Contents:

Introduction SECTION I: TUITION Resident and Non-Resident Tuition First-Year Resident and Non-Resident Tuition and Fees Fees and Other Educational Costs United States Dental Schools Ranked by First-Year Resident Costs United States Dental Schools Ranked by Total Costs for All Four Years SECTION II: ADMISSION Applications Received Admissions Criteria Advanced Placement Combined Degree Programs Academic Qualifications of First-Year Students Citizenship of First-Year Students SECTION III: ATTRITION First-Year Withdrawal Withdrawal by Class Appendix A: Responses to “Other, please specify” Questions Appendix B: Glossary of Terms.......... 57 Appendix C: 2005-06 Survey of Dental Education Groups I and II Sample Instruments LIST OF TABLES SECTION I: TUITION Table 1: Resident and Non-Resident Tuition by Class, 2005-06 Table 2: First-Year Tuition and Annual Related Educational Costs in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Table 3: United States Dental Schools Ranked by the Ratio of First-Year Non-Resident Tuition and Fees to First-Year Resident Tuition and Fees, 2005-06 Table 4: Mandatory General Fees by Class, 2005-06 Table 5: Instrument Costs by Class, 2005-06 Table 6: Textbook Costs by Class, 2005-06 Table 7: Health Services Costs by Class, 2005-06 Table 8: United States Dental Schools Ranked by Total Resident First-Year Costs, 2005-06 Table 9: Public and Private Dental Schools in the United States Ranked by Total Resident First-Year Costs, 2005-06 Table 10: United States Dental Schools Ranked by Total Resident Costs for All Four Years, 2005-06 Table 11: United States Dental Schools Ranked by Total Non-Resident Costs for All Four Years, 2005-06 Table 12: Public and Private Dental Schools in the United States Ranked by Total Resident Costs for All Four Years, 2005-06 Table 13: Public and Private Dental Schools in the United States Ranked by Total Non-Resident Costs for All Four Years, 2005-06 SECTION II: ADMISSION Table 14: Applications Received in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Table 15: Importance of DAT Scores Used as Admissions Criteria in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Table 16: Importance of Other Factors Used as Admissions Criteria in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Table 17: Types of Advanced Placement Permitted for Transfer Students in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Table 18: Number of International Dental School Graduates Admitted to United States Dental Schools, by Class, 2005-06 Table 19: Number of United States and Canadian Dental Schools Offering Combined Pre-dental/Dental and D.D.S./Other Degree Programs, 2005-06 SECTION II: ADMISSION (Continued) Table 20: Average DAT Scores of First-Year Students, 2005-06 Table 21: Average Pre-dental GPA of First-Year Students, 2005-06 Table 22: Citizenship of First-Year Students, 2005-06 SECTION III: ATTRITION Table 23: First-Year Enrollment and Withdrawal in United States Dental Schools, 1995-96 to 2004-05 Table 24: First-Year Withdrawal in United States Dental Schools by Reason, 1995-96 to 2004-05 Table 25: Withdrawal in United States Dental Schools by Class, 2004-05 Appendix A: Responses to “Other, please specify” Questions Table A-1: Other Factors from Table 15—Importance of DAT Scores in the Admissions Process in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Table A-2: Other Pre-dental GPA Admissions Factors from Table 16—Importance of Other Admissions Factors in the Admissions Process in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Table A-3: Other Admissions Factors from Table 16—Importance of Other Admissions Factors in the Admissions Process in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Table A-4: Other Required Years of Pre-dental Education from Table 16, 2005-06 Table A-5: Other Degrees from Table 19—Number of United States and Canadian Dental Schools Offering Combined Predental/Dental and D.D.S./Other Degree Programs, 2005-06 LIST OF FIGURES SECTION I: TUITION Figure 1: Average United States Dental School Resident and Non-Resident Tuition by Class, 2005-06 Figure 2: Average First-Year Tuition in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Figure 3: Average United States Dental School Tuition and Fees for First-Year Resident and Non-Resident Students, 1996-97 to 2005-06 Figure 4: Average United States Dental School Fees and Other Costs by Class, 2005-06 Figure 5: Average First-Year Resident Tuition and Fees by Type of Institutional Sponsor, 1996-97 to 2005-06 Figure 6: Average Total Resident and Non-Resident Costs for All Four Years, 1996-97 to 2005-06 Figure 7: Average Total Resident Costs for All Four Years by Type of Institutional Sponsor, 1996-97 to 2005-06 Figure 8: Average Total Non-Resident Costs for All Four Years by Type of Institutional Sponsor, 1996-97 to 2005-06 SECTION II: ADMISSION Figure 9: Applications Received by Dental Schools by Gender, 2005-06 Figure 10: Importance of DAT Scores Used as Admissions Criteria in United States Dental Schools, 2005-06 Figure 11: Importance of Other Factors Used as Admissions Criteria in United States Dental Schools, 2005-06 Figure 12: Types of Advanced Placement Permitted for Transfer Students in the United States and Canada, 2005-06 Figure 13: Number of International Dental School Graduates Admitted to United States Dental Schools, 2005-06 Figure 14: Number of United States and Canadian Dental Schools Offering Combined Pre-dental/Dental and D.D.S. or D.M.D./Other Degree Programs, 2005-06 Figure 15: Average DAT Scores of First-Year Students, 2001-02 to 2005-06 Figure 16: Average Pre-dental GPA of First-Year Students, 2001-02 to 2005-06 Figure 17: Citizenship of First-Year Students in United States Dental Schools, 2005-06 SECTION III: ATTRITION Figure 18: First-Year Withdrawal in United States Dental Schools, 1995-96 to 2004-05 Figure 19: Reasons for First-Year Withdrawal in United States Dental Schools, 2004-05 Figure 20: Reasons for Withdrawal in United States Dental Schools by Class, 2004-05