Tuition and Special Fees

Tuition and Expenses for M.D. degree candidates

Tuition (per academic year) $76,700
Yale Health Hospitalization and Specialty Care Coverage $3,764
Health Fee $975
Technology Fee $925
Activity Fee $750

Examination fees for M.D. degree candidates

United States Medical Licensing 2026

Step 1 $695
Step 2 CK $695
Total $1390

Student accounts, billing, and related services are administered through the Office of Student Financial Services; see Student Accounts and Billing section.

Students must pay four full years of tuition. Students who spend five years in medical school at Yale either take a flex year to do extended study or may request to take a leave of absence. Both require the approval of the associate dean for student affairs.

Students who are asked to repeat one or more years of course work because of academic failure in curriculum requirements will pay full tuition for each additional year of study.

Enrollment in courses in other schools at the university may subject the student to additional fees.

First-year students should anticipate a cost of $120,448, including tuition, for necessary expenses in an academic year. Married students and/or students with dependents have a federally established standard maintenance allowance deducted from their income.

First-year students may wish to purchase some of their equipment, such as an ophthalmoscope. Each medical student must have special equipment for individual courses.

All students are required to pay a $750 Activity Fee, an annual $925 Technology Fee, and a $975 Health Fee. In addition, all students are required to carry Hospitalization and Specialty Care Coverage which Yale Health offers for $3,764.

Upperclassmen are reminded that they should anticipate the expenses of travel for interviews related to internship applications and also the cost of binding their theses.

Tuition Payment Options for Flex-Year Students (Extended Study)

  1. Pay full tuition for four consecutive years and a registration fee for the chronological flex year.
  2. Pay split tuition and the registration fee over a two-year period. Students will pay one-half of the current rate of tuition and one-half of the registration fee each year. The total amount will be charged in two installments, for each term.
  3. Students enrolled in the YSM M.D.-M.H.S. Program are charged M.H.S. tuition during the M.H.S.. year. However, M.H.S. tuition for M.D. students in the M.D.-M.H.S. program is subsidized by the Office of Student Research through grants, scholarships, and other institutional funds. Students will pay full M.D. tuition to the School of Medicine in the next academic year. 
  4. Students enrolled in a joint-degree program at another Yale professional school will pay the required tuition of the other degree program to that school and no tuition or registration fee to the School of Medicine. Students will pay the required amount of tuition to the School of Medicine in the next academic year. Students will apply for financial aid at the other school.

Tuition Payment Options for Students who Take a Leave of Absence 

Students who take a leave of absence pay a registration fee for each term on leave. They pay full tuition for the four years they are in residence. 

Students enrolled in a dual-degree program at an away institution will pay the required tuition of the other degree program to the away school and pay the registration fee to the School of Medicine. Students will pay full tuition to the School of Medicine in the next academic year. Students will apply for financial aid at the away institution.