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University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry

University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, NC / School Detail
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APPLICATION FEE
$84
Tuition In State
$25,258
Tuition Out of State
$47,952
Average GPA
3.61
AVERAGE DAT
20

School Overview

Degrees
DDS
Ownership
Public Non-Profit
Program Length
4 years
Total Enrollment
82
Founding Year
1954
Accreditation Year
N/A
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SDN Insights

Cost of Attendance: $270,330
Estimate repayment

Estimated loan burden for UNC 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

Chapel Hill, NC 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 $2,940 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 UNC.

Interview Feedback

Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 8% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview very impressive with a moderate stress level and felt they did well.

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Secondary Essays for UNC

1. Motivation and Fit
Please describe your interest in choosing the UNC Adams School of Dentistry for your dental education.
2. Personal Attributes and Characteristics
We all have unique values, aspirations, and a sense of purpose that define who we are and how we live. What is your personal mission? Describe how your personal mission aligns with your professional...
3. Community, Diversity, and Equity
Advocate Option A: For a variety of reasons, access to dental care is a challenge for many Americans. In your opinion, what role should dentistry play in addressing this issue?
4. Understanding and Commitment to Medicine
Advocate Option B: Describe an ethical dilemma you have faced. How was it resolved, and how might this experience influence your future career or your time as a dental student?
5. Understanding and Commitment to Medicine
Clinician Option A: Describe a meaningful experience you have had either in a clinical encounter or with a dental role model. What did you learn, and how will it shape the type of clinician you will...
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About the School

The School of Dentistry's mission is to serve the state in the best way possible, through education, patient care and research. We do this through an emphasis on giving our admitted students a wide range of clinical and classroom experience that will prepare them to make a difference in their communities post-graduation. We do this through an emphasis on research that will make life better for people in North Carolina and beyond and support the economy. We do this through outreach to communities across the state and partnerships that bring health care to underserved populations.

Curriculum

The School of Dentistry is committed to conduct high quality dental education programs at the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and postdoctoral levels. The School`s academic environment fosters the acquisition of knowledge in the basic, behavioral, and clinical sciences. Independent thinking and life-long learning are encouraged through degree-granting and continuing education programs. A high standard of professional and personal ethics, as well as technical excellence, are integral to the learning experience. The School prepares its graduates to enter the general practice of dentistry, the dental specialties, dental allied health fields, research, and teaching in a wide variety of settings, primarily in service to the people of North Carolina.

Last Updated: Aug 28, 2026