100 Best Dental schools in the United States

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 9.92M citations received by 290K academic papers made by 414 universities in the United States 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

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Dentistry

#1 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Dentistry

#2 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

3. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Dentistry

#4 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

4. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Dentistry

#5 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Dentistry

#6 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

6. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Dentistry

#7 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

7. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Dentistry

#8 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

8. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Dentistry

#9 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Texas | San Antonio

For Dentistry

#10 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

10. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Dentistry

#11 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

11. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Dentistry

#12 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

12. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Dentistry

#13 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

13. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Dentistry

#14 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

14. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Dentistry

#15 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

15. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Dentistry

#16 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

16. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Dentistry

#17 in North America

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

17. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Dentistry

#18 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

18. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Dentistry

#19 in North America

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

19. Loma Linda University

California | Loma Linda

For Dentistry

#20 in North America

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

20. Augusta University

Georgia | Augusta

For Dentistry

#21 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

21. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Dentistry

#22 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

22. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Dentistry

#24 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,667
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

23. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Dentistry

#25 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

24. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Dentistry

#26 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

25. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Dentistry

#27 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

26. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Dentistry

#28 in North America

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

27. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Dentistry

#29 in North America

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

28. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Dentistry

#30 in North America

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

29. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Dentistry

#31 in North America

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

30. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Dentistry

#32 in North America

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Dentistry

#33 in North America

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

32. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Dentistry

#34 in North America

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $11,577
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $1,900

33. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Dentistry

#35 in North America

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

34. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Dentistry

#38 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

35. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Dentistry

#39 in North America

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

36. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Dentistry

#40 in North America

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,877
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

37. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Texas | Houston

For Dentistry

#41 in North America

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

38. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Dentistry

#42 in North America

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

39. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Dentistry

#43 in North America

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

40. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Dentistry

#44 in North America

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

41. University of Louisville

Kentucky | Louisville

For Dentistry

#45 in North America

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

42. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Dentistry

#46 in North America

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

43. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Dentistry

#47 in North America

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

44. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Dentistry

#48 in North America

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

45. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Dentistry

#50 in North America

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

46. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Dentistry

#51 in North America

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

47. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Dentistry

#52 in North America

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

48. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Dentistry

#53 in North America

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

49. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Dentistry

#54 in North America

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

50. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Dentistry

#55 in North America

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

51. Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia | Richmond

For Dentistry

#56 in North America

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

52. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Dentistry

#57 in North America

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

53. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Dentistry

#58 in North America

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

54. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Dentistry

#59 in North America

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

55. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Dentistry

#60 in North America

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

56. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Dentistry

#61 in North America

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

57. University of Missouri - Kansas City

Missouri | Kansas

For Dentistry

#62 in North America

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

58. Florida College

Florida | Temple Terrace

For Dentistry

#65 in North America

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $23,885

59. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Dentistry

#66 in North America

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

60. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Dentistry

#67 in North America

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,608

61. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Dentistry

#68 in North America

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

62. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Dentistry

#69 in North America

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

63. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Dentistry

#71 in North America

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

64. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Dentistry

#72 in North America

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

65. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Dentistry

#73 in North America

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

66. University of the Pacific

California | Stockton

For Dentistry

#74 in North America

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,975

67. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Tennessee | Memphis

For Dentistry

#75 in North America

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,121
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1911

68. Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina | Charleston

For Dentistry

#76 in North America

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,117
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1824

69. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Dentistry

#77 in North America

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

70. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Dentistry

#78 in North America

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

71. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Dentistry

#79 in North America

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

72. Baylor University

Texas | Waco

For Dentistry

#81 in North America

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

73. University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nebraska | Omaha

For Dentistry

#82 in North America

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1869

74. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Dentistry

#83 in North America

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

75. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas | Houston

For Dentistry

#84 in North America

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

76. Medical College of Wisconsin

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Dentistry

#85 in North America

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 1,661
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1893

77. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Dentistry

#86 in North America

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

78. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Dentistry

#87 in North America

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

79. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Dentistry

#88 in North America

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

80. Seattle University

Washington | Seattle

For Dentistry

#89 in North America

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $37,103

81. Marymount University

Virginia | Arlington

For Dentistry

#90 in North America

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,147
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $28,003

82. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Dentistry

#92 in North America

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

83. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Dentistry

#93 in North America

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,683
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1931

84. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Dentistry

#94 in North America

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

85. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Dentistry

#95 in North America

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

86. Marquette University

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Dentistry

#96 in North America

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,031

87. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Dentistry

#97 in North America

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

88. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Dentistry

#98 in North America

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

89. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Dentistry

#99 in North America

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

90. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Dentistry

#100 in North America

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

91. University of Alabama

Alabama | Tuscaloosa

For Dentistry

#101 in North America

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

92. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Dentistry

#102 in North America

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

93. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Dentistry

#103 in North America

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

94. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Oklahoma State | Norman

For Dentistry

#105 in North America

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

95. Nova Southeastern University

Florida | Fort Lauderdale

For Dentistry

#107 in North America

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $32,756

96. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Dentistry

#108 in North America

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

97. University of Detroit Mercy

Michigan | Detroit

For Dentistry

#109 in North America

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $17,987

98. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Dentistry

#110 in North America

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

99. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Dentistry

#111 in North America

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

100. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Dentistry

#112 in North America

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

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