The University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., has the most expensive dental school in the U.S., with tuition at $119,360 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 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 |