Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan is ranked the top school for dentistry in the world by QS World University Rankings, and it costs residents $44,942 and nonresidents $60,817 annually to be part of the dental program.
Schools were ranked based on five categories: academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper, H-index and international research network.
Here's how much it costs to attend the best dental schools in the U.S.:
Note: Some schools include fees in their listed tuition. These numbers reflect how much it would cost for a first-year student to be in each schools' dental program.
1. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Resident: $44,942
Nonresident: $60,817
6. University of California San Francisco
Resident: $11,700
Nonresident: $23,945
11. Harvard University (Boston)
Private tuition: $67,610
18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Resident: $58,237
Nonresident: $100,273
19. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
Private tuition: $83,122
20. University of California Los Angeles
Resident: $19,626
Nonresident: $31,871
23. New York University (New York City)
Private tuition: $92,248
24. University of Washington (Seattle)
Resident: $55,422
Nonresident: $84,926
39. The Ohio State University (Columbus)
Resident: $47,668
Nonresident: $94,920
39. Tufts University (Medford, Mass.)
Private tuition: $87,384*
*Reflects 2023-24 data
39. University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Resident: $54,786
Nonresident: $79,924
45. Columbia University (New York City)
Private tuition: $89,788
49. University at Buffalo (N.Y.)
Resident: $36,900
Nonresident: $63,580