Cost of School

[DentalMan123]

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For undergrad, a friend of mine started out at his state school and paid about $10,000 a year total (tuition and room and board). He is considered "economically disadvantaged" so he received some grants to help him out, since the total cost of attendance for the state school would be about $17,000.

However, he then transferred to a private undergrad university, where the total cost of attendance is $40,000. But, with grants awarded to him, he only had to pay $9,000 a year total (tuition and room and board). Thus, he paid somewhat LESS for a private school than his state school. So my question is, would this be the same case for dental school?

If he were to attend dental school, would the private dental school be a better choice for him to attend considering his economically disadvantage status so he would receive a lot more grants/scholarships at the private dental school... also considering the fact that during undergrad a private school cost him about the same as a state school.... Would a similar situation occur? Or is dental school a completely different ball game and he is better off attending the state school to save money no matter what?

 

[newyorkblork]

There's no really solid way to answer this question because everyone's rates vary so much; you would need to narrow this question down to more specific school choices.

NYUCD costs about 72,000 a year and the maximum scholarship awarded by the school [to my knowledge] is ~15,000 a year. There's pretty much no way you could cut that down to be cheaper than a state school.

On the other hand, UIChicago is a state school that is running, I believe, in the 50k range - which is not too far off what the private schools are charging. Buffalo, meanwhile, is considerably cheaper for in-staters, running around [I believe] 20k. I have no idea what scholarships these schools are running.

Then you have to factor in Cost of Living and all of that good stuff.

 

[ltb]

Or is dental school a completely different ball game and he is better off attending the state school to save money no matter what?

pretty much this.

 

[spearmint]

Once you go beyond undergrad, federal grants are no longer offered to grad students. Most grad students rely on loans (federal or private) to pay for tuition or if they're lucky enough to receive scholarships from the school or military.

 

[DentalMan123]

There's not even EOP help?

 

[ltb]

no.

 

[trust068]

Once you go beyond undergrad, federal grants are no longer offered to grad students. Most grad students rely on loans (federal or private) to pay for tuition or if they're lucky enough to receive scholarships from the school or military.

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