International students are defined as those students who are not green card holders or permanent residents. Permanent residents are generally treated the same as all U.S. citizens. Most public medical, veterinary, and dental schools give some preference to residents of their state which automatically makes application more difficult for an international student without a green card. In addition, many schools that will consider students from outside their state will not consider international students.
International students not holding a green card will have a more challenging time in the school admissions process, because only a limited number of schools can consider them. To illustrate this point, in 2002, only 181 international students enrolled in US medical schools out of a total national enrollment of 17,445. This number is so small because even for the private medical schools that are open to international students, some have policies which may require evidence of the student’s capacity to pay tuition above and beyond the INS requirements for an I20. In fact some schools may require the student to pre-pay tuition for the entire 4 years or create an escrow account for these funds. Some institutions may accept loans cosigned by a US citizen. International students do not qualify for financial aid, with the exception of merit scholarships at a few institutions.
Baylor College of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Brown Medical School
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Indiana University School of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Mayo Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
New York Medical College
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health
Penn State University College of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
University of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences, Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School - Twin Cities
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern
University of Washington School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
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