Dental School Rank Resident Cost
Total Resident Cost for All Four Years ADA Survey for 2008-2009
| Rank | School | Tuition | General Fees | Instruments | Textbooks | Other Cost | Health Services | Total Cost |
| 1 | Medical College of Georgia | $20,046 | $3,601 | $15,598 | $3,767 | $3,239 | $4,796 | $51,047 |
| 2 | University of Puerto Rico | $28,561 | $3,676 | $23,740 | $3,711 | N/A | $8,192 | $67,880 |
| 3 | University of Mississippi | $46,120 | $0 | $6,734 | $4,116 | $3,138 | $7,988 | $68,096 |
| 4 | Texas A&M, Baylor College of Dentistry | $41,184 | $7,717 | $16,874 | $4,723 | $1,601 | $532 | $72,631 |
| 5 | Louisiana State University | $40,164 | $3,515 | $15,175 | $3,775 | $3,001 | $7,008 | $72,638 |
| 6 | University of Texas, Houston | $48,740 | $175 | $17,723 | $4,142 | $6,424 | $5,232 | $82,436 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina | $58,140 | $7,752 | $12,690 | $2,200 | N/A | $6,000 | $86,782 |
| 8 | West Virginia University | $50,980 | $6,840 | $19,964 | $6,300 | $8,200 | N/A | $92,284 |
| 9 | University of Alabama | $50,056 | $12,015 | $17,828 | $4,400 | $600 | $1,488 | $92,387 |
| 10 | University of Texas, San Antonio | $48,500 | $40,725 | $4,250 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $93,475 |
| 11 | State University of New York, Buffalo | $64,800 | $6,180 | $22,995 | $9,500 | $0 | $0 | $103,475 |
| 12 | University of Florida | $81,140 | $0 | $18,568 | $4,900 | $0 | $0 | $104,608 |
| 13 | University of Washington | $85,716 | $2,488 | $11,327 | $4,100 | $2,900 | $475 | $107,006 |
| 14 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $70,072 | $6,484 | $25,834 | $6,162 | $700 | $720 | $109,972 |
| 15 | Howard University | $82,805 | $3,220 | $5,535 | $17,575 | $3,229 | N/A | $112,364 |
| 16 | University of Tennessee | $73,472 | N/A | $28,300 | $4,433 | $792 | $6,884 | $113,881 |
| 17 | University of Louisville | $82,192 | N/A | $21,000 | $4,000 | $0 | $6,748 | $113,940 |
| 18 | Indiana University | $84,592 | $2,516 | $22,130 | $5,429 | $575 | $0 | $115,242 |
| 19 | University of Oklahoma | $65,346 | $16,902 | $18,200 | $3,953 | $10,175 | $880 | $115,456 |
| 20 | State University of New York, Stony Brook | $64,800 | $3,081 | $37,250 | $3,144 | $6,234 | $1,280 | $115,789 |
| 21 | University of Colorado | $81,800 | $0 | $17,450 | $5,200 | $1,195 | $10,860 | $116,505 |
| 22 | University of Nebraska | $77,729 | $3,925 | $22,364 | $3,876 | $8,774 | $0 | $116,668 |
| 23 | University of Connecticut | $70,032 | $30,428 | $7,439 | $1,700 | $8,025 | N/A | $117,624 |
| 24 | University of Kentucky | $91,120 | $2,092 | $12,114 | $7,978 | $7,128 | $0 | $120,432 |
| 25 | University of Nevada Las Vegas | $78,958 | $12,962 | $1,517 | $5,852 | $21,230 | $0 | $120,519 |
| 26 | University of Maryland | $79,972 | $3,292 | $22,544 | $4,130 | $5,510 | $8,268 | $123,716 |
| 27 | Southern Illinois University | $87,040 | $18,900 | $11,393 | $3,878 | $2,365 | $208 | $123,784 |
