The real cost of Caribbean medical school in 2026

Most cost conversations stop at tuition, but that's the part people are already braced for. The expenses that catch students off guard are the ones around it:

• Housing, travel, and living costs during both the basic sciences and clinical years.
• Exam and licensing fees along the way.
• Study resources and board-prep materials.
• Relocation and travel between clinical sites. Why it matters more in 2026: with federal borrowing capped at $50k a year and $200k total for professional students, the gap you self-fund is no longer just tuition minus loans. It's the full cost of attendance minus what you can borrow. The move that helps is getting a school's complete cost of attendance in writing, not just the tuition line, then mapping it against the cap to see your real gap. SGU's financial aid team will walk through that full picture with you.