Dentistry Schools Tuition & Fees for Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Degree

In United States, 68 Dentistry schools offer Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) programs. The Dentistry schools are accredited by Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).
The 2024 average tuition & fees for Dentistry program is $60,681 for state residents and $78,629 for out-of-state students.
To apply to dentistry schools, applicants need to use Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS). Applicants will submit required components such as transcripts and test score in the application process on AADSAS. The following components are commonly required by dentistry schools for applying to a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) program.
  • Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS) Application
  • Secondary (supplemental) Application to each school directly
  • Dental Admissions Test (DAT) Scores
  • Letters of Evaluation (Recommendation): one from a dentist mentor is required or strongly recommended.
  • Complete prerequisite courses. Some science courses require laboratory experiments.
  • Shadowing and dental related experiences

Dentistry School Tuition Comparison Table

School NameSchool TypeStateIn-State TuitionOut-of-State Tuition
University of Alabama at Birmingham Public AL $30,971 $72,195
University of California-Los Angeles Public CA $43,616 $55,285
University of California-San Francisco Public CA $48,225 $60,470
Western University of Health Sciences Private CA $86,591 $86,591
Loma Linda University Private CA $103,120 $103,120
University of the Pacific Private CA $140,482 $140,482
University of Southern California Private CA $119,060 $119,060
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Public CO $41,567 $66,870
University of Connecticut Public CT $42,616 $83,059
Howard University Private DC $46,688 $46,688
University of Florida Public FL $41,718 $68,198
Nova Southeastern University Private FL $75,578 $76,427
Midwestern University-Downers Grove Private IL $104,052 $104,052
University of Illinois Chicago Public IL $48,042 $77,246
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Public IL $37,314 $37,314
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Public IN $42,943 $95,676
University of Iowa Public IA $54,787 $79,925
University of Kentucky Public KY $36,703 $79,134
University of Louisville Public KY $18,557 $38,633
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans Public LA $35,141 $63,869
University of New England Private ME $82,370 $82,370
University of Maryland, Baltimore Public MD $48,376 $88,257
Boston University Private MA $88,249 $88,249
Harvard University Private MA $69,792 $69,792
Tufts University Private MA $99,253 $99,253
University of Detroit Mercy Private MI $90,663 $90,663
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Public MI $53,931 $72,981
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public MN $63,028 $109,691
University of Mississippi Public MS $36,238 $81,438
A T Still University of Health Sciences Private MO $86,446 $86,446
University of Missouri-Kansas City Public MO $40,431 $78,569
Creighton University Private NE $81,899 $81,899
University of Nebraska Medical Center Public NE $42,625 $86,500
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Public NV $57,489 $97,224
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public NJ $73,497 $109,504
Columbia University in the City of New York Private NY $98,923 $98,923
New York University Private NY $95,088 $95,088
University at Buffalo Public NY $39,958 $66,638
Stony Brook University Public NY $51,058 $77,738
Touro University Private NY $89,515 $89,515
East Carolina University Public NC $33,595 $33,595
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Public NC $40,664 $67,745
Case Western Reserve University Private OH $82,160 $82,160
Ohio State University-Main Campus Public OH $48,209 $95,461
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Public OK $33,233 $74,259
Oregon Health & Science University Public OR $66,494 $95,954
University of Pennsylvania Private PA $88,528 $88,528
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public PA $54,612 $65,250
Temple University Public PA $66,116 $74,902
Medical University of South Carolina Public SC $54,861 $80,561
Lincoln Memorial University Private TN $55,510 $55,510
Meharry Medical College Private TN $72,239 $72,239
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Public TX $30,220 $41,020
Texas A & M University-College Station Public TX $37,271 $48,071
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Public TX $36,133 $52,774
University of Utah Public UT $54,212 $94,149
Virginia Commonwealth University Public VA $61,924 $95,593
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Public WA $48,243 $73,815
West Virginia University Public WV $28,044 $60,624
Marquette University Private WI $57,449 $66,109
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Public PR $28,932 $45,932
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Private PA $58,060 $58,060
Midwestern University-Glendale Private AZ $101,870 $101,870
Roseman University of Health Sciences Private NV $97,776 $97,776
Augusta University Public GA $39,515 $97,166
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Public TN $36,554 $75,314
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso Public TX $39,124 $59,124
California Northstate University Private CA $88,179 $88,179
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