Y	Need	Financial aid funding in the form of institutional loan and/or scholarship is now available to all current and newly admitted non-U.S. resident medical students who qualify. Applicants who do not hold a permanent visa or an immigrant visa are encouraged to review the financial aid website. Students will be obligated to satisfy the School of Medicine’s international medical student financial requirement. For the upcoming academic year, the financial requirement is $76,397 (USD) for the first year of your medical studies.	No
6	Newark, NJ	Rutgers New Jersey Medical School	Public	Y	Need	the student is a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen	No
7	NJ	Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	Public	Y	Need	the student is a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen	No
8	Saint Louis, MO	Saint Louis University School of Medicine	Private	Y	Need only	Individuals who are not citizens of the United States or who do not hold a U. S. Permanent Resident Visa status are not eligible to receive financial aid. Federal regulations govern aid program funding used by the school and control who can receive financial aid. The student must document, by a date designated by the school, that the necessary amount of funds are available to pay the costs of education (tuition and fees). The funds would need to be sufficient for the anticipated period of enrollment, normally four years.	Yes	No
9	PA	Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University	Private	Y	Need	Does not currently have any scholarships or financial aid available to international students	Call/email the program administration to check.
10	Stanford, CA	Stanford University School of Medicine	Private	Y	Need	All matriculated students, including international students are eligible for Stanford need-based financial aid. As of 2020, Stanford is debt free for all low-income students. International students must provide certification of financess for costs not covered by financial aid. Interntaionals can also apply for the restigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship that provides funding for all4 years of medical school.	No	No
11	NY	State University of New York-Upstate Medical University	Public	Y	See Website	The Upstate Medical University does not offer financial aid for international students in the Colleges of Medicine	Yes	Yes
12	New Orleans, LA	Tulane University School of Medicine	Private	Y	Merit and Need	Citizens of foreign countries are ineligible to receive US federal financial aid. All international students are required by Tulane University to show proof of ability to pay one year of tuition prior to becoming admitted.	Yes (Canadian only)	Yes
13	CO	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Public	Y	See Website	If you wish to receive financial aid (grants, scholarships, work-study and loans), you: must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen	No
14	Farmington, CT	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Public	Y	Merit and Need	Not for internationals	Call/email the program administration to check.
15	HI	University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine	Public	Y	See Website	Not for internationals	Yes	No
16	Chicago, IL	University of Illnois, College of Medicine	Public	Y		Not for internationals Must meet the citizenship eligibility required by the US Department of Education	Call/email the program administration to check.
17	Lexington, KY	University of Kentucky, College of Medicine	Public	Y (only those who attended undergraduate/graduate school in Kentucky)	Merit and Need	International students must pay non-resident tuition and fees. Because F-1 international students are not eligible for U.S. federal loans, and because UKCOM requires documentation of at least two years of funding in place prior to issuing the I-20, financing medical education entirely through loans is not an option. College of Medicine funds are not available to cover the cost, or to underwrite, a medical education for international students. . Therefore, international students who are offered admission will be required to submit documentation of sufficient funds to cover all expenses associated with completing a medical degree.	Call/email the program administration to check.
18	KY	University of Louisville School of Medicine	Public	Y	Merit and Need	not for internatioals	Call/email the program administration to check.
19	NM	University of New Mexico, School of Medicine	Public	Y (must meet one of their strong-ties to the state to gain consideration for admission)		only FAFSA funds for non-international	No	No
20	Pittsburgh, PA	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Private	Y	Merit and Need	The accepted applicant must deposit in a University owned and administered escrow account funds sufficient to meet all tuition, mandatory fees, and living expenses for the first two years of medical education minus any scholarship amounts awarded. International students may be considered for our UPSOM Dean’s Scholarship ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 per year. International students are eligible to apply for other programmatic funding such as the Physician Scientist Training Program and the Clinical Scientist Training Program.	No	No
21	UT	University of Utah School of Medicine	Public	Y	Need only	Only United States citizens, permanent resident, or eligible non-citizen are eligible for assistance through the Financial Aid Office. Students who declare themselves eligible non-citizens may be asked to provide a copy of their Alien Registration Card annually. Citizenship status will be verified with the Department of Homeland Security.	No	No
22	VA	University of Virginia School of Medicine	Public	Y	Need	International students who are accepted are not eligible for federal loans or financial aid from the University, and must therefore document their ability to pay for their own medical education before being allowed to begin medical school	Yes	Yes
23	WV	West Virginia University School of Medicine	Public	Y	Merit and Need	Call/email the financial aid office to check.	Call/email the program administration to check.
24	Houston, TX	McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Public	Y (Only if pending a permanent resident)	Need	With the exception of the Texas Public Education Grant and TEXAS Grant, a student must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.	No	No	Canadian and international students must be a US Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Pending a Permanent Resident in order to be considered for an interview
25	Valhalla, NY	New York Medical College	Private	Y (Canadians; internationals on case by case basis)	Need	College policy requires applicants who are non-US citizens or do not obtain permanent residency by July 1st of the year entering medical school to either: (1) deposit an amount equal to four years tuition and fees into a bank escrown account in advance of matriculation, OR (2) desposit an emount equal to two years tuition and fees into bank escrow and provide a signed personal guarantee from a creditworthy, US citizen for additional tuition payment before the start of the second and third years of the program.	Call/email the program administration to check.
26	Detroit, MI	Wayne State University School of Medicine	Public	Y (Canadians; internationals who completed a degree at Wayne State University)	Need	Canadians/international applicants are considered non resident for both admissions and tuition purposes	No	No
27	New Orleans, LA	Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans	Public	Y (Canadian only)	Merit and Need	The office does not provide any financial aid. However, they help/work with Canadian students to apply to the Canadian student loan program for each province. Only other option would be private alternative loan funding.	No	No
28	Rochester, MN; Phoenix, AZ	Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine	Private	Y (Canadian only)	Need	Scholarship eligibility is reviewed for all accepted students. Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine uses parental income and asset data to award institutional scholarships. This is a practice consistent with most medical schools in the country.	No	No
29	Nashville, TN	Meharry Medical College	Private	Y (Canadian only)	Need and merit	Call/email the financial aid office to check.	Yes	No
30	East Lansing, MI	Michigan State University College of Human Medicine	Public	Y (Canadian only)	Need	Call/email the financial aid office to check.	Call/email the program administration to check.
31	Baltimore, MD	University of Maryland School of Medicine	Public	Y (Canadian only)	Merit and Need	https://www.umaryland.edu/fin/school-specific-information/medicine/prospective-students/ Only Federal Aid is available	Yes (Canadian only)	Yes
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