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Chicago Medical School

Tuition and Fees Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
Tuition $69,755$69,755$69,755$69,755
Executive Student Council Fee $160---
Student Service and Technology Fee $700$700$700$700
Student Health & Wellness Fee $325$325$325$325
Graduation Fee ---$200
Simulation Fee $500$500$400$300
Uworld Fee -$400$450-
Drug Screen Fee -$43$43$43
Background Check Fee -$80$80$80
Disability Insurance (average/academic year) $317$317$317$317
Annual Tuition and Fees $71,757$72,120$72,070$71,720

NOTE: Tuition and Fees are updated annually in April and reflect board-approved rates for the 2024-2025 academic year.  Any change in tuition or fees during the academic year will be communicated to students in the program.

Books and Supplies Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
Standard $1,000$650$900-
Health Insurance Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
Student Health Insurance Annual Premium $4,503$4,911$4,911$4,911
USMLE Exams Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
USMLE Step 1 -$670--
USMLE Step 2 CK ---$670

Living Expenses

On/Off Campus Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
Housing and Utilities $13,005$13,005$17,340$17,340
Food $5,400$5,400$7,200$7,200
Transportation $3,600$3,600$4,800$4,800
Personal Expenses $2,720$2,720$3,700$3,700
Dependent Care* $9,558$9,558$12,744$12,744
Loan Fees $430$430$500$500
Total Living Expenses - Standard $25,155$25,155$33,540$33,540
Total Living Expenses - Dependents $34,713$34,713$46,284$46,284

*Dependent care is only for students who have dependents as listed on the FAFSA.

Living with Parent Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
Housing and Utilities ----
Food $2,700$2,700$3,600$3,600
Transportation $3,600$3,600$4,800$4,800
Personal Expenses $2,720$2,720$3,700$3,700
Loan Fees $430$430$500$500
Total Living Expenses $9,450$9,450$12,600$12,600
Military with BAH Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
Housing and Utilities ----
Food $5,400$5,400$7,200$7,200
Transportation $3,600$3,600$4,800$4,800
Personal Expenses $2,720$2,720$3,700$3,700
Loan Fees $430$430$500$500
Total Living Expenses $12,150$12,150$16,200$16,200

Total Cost of Attendance (COA)

Total COA Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
On/Off Campus without Dependents $102,415$102,836$111,421$110,171
On/Off Campus with Dependents $111,973$112,394$124,165$122,915
Living with Parent $86,710$87,131$90,481$89,231
Military with BAH $89,410$89,831$94,081$92,831
  • First year CMS students will have their admission deposit applied to their first term bill.
  • CMS students enrolling for instruction are registered as full-time and assessed tuition at the prevailing annual rate. Students enrolled more than fourteen terms will be assessed an Extended Tuition Fee, in addition to the appropriate student health and services fees, each of the subsequent terms.
    • 2023-2024 Extended Tuition Fee for CMS is $3,000 per term, $12,000 annually.
  • Annual tuition is billed evenly across 3 terms (9 months) for years 1-2, and 4 terms (12 months) for years 3-4.
  • Annual fees are billed in the first term of each academic year with the exception of disability insurance which is billed in the fall term for years 2-4 and the winter term for first year students.