Acceptance rates at the most expensive dental schools

The University of the Pacific's Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco has a first-year tuition of $119,360 for both residents and nonresidents, the highest of any U.S. dental school, and has a 7.03 percent acceptance rate.

Tuition data is from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute and is based on tuition for first-year students from the 2021-22 academic year. 

Acceptance rate data comes from academic consulting firm BeMo.  

Residents

1. University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (San Francisco): $119,360; Acceptance rate: 7.03 percent
2. Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (Los Angeles): $103,167; Acceptance rate: 6.1 percent
3. New York University College of Dentistry (New York City): $88,700; Acceptance rate: 11 percent
4. Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (New York City): $87,172; Acceptance rate: 5.86 percent
5. Midwestern University (Downers Grove, Ill.): $85,229; Acceptance rate: 6 percent
6. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine: $85,000; Acceptance rate: 5 percent
7. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (Boston): $84,840; Acceptance rate: 5 percent
8. Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Mesa): $84,494; Acceptance rate: 13.08 percent
9. Midwestern University (Glendale, Ariz.): $83,122; Acceptance rate: 6.2 percent
10. Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (South Jordan, Utah): $79,460; Acceptance rate: 4.78 percent

Nonresidents

1. University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (San Francisco): $119,360; Acceptance rate: 7.03 percent
2. Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (Los Angeles): $103,167; Acceptance rate: 6.1 percent
3. University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine: $99,934; Acceptance rate: 8.8 percent
4. Indiana University School of Dentistry (Indianapolis): $93,443; Acceptance rate: 8.58 percent
5. Ohio State University College of Dentistry (Columbus): $90,204; Acceptance rate: 12.55 percent
6. Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark, N.J.): $89,583; Acceptance rate: 4.4 percent
7. New York University (New York City): $88,700; Acceptance rate: 11 percent
8. Columbia University (New York City): $87,172; Acceptance rate: 5.86 percent
9. Midwestern University – IL (Downers Grove, Ill.): $85,229; Acceptance rate: 6 percent
10. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine: $85,000; Acceptance rate: 5 percent