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 |
|
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 |