Dental School Tuition 2026

In-state and out-of-state tuition for 67 CODA-accredited dental schools. Annual tuition ranges from $24,984 to $95,933, with a median of $46,000.

$46,000

Median Tuition

$24,984

Lowest

$95,933

Highest

$184,000

Median 4-Year Total

Most Affordable Dental Schools

The 20 least expensive CODA-accredited dental schools by in-state tuition.

SchoolIn-State
Texas A&M School of Dentistry

Fort Worth, TX

$24,984
Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University

Augusta, GA

$26,344
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

San Antonio, TX

$27,608
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

Houston, TX

$28,000
LSU Health School of Dentistry

New Orleans, LA

$28,418
Texas Tech School of Dental Medicine

Lubbock, TX

$30,393
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Memphis, TN

$31,738
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine

Greenville, NC

$32,218
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry

Jackson, MS

$34,600
UAB School of Dentistry

Birmingham, AL

$36,000
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry

Lexington, KY

$36,964
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Carbondale, IL

$36,970
West Virginia University School of Dentistry

Morgantown, WV

$37,571
Indiana University School of Dentistry

Indianapolis, IN

$38,000
VCU School of Dentistry

Richmond, VA

$38,000
University of Florida College of Dentistry

Gainesville, FL

$38,000
UNC Adams School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, NC

$38,000
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

Buffalo, NY

$38,580
University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Louisville, KY

$39,750
Ohio State University College of Dentistry

Columbus, OH

$40,000

Most Expensive Dental Schools

The 20 highest-tuition CODA-accredited dental schools.

SchoolIn-State
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Sacramento, CA

$95,933
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Mesa, AZ

$93,230
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Illinois

Downers Grove, IL

$93,129
California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine

Elk Grove, CA

$92,996
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Arizona

Glendale, AZ

$90,827
Roseman University College of Dental Medicine

Las Vegas, NV

$90,650
A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Kirksville, MO

$89,926
Western University College of Dental Medicine

Pomona, CA

$88,776
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine

Cleveland, OH

$88,629
USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

$88,000
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

New York, NY

$86,000
NYU College of Dentistry

New York, NY

$84,000
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Detroit, MI

$82,790
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

$82,000
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine

Fort Lauderdale, FL

$80,560
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

$80,000
Touro College of Dental Medicine

Hawthorne, NY

$79,414
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

$78,000
University of New England College of Dental Medicine

Portland, ME

$75,920
Creighton University School of Dentistry

Omaha, NE

$75,052

All Dental Schools by Tuition

67 schools sorted by in-state tuition, lowest to highest.

SchoolIn-State
Texas A&M School of Dentistry

Fort Worth, TX

$24,984
Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University

Augusta, GA

$26,344
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

San Antonio, TX

$27,608
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

Houston, TX

$28,000
LSU Health School of Dentistry

New Orleans, LA

$28,418
Texas Tech School of Dental Medicine

Lubbock, TX

$30,393
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Memphis, TN

$31,738
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine

Greenville, NC

$32,218
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry

Jackson, MS

$34,600
UAB School of Dentistry

Birmingham, AL

$36,000
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry

Lexington, KY

$36,964
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Carbondale, IL

$36,970
West Virginia University School of Dentistry

Morgantown, WV

$37,571
Indiana University School of Dentistry

Indianapolis, IN

$38,000
VCU School of Dentistry

Richmond, VA

$38,000
University of Florida College of Dentistry

Gainesville, FL

$38,000
UNC Adams School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, NC

$38,000
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

Buffalo, NY

$38,580
University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Louisville, KY

$39,750
Ohio State University College of Dentistry

Columbus, OH

$40,000
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry

Omaha, NE

$41,125
MUSC James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine

Charleston, SC

$42,000
University of Washington School of Dentistry

Seattle, WA

$42,000
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine

Stony Brook, NY

$42,000
UConn School of Dental Medicine

Hartford, CT

$42,000
University of Iowa College of Dentistry

Iowa City, IA

$42,000
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

Aurora, CO

$44,000
University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Baltimore, MD

$44,000
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Minneapolis, MN

$44,000
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Newark, NJ

$44,000
UIC College of Dentistry

Chicago, IL

$44,000
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry

Norman, OK

$45,386
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Ann Arbor, MI

$46,000
OHSU School of Dentistry

Portland, OR

$46,000
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

$46,000
University of Utah School of Dentistry

Salt Lake City, UT

$46,299
Howard University College of Dentistry

Washington, DC

$48,300
UCLA School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

$52,000
UCSF School of Dentistry

San Francisco, CA

$52,000
UMKC School of Dentistry

Kansas City, MO

$54,187
UNLV School of Dental Medicine

Las Vegas, NV

$57,203
Marquette University School of Dentistry

Milwaukee, WI

$58,440
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Nashville, TN

$58,984
LECOM School of Dental Medicine

Bradenton, FL

$59,675
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry

Loma Linda, CA

$68,000
Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry

Philadelphia, PA

$70,514
Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Cambridge, MA

$73,200
Creighton University School of Dentistry

Omaha, NE

$75,052
University of New England College of Dental Medicine

Portland, ME

$75,920
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

$78,000
Touro College of Dental Medicine

Hawthorne, NY

$79,414
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

$80,000
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine

Fort Lauderdale, FL

$80,560
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

$82,000
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Detroit, MI

$82,790
NYU College of Dentistry

New York, NY

$84,000
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

New York, NY

$86,000
USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

$88,000
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine

Cleveland, OH

$88,629
Western University College of Dental Medicine

Pomona, CA

$88,776
A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Kirksville, MO

$89,926
Roseman University College of Dental Medicine

Las Vegas, NV

$90,650
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Arizona

Glendale, AZ

$90,827
California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine

Elk Grove, CA

$92,996
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Illinois

Downers Grove, IL

$93,129
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Mesa, AZ

$93,230
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Sacramento, CA

$95,933
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