Acceptance rates at the least expensive dental schools

Texas A&M University School of Dentistry in Dallas has a first-year tuition of $23,112 for residents, the lowest of any U.S. dental school, and has a 7.2 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. Texas A&M University School of Dentistry (Dallas): $23,112; Acceptance rate: 7.2 percent
2. UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry: $24,150; Acceptance rate: 6.3 percent
3. Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University: $25,544; Acceptance rate: 11.3 percent
4. LSU Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry (New Orleans): $28,418; Acceptance rate: 9.33 percent
5. University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (Oklahoma City): $29,869; Acceptance rate: 7.04 percent

Nonresidents

1. East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine (Greenville, N.C.): $29,994; Acceptance rate: 15.8 percent
2. University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry (Jackson): $31,167; Acceptance rate: 29.4 percent
3. Texas A&M University School of Dentistry (Dallas): $33,912; Acceptance rate: 7.2 percent
4. UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry: $34,950; Acceptance rate: 6.3 percent
5. Southern Illinois University College of Dental Medicine (Alton): $36,664; Acceptance rate: 7.91 percent