The total tuition to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, the top-ranked dental school in the U.S., is $153,400 for a resident and $291,400 for a non-resident.
BestDentalSchools.org developed its inaugural rankings on the top dental schools in the country using input from dental education stakeholders, alumni and current students.
Tuition data for U.S. dental schools is from the American Dental Association, which used figures from the 2023-24 academic year.
Here is the total resident and non-resident tuition at the top 10 dental schools in the U.S.
1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry
Total resident tuition: $153,400
Total non-resident tuition: $291,400
2. University of California, San Francisco
Total resident tuition: $205,677
Total non-resident tuition: $254,657
3. The University of Iowa College of Dentistry (Iowa City)
Total resident tuition: $220,156
Total non-resident tuition: $320,708
4. University of Michigan School of Dentistry (Ann Arbor)
Total resident tuition: $211,939
Total non-resident tuition: $287,484
5. University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry
Total resident tuition: $207,420
Total non-resident tuition: $454,076
6. University of Maryland School of Dentistry (Baltimore)
Total resident tuition: $194,640
Total non-resident tuition: $362,140
7. Texas A&M College of Dentistry (Dallas)
Total resident tuition: $114,336
Total non-resident tuition: $157,536
8. University of Florida College of Dentistry (Gainesville)
Total resident tuition: $166,880
Total non-resident tuition: $272,800
9. University of the Pacific School of Dentistry (San Francisco)
Total resident tuition: $372,555
Total non-resident tuition: $372,555
10. University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Total resident tuition: $217,602
Total non-resident tuition: $266,582
