Annual tuition for Pennsylvania students attending IUP’s proposed doctor of osteopathic medicine degree program will be $43,200, and out-of-state students would pay $65,000, the university’s board of trustees approved this week.
IUP remains on track to open its college of osteopathic medicine, and admit its first class of students in 2027.
The tuition includes an adjusted 3% base increase annually for all four years. Annual fees in the doctor of osteopathic medicine program total $1,570 annually and would apply to both in- and out-of-state students.
The IUP administration reviewed tuition at 10 colleges of medicine throughout the state before proposing its tuition rate.
“IUP’s Council of Trustees have been at the forefront of supporting and advancing IUP’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine as a critically important solution to the commonwealth’s rural health crisis,” IUP President Michael Driscoll said. “(The) endorsement of tuition and fees for thedoctor of osteopathic medicine degree program continues to demonstrate the council of trustees’ commitment to both our proposed college of osteopathic medicine and to providing a high-quality, affordable osteopathic medicine education.”
The proposed college is in “candidate status” from the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. IUP is currently being considered by the commission for the next step in the accreditation process which, when achieved, would allow the university to begin recruiting students.
Last month, the State System of Higher Education approved the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree program.
Students studying for a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree complete four years of osteopathic medical school.
Once operational, IUP would be the first public university in the state to offer a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree.
About $54 million in funding from people, foundations and agencies has been donated to support the proposed medical school.