The University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., has the most expensive dental school in the U.S., with tuition at $121,750 per year, according to data from the American Dental Association.
The ADA has tracked data on dental school tuition in the U.S. since 2015. Here is the average cost for 69 dental schools in the U.S. for 2022-23.
Note: Tuition is listed for first-year students and does not include other fees.
|
Dental school |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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University of Alabama School of Dentistry (Birmingham): |
$30,972 |
$72,196 |
|
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Mesa) |
$87,452 |
$87,452 |
|
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine (Glendale) |
$86,031 |
$86,031 |
|
California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine (Elk Grove) |
$78,280 |
$78,280 |
|
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (Los Angeles) |
$108,324 |
$108,324 |
|
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry |
$74,950 |
74,950 |
|
University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry |
$48,383 |
$60,052 |
|
University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry |
$46,635 |
$58,880 |
|
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (San Francisco) |
$121,750 |
$121,750 |
|
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (Pomona) |
$79,709 |
$79,709 |
|
University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine (Aurora) |
$41,344 |
$66,647 |
|
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine (Farmington) |
$39,703 |
$80,146 |
|
Howard University College of Dentistry |
$42,632 |
$42,632 |
|
LECOM College of Dental Medicine (Bradenton) |
$57,360 |
$57,360 |
|
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine (Fort Lauderdale) |
$73,663 |
$74,482 |
|
University of Florida College of Dentistry (Gainesville) |
$41,720 |
$68,200 |
|
The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta) |
$26,344 |
$64,778 |
|
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry |
$36,526 |
$65,730 |
|
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine (Downers Grove) |
$88,212 |
$88,212 |
|
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (Alton) |
$38,131 |
$38,131 |
|
Indiana University School of Dentistry (Indianapolis) |
$42,579 |
$95,312 |
|
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics (Iowa City) |
$53,718 |
$78,318 |
|
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (Lexington) |
$35,160 |
$77,590 |
|
University of Louisville School of Dentistry |
$37,116 |
$77,268 |
|
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry (New Orleans) |
$28,418 |
$57,146 |
|
University of New England College of Dental Medicine (Portland) |
$70,330 |
$70,330 |
|
University of Maryland School of Dentistry (Baltimore) |
$46,354 |
$86,235 |
|
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine |
$88,250 |
$88,250 |
|
Harvard University School of Dental Medicine (Boston) |
$67,610 |
$67,610 |
|
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (Boston) |
$87,384 |
$87,384 |
|
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry |
$79,970 |
$79,970 |
|
University of Michigan School of Dentistry (Ann Arbor) |
$44,148 |
$59,946 |
|
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (Minneapolis) |
$43,176 |
$79,984 |
|
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry (Jackson) |
$31,167 |
$31,167 |
|
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Kirksville) |
$83,140 |
$83,140 |
|
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry (Kansas City) |
$38,407 |
$76,545 |
|
Creighton University School of Dentistry (Omaha) |
$71,436 |
$71,436 |
|
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry (Lincoln) |
$40,450 |
$84,325 |
|
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine |
$60,354 |
$100,088 |
|
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark) |
$58,055 |
$94,062 |
|
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (New York City) |
$89,788 |
$89,788 |
|
New York University College of Dentistry (New York City) |
$92,248 |
$92,248 |
|
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine (Stony Brook) |
$36,900 |
$62,950 |
|
Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College (Hawthorne) |
$73,240 |
$73,240 |
|
University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (Buffalo) |
$36,900 |
$63,580 |
|
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine (Greenville) |
$29,944 |
$29,944 |
|
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry |
$39,543 |
$76,964 |
|
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine (Cleveland) |
$80,760 |
$80,760 |
|
Ohio State University College of Dentistry (Columbus) |
$47,159 |
$47,252 |
|
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (Oklahoma City) |
$29,869 |
$70,895 |
|
Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry (Portland) |
$47,984 |
$77,444 |
|
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Philadelphia) |
$83,122 |
$83,122 |
|
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine |
$52,918 |
$63,452 |
|
Temple University The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry (Philadelphia) |
$65,192 |
$73,978 |
|
University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine (San Juan) |
$17,000 |
$34,000 |
|
Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine (Charleston) |
$47,415 |
$83,290 |
|
Lincoln Memorial University College of Dental Medicine (Harrogate) |
$64,500 |
$64,500 |
|
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (Nashville) |
$58,984 |
$58,984 |
|
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry (Memphis) |
$30,388 |
$69,148 |
|
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry (Dallas) |
$28,584 |
$39,384 |
|
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso |
$25,500 |
$49,550 |
|
The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston |
$34,527 |
$54,534 |
|
University of Texas San Antonio School of Dentistry |
$24,150 |
$34,950 |
|
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (South Jordan) |
$81,844 |
$81,844 |
|
University of Utah School of Dentistry (Salt Lake City) |
$44,713 |
$84,689 |
|
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry (Richmond) |
$38,279 |
$71,258 |
|
University of Washington School of Dentistry (Seattle) |
$55,422 |
$84,926 |
|
West Virginia University School of Dentistry (Morgantown) |
$37,962 |
$86,832 |
|
Marquette University School of Dentistry (Milwaukee) |
$57,450 |
$66,110 |