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University of Florida College of Dentistry

University of Florida College of Dentistry

Gainesville, FL / School Detail
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APPLICATION FEE
$30
Tuition In State
$41,628
Tuition Out of State
$68,110
Average GPA
3.77
AVERAGE DAT
20.3

School Overview

Degrees
DMD
Ownership
Public Non-Profit
Program Length
4 years
Total Enrollment
93
Founding Year
1966
Accreditation Year
N/A
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SDN Insights

Cost of Attendance: $339,813
Estimate repayment

Estimated loan burden for UF using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, government-derived local cost-of-living adjustment, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption.

Cost of Living: Near national average cost of living

Gainesville, FL is close to the national average for cost of living. In the debt estimate, the government-derived local cost adjustment keeps the $3,000 monthly allowance at about $2,910 per month. Treat this as a city-level budgeting estimate, not the school's official cost of attendance.

Environment: Urban

There is currently insufficient information to assess the neighborhood around UF.

Interview Feedback

Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 23% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview generally impressive with a moderate stress level and felt they did okay.

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Secondary Essays for UF

1. Geographic Connection and Commitment
For Out-of-State Applicants Only: If you have any ties to Florida, explain here. (Examples include but are not limited to: Have you or a family member ever lived in or been associated with the state...
2. Career Goals and Future Aspirations
Are you interested in applying for the seven-year DMD-PhD program? (Yes, I have 100+ research experience hours and interest in academic dentistry; No)
3. Other
Have you participated in SHPEP? If yes, in which site did you participate?
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About the School

The University of Florida College of Dentistry is one of six health science colleges that make up the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center. The college is Florida`s only public dental school and serves as the dental safety net for Florida`s low-income residents, providing nearly 10 percent of all indigent dental care to Florida`s residents through comprehensive, state-of-the-art clinical services.

Facilities

The college enjoys a growing national reputation for its oral health research enterprise, emphasizing infectious diseases in dentistry, bone biology, pain and neurosciences, and translational research, including practice-based studies to improve clinical dental care. Total sponsored research in the college more than $16 million in 2005, ranking the college No. 4 out of 56 dental schools in terms of federal funding for research.

Last Updated: Aug 28, 2026