Attending dental school can cost up to about $454,076, according to new data from the American Dental Association.
The ADA recently posted new data on dental schools in the U.S. to reflect information from the 2023-24 academic year.
Here is the average four-year tuition of 68 dental schools in the U.S. for the 2023-24 academic year.
Note: Tuition data was not available for every dental school in the U.S.
|
Dental school
|
Total resident tuition
|
Total non-resident tuition
|
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University of Alabama
|
$127,608
|
$297,448
|
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Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
|
362,056
|
362,056
|
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Midwestern University - AZ
|
354,448
|
354,448
|
|
California Northstate University1
|
259,118
|
259,118
|
|
University of the Pacific2
|
372,555
|
372,555
|
|
University of California, San Francisco
|
205,677
|
254,657
|
|
University of California, Los Angeles
|
217,602
|
266,582
|
|
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
|
417,043
|
417,043
|
|
Loma Linda University
|
377,233
|
377,233
|
|
Western University of Health Sciences
|
337,392
|
337,392
|
|
University of Colorado
|
170,336
|
271,548
|
|
University of Connecticut
|
165,164
|
333,408
|
|
Howard University
|
184,000
|
184,000
|
|
University of Florida
|
166,880
|
272,800
|
|
Nova Southeastern University
|
309,848
|
309,848
|
|
LECOM College of Dental Medicine
|
233,730
|
233,730
|
|
Augusta University
|
105,376
|
259,112
|
|
Southern Illinois University
|
146,735
|
146,735
|
|
University of Illinois, Chicago
|
203,907
|
366,938
|
|
Midwestern University - IL
|
363,432
|
363,432
|
|
Indiana University
|
171,780
|
388,188
|
|
University of Iowa
|
220,156
|
320,708
|
|
University of Kentucky
|
144,672
|
321,436
|
|
University of Louisville
|
151,432
|
315,248
|
|
LSU Health Sciences Center
|
113,672
|
228,584
|
|
University of New England
|
292,280
|
292,280
|
|
University of Maryland
|
194,640
|
362,140
|
|
Harvard University
|
270,440
|
270,440
|
|
Boston University
|
366,000
|
366,000
|
|
Tufts University
|
364,224
|
364,224
|
|
University of Detroit Mercy
|
327,880
|
327,880
|
|
University of Michigan
|
211,939
|
287,484
|
|
University of Minnesota
|
208,759
|
385,609
|
|
University of Mississippi
|
138,400
|
138,400
|
|
University of Missouri, Kansas City
|
207,420
|
454,076
|
|
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health
|
345,864
|
345,864
|
|
Creighton University
|
292,888
|
292,888
|
|
University of Nebraska Medical Center
|
158,310
|
330,030
|
|
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
|
152,631
|
302,627
|
|
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
|
239,184
|
387,536
|
|
Columbia University
|
373,520
|
373,520
|
|
New York University
|
395,568
|
395,568
|
|
Stony Brook University
|
150,560
|
259,400
|
|
Touro College of Dental Medicine
|
295,585
|
295,585
|
|
University at Buffalo
|
150,560
|
259,400
|
|
University of North Carolina
|
153,400
|
291,400
|
|
East Carolina University
|
115,294
|
115,294
|
|
Ohio State University
|
207,267
|
387,164
|
|
Case Western Reserve University
|
343,309
|
343,309
|
|
University of Oklahoma
|
119,472
|
283,580
|
|
Oregon Health & Science University
|
190,092
|
306,774
|
|
Temple University
|
271,200
|
309,232
|
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
345,792
|
345,792
|
|
University of Pittsburgh
|
221,208
|
265,248
|
|
Medical University of South Carolina
|
176,545
|
309,870
|
|
Meharry Medical College
|
230,832
|
234,218
|
|
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
|
123,376
|
280,744
|
|
Texas A&M University
|
114,336
|
157,536
|
|
University of Texas at Houston
|
138,108
|
218,136
|
|
UT Health San Antonio
|
96,600
|
139,800
|
|
Roseman University of Health Sciences
|
347,016
|
347,016
|
|
University of Utah
|
178,852
|
338,600
|
|
Virginia Commonwealth University
|
180,872
|
318,696
|
|
University of Washington
|
247,614
|
379,331
|
|
West Virginia University
|
143,550
|
328,086
|
|
Marquette University
|
233,640
|
268,400
|
|
University of Puerto Rico
|
52,700
|
136,000
|
