The average dental school graduate in 2019 owed $292,169 in student loan debt, according to the most recent data from the Education Data Initiative, a resource that collects data and statistics about the U.S. education system.
The data was last updated October 11, 2021.
Here is the average amount of dental school debt for new graduates in each respective year:
1996: $84,247
1997: $94,182
1998: $97,961
1999: $105,150
2000: $105,969
2001: $115,951
2002: $122,491
2003: $132,532
2004: $135,721
2005: $141,521
2006: $162,155
2007: $172,627
2008: $187,394
2009: $189,678
2010: $197,366
2011: $203,374
2012: $221,713
2013: $241,097
2014: $247,227
2015: $255,567
2016: $262,119
2017: $287,331
2018: $285,184
2019: $292,169