2022-23 Osteopathic Medical College Cost of Attendance

Forty-two private colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) and seven public COMs reported data for the 2022-23 Cost of Attendance (COA) Report.  Three COMs have reported a decrease in COA, including two private COMs and one public COM since the 2021-22 academic year while two public COMs reported having the same COA for both academic years 2021-22 and 2022-23. Fifteen COMs reported a decrease in average graduate indebtedness since academic year 2020-21, including 12 private COMs and three public COMs; five COMs reported having the same graduate indebtedness for both academic years 2021-22 and 2022-23, including four private COMs and one public COM.

The total average cost of attendance for private COMs is $352,575 which is a difference of $15,431 or an increase of 4.6 percent since the 2021-22 COA Report; the average cost of attendance for private COMs is $88,144 which is a difference of $3,858 or an increase of 4.6 percent.  The total average cost of attendance for public COMs is $287,334 which is a difference of $5,388 or an increase of 1.9 percent since the 2021-22 COA Report; the average cost of attendance is $71,833 which is a difference of $1,346 or an increase of 1.9 percent since the 2021-22 COA Report.  The total average cost of attendance for both private and public COMs is $343,029 which is a difference of $15,052 or an increase of 4.6 percent since the 2021-22 COA Report; the average cost of attendance for both public and private COMs is $85,757 which is a difference of $3,763 or an increase of 4.6 percent since the 2021-22 COA Report.

The difference in total average cost of attendance between private and public COMs is $65,241 or 20.4 percent which is a difference of $10,043 or an increase of 18.2 percent since the 2021-22 COA Report; the difference in average cost of attendance between private and public COMs is $16,311 or 20.4 percent which is a difference of $2,512 or an increase of 18.2 percent since the 2021-22 COA Report.