| 28 | University of Iowa | $97,314 | $3,212 | $14,700 | $3,565 | $5,130 | $5,040 | $128,961 |
| 29 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | $106,604 | $4,180 | $18,872 | $2,855 | $2,030 | N/A | $134,541 |
| 30 | University of Michigan | $110,776 | $756 | $11,568 | $10,662 | $1,836 | N/A | $135,598 |
| 31 | University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey | $100,872 | $2,600 | $17,376 | $6,000 | $6,030 | $7,868 | $140,746 |
| 32 | Oregon Health and Science University | $91,977 | $19,871 | $25,620 | $2,350 | $5,900 | $3,417 | $149,135 |
| 33 | University of Minnesota | $106,741 | $14,719 | $14,192 | $8,240 | $130 | $8,784 | $152,806 |
| 34 | Temple University | $139,200 | $1,880 | $9,882 | $3,600 | N/A | $480 | $155,042 |
| 35 | University of California Los Angeles | $114,883 | $0 | $20,609 | $3,500 | $12,510 | $5,352 | $156,854 |
| 36 | University of California San Francisco | $0 | $101,868 | $41,706 | $6,001 | N/A | $10,072 | $159,647 |
| 37 | Marquette University | $137,320 | N/A | $16,650 | $3,630 | $720 | $1,328 | $159,648 |
| 38 | Ohio State University | $131,400 | N/A | $14,760 | $5,469 | $6,548 | $7,725 | $165,902 |
| 39 | Meharry Medical College | $115,200 | $46,030 | N/A | $6,131 | N/A | N/A | $167,361 |
| 40 | Medical University of South Carolina | $115,660 | $35,180 | $16,400 | $3,300 | $400 | $0 | $170,940 |
| 41 | University of Illinois at Chicago | $126,440 | $14,346 | $31,610 | $2,400 | $2,280 | $1,071 | $178,147 |
| 42 | University of Pittsburgh | $135,032 | $4,140 | $23,894 | $3,700 | $3,423 | $11,032 | $181,221 |
| 43 | A.T. Still University Arizona | $162,470 | $4,200 | $23,325 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $189,995 |
| 44 | Nova Southeastern University | $150,340 | $3,330 | $7,200 | $7,400 | $15,750 | $6,244 | $190,264 |
| 45 | Creighton University | $169,048 | $5,360 | $18,420 | $3,320 | $0 | $6,000 | $202,148 |
| 46 | Harvard University | $159,600 | $1,077 | $33,250 | $4,150 | N/A | $11,320 | $209,397 |
| 47 | Loma Linda University | $185,840 | $7,575 | $14,213 | $3,860 | $4,385 | $0 | $215,873 |
| 48 | Columbia University | $181,102 | $1,747 | $14,352 | $4,245 | $2,595 | $14,440 | $218,481 |
| 49 | Case School of Dental Medicine | $184,355 | $6,144 | $17,995 | $4,600 | $2,211 | $5,280 | $220,585 |
| 50 | University of Detroit Mercy | $183,600 | $2,280 | $35,646 | $3,600 | N/A | N/A | $225,126 |
| 51 | Boston University | $207,960 | $4,428 | $11,918 | $0 | $600 | $8,025 | $232,931 |
| 52 | New York University | $201,960 | $3,760 | $16,416 | $4,100 | $50 | $8,912 | $235,198 |
| 53 | Tufts University | $204,800 | $17,094 | $7,200 | $4,600 | $1,210 | $11,904 | $246,808 |
| 54 | University of the Pacific | $218,688 | N/A | $9,430 | $14,958 | $5,951 | $5,208 | $254,235 |
| 55 | University of Pennsylvania | $215,960 | $8,000 | $21,784 | $4,200 | $3,831 | $10,240 | $264,015 |
| 56 | University of Southern California | $239,426 | $6,552 | $22,515 | $6,290 | $1,704 | $6,160 | $282,647 |
