The ADA has tracked data on dental school tuition in the U.S. since 2015. Here is the average cost for 66 dental schools in the U.S. for 2021-22.
Note: Tuition is listed for first-year students.
Dental School |
Resident |
Non-resident |
University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) |
$29,782 |
$69,420 |
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Mesa) |
$84,494 |
$84,494 |
Midwestern University (Glendale, Ariz.) |
$83,122 |
$83,122 |
University of the Pacific (Stockton, Calif.) |
$119,360 |
$119,360 |
University of California San Francisco |
$45,357 |
$57,602 |
University of California Los Angeles |
$47,221 |
$58,356 |
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (Los Angeles) |
$103,167 |
$103,167 |
Loma Linda (Calif.) University |
$72,545 |
$72,545 |
Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, Calif.) |
$78,230 |
$78,230 |
University of Colorado (Boulder) |
$41,344 |
$66,647 |
University of Connecticut (Mansfield) |
$38,630 |
$77,436 |
Howard University (Washington, D.C.) |
$42,632 |
$42,632 |
University of Florida (Gainesville) |
$37,566 |
$64,046 |
Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale) |
$71,488 |
$72,313 |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineSchool of Dental Medicine (Bradenton, Fla.) |
$56,235 |
$56,235 |
Augusta (Ga.) University |
$25,544 |
$62,816 |
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) |
$36,664 |
$36,664 |
University of Illinois, Chicago |
$35,636 |
$64,126 |
Midwestern University (Downers Grove) |
$85,229 |
$85,229 |
Indiana University (Bloomington) |
$41,744 |
$93,443 |
University of Iowa (Iowa City) |
$51,010 |
$76,148 |
University of Kentucky (Lexington) |
$34,400 |
$75,912 |
University of Louisville (Ky.) |
$36,242 |
$75,608 |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans) |
$28,418 |
$57,146 |
University of New England (Portland, Maine) |
$68,380 |
$68,380 |
University of Maryland (College Park) |
$44,164 |
$82,129 |
Harvard University (Boston) |
$66,284 |
$66,284 |
Boston University |
$85,000 |
$85,000 |
Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) |
$84,840 |
$84,840 |
University of Detroit Mercy |
$78,400 |
$78,400 |
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) |
$42,313 |
$57,748 |
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) |
$41,120 |
$76,176 |
University of Mississippi (Oxford) |
$31,167 |
$31,167 |
University of Missouri, Kansas City |
$36,578 |
$72,899 |
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Kirksville) |
$79,942 |
$79,942 |
Creighton University (Omaha, Neb.) |
$69,694 |
$69,694 |
University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha) |
$40,450 |
$84,325 |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
$60,199 |
$99,934 |
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark, N.J.) |
$55,290 |
$89,583 |
Columbia University (New York City) |
$87,172 |
$87,172 |
New York University (New York City) |
$88,700 |
$88,700 |
Stony Brook (N.Y.) University |
$36,900 |
$62,950 |
Touro College of Dental Medicine (Valhalla, N.Y.) |
$69,750 |
$69,750 |
University at Buffalo (N.Y.) |
$36,900 |
$63,580 |
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) |
$40,554 |
$82,642 |
East Carolina University (Greenville, N.C.) |
$29,994 |
$29,994 |
Ohio State University (Columbus) |
$45,200 |
$90,204 |
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland) |
$77,916 |
$77,916 |
University of Oklahoma (Norman) |
$29,869 |
$70,895 |
Oregon Health & Science University (Portland) |
$47,044 |
$75,928 |
Temple University (Philadelphia) |
$63,294 |
$71,132 |
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) |
$79,166 |
$79,166 |
University of Pittsburgh |
$51,626 |
$61,904 |
Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) |
$47,415 |
$83,290 |
Meharry Medical College (Nashville) |
$58,984 |
$58,984 |
University of Tennessee (Knoxville) |
$30,388 |
$69,148 |
Texas A&M University (College Station) |
$23,112 |
$33,912 |
Texas Tech University (Lubbock) |
$29,550 |
$49,550 |
University of Texas at Houston |
$32,698 |
$51,022 |
UT Health San Antonio |
$24,150 |
$34,950 |
Roseman University of Health Sciences (Henderson, Nev.) |
$79,460 |
$79,460 |
University of Utah (Salt Lake City) |
$42,382 |
$80,237 |
Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond) |
$38,279 |
$71,258 |
University of Washington (Seattle) |
$55,422 |
$84,926 |
West Virginia University (Morgantown) |
$36,990 |
$84,537 |
Marquette University (Milwaukee) |
$57,450 |
$66,110 |