Financing Dental Education

Information on Dental Student Debt and Tuition: 

Average U.S. Dental School Tuition and Fees for Resident and Nonresident First-Year Students,
2000-01 through 2015-16 (in 2015 Constant Dollars)

Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education

Average Educational Debt Among Graduating Students with Debt by Type of School, 1996 to 2016
(in 2016 Constant Dollars) 

Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education
Note: Educational debt is the sum of undergraduate and dental school debt of only those respondents who have debt.  

Financial Information for Dental Hygiene and Dental Students: 

State Loan Forgiveness Programs

• Chart of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs (as of November 1, 2016)
• ADEA U.S. Interactive Legislative Tracking Map (select Student Loan Repayment Programs from the drop-down menu)

AAMC/ADEA Dental Loan Organizer and Calculator
With the AAMC/ADEA DLOC, you can keep all your student loan borrowing in one electronic file, see the impact of additional borrowing on repayment every time you take out more loans, and more. Learn more. 

Educational Debt Management Materials

• For dental hygiene students.
• For dental students.