Estimated Cost of Attendance for the Dental Class of 2023
The table below shows the estimated cost of attendance based on current figures.
Budget Category | 2019-20 (9 months) |
2020-21 (9 months) |
2021-22 (12 months) |
2022-23 (12 months) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tuition & Fees | $44,950 | $44,950 | $48,844 | $48,844 |
Health Insurance [1] | $5,470 | $5,470 | $5,470 | $5,470 |
Loan Fees | $420 | $420 | $420 | $420 |
Cost of Living | $26,550 | $26,550 | $35,400 | $35,400 |
Books & Supplies | $942 | $627 | $772 | $928 |
Externship Costs | $ - | $ - | $1,076 | $2,152 |
Dental Kit Costs | $13,269 | $9,843 | $7,353 | $7,479 |
California Resident Total | $91,601 | $87,860 | $99,335 | $100,693 |
Non-resident Supplemental Tuition | $12,245 | $12,245 | $12,245 | $12,245 |
California Non-resident Total | $103,846 | $100,105 | $111,580 | $112,938 |
[1] Health insurance can be waived if you have sufficient coverage. Information on applying for a health insurance waiver can be found here: studenthealth.ucsf.edu/insurance/waiver
Monthly Cost of Living Allowance
Student Financial Aid establishes a modest, yet adequate cost of living allowance to determine financial aid eligibility each school year. This allowance includes housing and utilities, food, transportation, personal and miscellaneous, and medical expenses. The off-campus allowance assumes shared housing costs.
Off Campus | With Parents or Relatives | |
---|---|---|
Food | $602 | $602 |
Housing (plus utilities)* | $1,820 | $0 |
Transportation | $165 | $165 |
Personal/Miscellaneous | $363 | $363 |
Total | $2,950 | $1,130 |
Outside Scholarship Support
One of our unique ways of helping students is our recently launched outside scholarship database. This database includes scholarships our students actually receive. This creates more valuable results for the time you put into searching for additional funding.
Additional resources can be found on our outside scholarship page.
Student Borrowing
Of those who borrowed student loans of any kind while at UCSF in the School of Dentistry graduating class of 2018, the average amount borrowed at UCSF was $211,144 (there were 75 students in the class who borrowed). 85% of the graduates graduated with UCSF debt.
Amount Borrowed | % of Graduates |
---|---|
Less than $50,000 | 4.0% |
Between $50,000 and $100,000 | 4.0% |
Between $100,000 and $150,000 | 4.0% |
Between $150,000 and $200,000 | 20.0% |
Between $200,000 and $250,000 | 45.3% |
Between $250,000 and $300,000 | 16.0% |
More than $300,000 | 6.7% |
Welcome to UCSF School of Dentistry Admit Day Class of 2023!
Carol Garcia, Financial Aid Supervisor
Dentistry - Financial Aid Liaison