Best Dental Schools in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 2,109 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Dentistry

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

2. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Dentistry

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

3. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Dentistry

#1 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Dentistry

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

5. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Dentistry

#3 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

6. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Dentistry

#4 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

7. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Dentistry

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

8. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Dentistry

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

9. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Dentistry

#2 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Dentistry

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

11. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Dentistry

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

12. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Dentistry

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

13. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Dentistry

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1946

14. New York University

United States | New York State

For Dentistry

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

15. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Dentistry

#3 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

16. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Dentistry

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

17. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Dentistry

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Dentistry

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,499
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1959

19. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Dentistry

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

20. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Dentistry

#2 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

21. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Dentistry

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

22. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Dentistry

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

23. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Dentistry

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

24. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Dentistry

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

25. University of Oslo

For Dentistry

#6 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

26. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Dentistry

#7 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Dentistry

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

28. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Dentistry

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

29. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Dentistry

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

30. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#8 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

31. Stanford University

United States | California

For Dentistry

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

32. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Dentistry

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

33. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#9 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

34. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Dentistry

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

35. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Dentistry

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

36. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#10 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

37. Osaka University

For Dentistry

#4 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

38. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Dentistry

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

39. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Dentistry

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

40. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Dentistry

#5 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

41. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#6 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

42. Augusta University

United States | Georgia

For Dentistry

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

43. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Dentistry

#22 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

44. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Dentistry

#11 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

45. Loma Linda University

United States | California

For Dentistry

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Enrollment: 4,390
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

46. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Dentistry

#7 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

47. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Dentistry

#12 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

48. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Dentistry

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

49. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Dentistry

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

50. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#14 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

51. Nihon University

For Dentistry

#8 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

52. Umea University

For Dentistry

#15 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

53. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Dentistry

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

54. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Dentistry

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

55. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Dentistry

#16 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

56. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Dentistry

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

57. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Dentistry

#9 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

58. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#17 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

59. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#10 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

60. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Dentistry

#18 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

61. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Dentistry

#27 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

62. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Dentistry

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

63. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Dentistry

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1281
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

64. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Dentistry

#11 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

65. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Dentistry

#19 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

66. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Dentistry

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

67. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Dentistry

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $31,630

68. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Dentistry

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

69. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

70. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Dentistry

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

71. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Dentistry

#12 in Asia

#1 in Saudi Arabia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

72. Sapienza University of Rome

For Dentistry

#21 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

73. Lund University

For Dentistry

#22 in Europe

#4 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

74. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Dentistry

#1 in New Zealand

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

75. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Dentistry

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

76. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Dentistry

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

77. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Dentistry

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,244
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1807

78. Tohoku University

For Dentistry

#13 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

79. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Dentistry

#23 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

80. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Dentistry

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

81. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#24 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

82. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Dentistry

#25 in Europe

#2 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

83. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Dentistry

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

84. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Dentistry

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

85. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Dentistry

#14 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 12,289
Founded: 1922

86. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Dentistry

#39 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

87. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Dentistry

#26 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

88. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#27 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

89. Complutense University of Madrid

For Dentistry

#28 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

90. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Dentistry

#15 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

91. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Dentistry

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

92. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Dentistry

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

93. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Dentistry

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Net Price: $11,188
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $2,100

94. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#29 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

95. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#30 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

96. Kyoto University

For Dentistry

#16 in Asia

#8 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

97. Tokyo Dental College

For Dentistry

#17 in Asia

#9 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1890

98. Malmo University

For Dentistry

#31 in Europe

#5 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,625
Founded: 1998

99. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Dentistry

#32 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

100. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Dentistry

#33 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

Medicine subfields in the World

Anatomy and Physiology3984

Anesthesiology2456

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1027

Biomedical Engineering1500

Clinical Psychology2868

Cosmetology1038

Critical Care Nursing1749

Dermatology1554

Epidemiology1162

Family medicine2395

Forensic Science1084

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1972

Gerontology2017

Health Science3286

Healthcare Management (MHA)2393

Medical Physics1023

Neurosurgery1018

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2092

Occupational Therapy1006

Oncology and Cancer research2956

Ophthalmology1467

Orthodontics1911

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine1993

Pharmacology3236

Physical Therapy3389

Plastic Surgery1120

Public Health4699

Radiation Therapy1442

Radiology and Nuclear medicine3976

Respiratory Therapy1000

Social Work1044

Sonography and Ultrasound1000

Sports / Exercise science1015

Sports Medicine2205