Where dental school tuition is rising

Fifty-three dental schools saw increased tuition between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years, according to data from the American Dental Association:

Here is where four-year tuition rates increased for dental school residents:

Note: The data shown is for base tuition without additional fees. 

Dental school

Total resident tuition 2022-23

Total resident tuition 2023-24

Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health

$349,808

$362,056

Boston University

$353,000

$366,000

Case Western Reserve University

$323,040

$343,309

Columbia University

$359,152

$373,520

Creighton University

$285,744

$292,888

East Carolina University

$109,795

$115,294

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

$397,188

$417,043

Howard University

$170,528

$184,000

Indiana University

$170,316

$171,780

LECOM College of Dental Medicine

$228,870

$233,730

Loma Linda University

$344,650

$377,233

Marquette University

$229,800

$233,640

Midwestern University - AZ

$344,124

$354,448

Midwestern University - IL

$352,848

$363,432

Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health

$332,560

$345,864

New York University

$368,992

$395,568

Nova Southeastern University

$294,652

$309,848

Oregon Health & Science University

$186,364

$190,092

Roseman University of Health Sciences

$327,376

$347,016

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

$232,220

$239,184

Southern Illinois University

$145,591

$146,735

Stony Brook University

$147,600

$150,560

Temple University

$260,768

$271,200

Texas A&M University

$97,920

$114,336

Touro College of Dental Medicine

$275,560

$295,585

Tufts University

$349,536

$364,224

University at Buffalo

$147,600

$150,560

University of Alabama

$123,888

$127,608

University of California, Los Angeles

$205,583

$217,602

University of California, San Francisco

$194,612

$205,677

University of Colorado

$165,376

$170,336

University of Connecticut

$158,812

$165,164

University of Detroit Mercy

$319,880

$327,880

University of Illinois, Chicago

$200,893

$203,907

University of Iowa

$214,872

$220,156

University of Kentucky

$140,640

$144,672

University of Louisville

$148,464

$151,432

University of Maryland

$185,416

$194,640

University of Michigan

$204,170

$211,939

University of Minnesota

$200,085

$208,759

University of Mississippi

$124,668

$138,400

University of Missouri, Kansas City

$172,832

$207,420

University of New England

$281,320

$292,280

University of Pennsylvania

$332,488

$345,792

University of Pittsburgh

$211,672

$221,208

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

$121,552

$123,376

University of Texas at Houston

$127,134

$138,108

University of the Pacific

$365,250

$372,555

University of Washington

$242,767

$247,614

Virginia Commonwealth University

$158,116

$180,872

West Virginia University

$139,194

$143,550

Western University of Health Sciences

$318,836

$337,392

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