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The mean age of students entering medical school is 24 years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. The data also show that matriculants over the age of 31 comprise less than 4 percent of new students. Despite daunting statistics, entering medical school at an older age is achievable.
Medical school tuition alone will cost at least $40,000 per year [private] or $20,000/$40,000 per year [public, resident/non-resident]. Fees, health insurance, books, housing, food etc are not included. According to the AMA, the average debt facing graduating medical students in 2009 was $156,000. Here is a Wall Street Journal story about the worst case scenario for medical school tuition debt, a whopping $550,000 tab run up by a family practitioner.