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Where Should I Apply To Dental School?

There are 59 dental schools in the U.S. (60 including Puerto Rico). Of those 59 schools in the U.S., a total of 55 participate in the AADSAS® application process. U.S. dental schools that most recently granted accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation: Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Midwestern University was approved for initial accreditation in February 2008 and enrolled its first class in Fall 2008. Western University of Health Sciences was approved for initial accreditation in January 2009 and enrolled its first class in fall 2009. Midwestern University has plans to open another dental college in Downers Grove, IL which is tentatively scheduled to welcome its first class in the fall of 2011.

One must be very careful when choosing which dental schools to apply to – not only because it’s expensive but because other dental schools have ways of finding out which other dental schools you have applied to. If you apply to too many schools, then you risk seeming indecisive and uncertain about any school, and if you apply to too few schools then you increase the chance that you won’t get admitted to any dental schools. After analyzing your profile and discussing your priorities, Dental Admission Strategies® can help you decide the ideal number of dental schools that you should apply to. Our service can not only save you thousands of dollars on AADSAS®/TMDAS® primary fees, secondary fees, DAT score report fees, and travel/accommodation costs to interviews, but it will also allow you to strike a happy medium between the two extremes. Dental students are often surprised that they get rejected from their “safety” schools and accepted at their “reach” school, so put our years of dental admissions experience on your side when making this tough call.

Estimated Total Cost of Attendance As Reported In 2009
State	Dental School	Total For Resident	Total For Non- Resident
AL	University of Alabama	$153,087	$264,653
AZ	Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health	$323,566	$323,566
AZ	Midwestern University	$235,924	$235,924
CA	Loma Linda University	$231,210	$231,210
CA	University of California, Los Angeles	$246,570	$286,564
CA	University of California, San Francisco	$247,367	$296,347
CA	University of Southern California	$352,650	$352,650
CA	University of the Pacific	$318,836	$318,836
CA	Western University of Health Sciences	$318,796	$318,796
CO	University of Colorado	$116,505	$217,717
CT	University of Connecticut	$214,444	$312,892
DC	Howard University	$202,704	$201,669
FL	Nova Southeastern University	$280,875	$291,685
FL	University of Florida	$192,404	$296,894
GA	Medical College of Georgia	$182,894	--
IL	Southern Illinois University	$203,284	$377,364
IL	University of Illinois at Chicago	$235,366	$371,237
IN	Indiana University	$204,818	$322,342
IA	University of Iowa	$191,447	$264,207
KY	University Kentucky	$191,660	$286,436
KY	University of Louisville	$196,693	$306,789
LA	Louisiana State University	$147,403	$196,899
MD	University of Maryland	$233,268	$326,308
MA	Boston University	$320,809	$320,809
MA	Harvard School of Dental Medicine	$279,158	$279,158
MA	Tufts University	$324,658	$324,658
MI	University of Detroit Mercy	$259,940	$259,940
MI	University of Michigan	$220,779	$283,459
MN	University of Minnesota	$201,250	$284,662
MS	University of Mississippi	$117,273	--
MO	University of Missouri - Kansas City	$155,816	$273,994
NE	Creighton University	$259,148	$259,148
NE	University of Nebraska	$194,429	$326,716
NV	University of Nevada - Las Vegas	$185,331	$276,684
NJ	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey	$195,371	$249,190
NY	Columbia University	$293,165	$293,165
NY	New York University	$326,889	$296,889
NY	Stony Brook University	$198,418	$284,118
NY	University at Buffalo	$164,751	$229,951
NC	University of North Carolina	$92,882	$187,115
OH	Case School of Dental Medicine	$292,155	$292,155
OH	Ohio State University	$233,905	$380,470
OK	University of Oklahoma	$188,406	$278,379
OR	Oregon Health and Science University	$213,205	$276,871
PA	Temple University	$201,360	$255,408
PA	University of Pennsylvania	$335,516	$335,516
PA	University of Pittsburgh	$253,224	$283,704
SC	Medical University of South Carolina	$254,828	$442,587
TN	Meharry Medical College	$266,377	$266,377
TN	University of Tennessee	$114,556	$214,956
TX	Baylor College of Dentistry	$170,677	$203,677
TX	University of Texas - Houston	$170,378	$213,578
TX	University of Texas - San Antonio	$128,082	$171,282
VA	Virginia Commonwealth University	$215,359	$292,618
WA	University of Washington	$188,390	$310,012
WV	West Virginia University	$142,435	$228,043
WI	Marquette University	$249,198	$284,198
AVERAGE		$221,577	$282,915
*Total attendance cost includes: tuition, fees, instruments, books, supplies, and living expenses