Estimated Cost of Attendance for College of Dental Medicine

The following charts are based on enrollment for the 2025-2026 academic year.

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Item	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5-8
Direct Costs
Tuition - In-state/Out-of-state	$21,420/$21,420	$15,810/$15,810	$21,420/$21,420	$21,420/$21,420	$22,185/$29,843
Health Insurance	$4,591	$3,780	$3,780	$3,780	$3,780
Fees	$20,339	$19,164	$19,204	$19,204	$300
Direct Costs Subtotal	$46,350/$46,350	$38,754/$38,754	$44,404/$44,404	$44,404/$44,404	$26,265/$33,923
Indirect Costs
Housing/Food	$22,620	$18,096	$24,882	$24,882	$27,144
Personal	$2,400	$1,920	$2,640	$2,640	$2,880
Transportation	$2,700	$2,160	$2,970	$2,970	$3,240
Books/Required Expenses	$5,520	$3,410	$3,905	$6,610	$1,585
Indirect Costs Subtotal	$33,240/$33,240	$25,586/$25,586	$34,397/$34,397	$37,102/$37,102	$34,849/$34,849
Total - In-state/Out-of-state	$79,590/$79,590	$64,340/$64,340	$78,801/$78,801	$81,506/$81,506	$61,114/$68,772

Item	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Direct Costs
Tuition - In-state/Out-of-state	$47,415/$83,290	$34,300/$60,000	$47,415/$83,290	$47,415/$83,290
Health Insurance	$4,591	$3,780	$3,780	$3,780
Fees	$20,339	$19,164	$19,204	$19,204
Direct Costs Subtotal	$72,345/$108,220	$57,244/$82,944	$70,399/$106,274	$70,399/$106,274
Indirect Costs
Housing/Food	$22,620	$18,096	$24,882	$24,882
Personal	$2,400	$1,920	$2,640	$2,640
Transportation	$2,700	$2,160	$2,970	$2,970
Books/Required Expenses	$5,520	$3,410	$3,905	$6,610
Indirect Costs Subtotal	$33,240/$33,240	$25,586/$25,586	$34,397/$34,397	$37,102/$37,102
Total - In-state/Out-of-state	$105,585/$141,460	$82,830/$108,530	$104,796/$140,671	$107,501/$143,376

Item	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Direct Costs
Tuition - In-state/Out-of-state	$45,704/$45,704	$45,704/$45,704	$18,724/$18,724
Health Insurance	$4,591	$3,780	-
Fees	$4,975	$4,900	-
Direct Costs Subtotal	$55,270/$55,270	$54,384/$54,384	$18,724/$18,724
Indirect Costs
Housing/Food	$24,882	$27,144	$9,048
Personal	$2,640	$2,880	$960
Transportation	$2,970	$3,240	$1,080
Books/Required Expenses	$1,360	$2,360	$680
Indirect Costs Subtotal	$31,852/$31,852	$35,624/$35,624	$11,768/$11,768
Total - In-state/Out-of-state	$87,122/$87,122	$90,008/$90,008	$30,492/$30,492

Item	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Direct Costs
Tuition - In-state/Out-of-state	$9,399/$13,020	$9,399/$13,020	$9,399/$13,020
Health Insurance	$4,591	$3,780	$3,780
Fees	$4,975	$4,900	$4,900
Direct Costs Subtotal	$18,965/$22,586	$18,079/$21,700	$18,079/$21,700
Indirect Costs
Housing/Food	$24,882	$27,144	$27,144
Personal	$2,640	$2,880	$2,880
Transportation	$2,970	$3,240	$3,240
Books/Required Expenses	$12,510	$5,060	$5,860
Indirect Costs Subtotal	$43,002/$43,002	$38,324/$38,324	$39,124/$39,124
Total - In-state/Out-of-state	$61,967/$65,588	$56,403/$60,024	$57,203/$60,824

Item	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Direct Costs
Tuition - In-state/Out-of-state	$9,399/$13,020	$9,399/$13,020	$9,399/$13,020
Health Insurance	$4,591	$3,780	$4,591
Fees	$4,975	$4,900	$4,900
Direct Costs Subtotal	$18,965/$22,586	$18,079/$21,700	$18,315/$20,706
Indirect Costs
Housing/Food	$24,882	$27,144	$27,144
Personal	$2,640	$2,880	$2,880
Transportation	$2,970	$3,240	$3,240
Books/Required Expenses	$12,510	$5,060	$5,860
Indirect Costs Subtotal	$43,002/$43,002	$38,324/$38,324	$39,124/$39,124
Total - In-state/Out-of-state	$61,967/$65,588	$56,403/$60,024	$57,439/$59,830

Please refer to the Schedule of Academic Charges to review international student tuition and fees information.

Health Insurance Mandatory; figure shown is the amount for insurance coverage if you purchase the MUSC Policy.

Housing costs assume double-occupancy for off-campus living.

Last Updated: 7/2/2025