The following is a list of the best medical schools with merit scholarships / academic scholarships / aid to applicants. This is not an exhaustive list, but is our attempt at brining together some of the best programs with the best academic scholarships.

Please note: these scholarships are really only available to top-tier candidates at some of the most selective medical schools in the U.S. This requires a solid GPA, a great MCAT score, and also a background that includes interesting life experiences. Going to selective premed postbacs as a non-traditional candidate vastly increase your likelihood of being able to get one of these scholarships.

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1. New York University (NYU) – all medical students have free tuition
2. UCLA (David Geffen)
3. University of Chicago (Pritzker)
4. University of Michigan
5. University of Pennsylvania – approximately 30 full tuition scholarships awarded annually
6. Vanderbilt University – some students are offered both 75% tuition and full tuition awards
7. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
8. Emory University
9. Duke University
10. University of Maryland School of Medicine
11. Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine – a brand new medical school so all students have free tuition till 2024
12. University of Central Florida College of Medicine
13. Washington University in St. Louis 
14. Columbia University – Vagelos Scholarship program covers 100% of financial need for all students
15. Johns Hopkins – word of mouth
16. Stanford University – Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for grad students in any field
17. Weill Cornell 
18. University of Virginia
19. University of Pittsburgh – word of mouth
20. University of Cincinnati
21. Cleveland Clinic – 100% free for all students
22. Mayo Clinic
23. Ohio State

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