Why is UIC's Dental School So Expensive?

[iDentastic]

I'm looking at the list of dental schools costs right now and I never realized UIC had one of the most expensive costs of all dental schools for out-of-staters. SIU is up there too. Holy Cow, how come no one ever made such a big deal about the cost of those two schools.. all I hear about is NYU. NYU, NYU.

Is it because you can obtain in-state residency after paying 1 year of out-of-state tuition in Illinois like some schools I've heard and therefore have that lower dental school cost for the remaining three years?? Just wondering.

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[Toothshucker]

I'm looking at the list of dental schools costs right now and I never realized UIC had one of the most expensive costs of all dental schools for out-of-staters. SIU is up there too. Holy Cow, how come no one ever made such a big deal about the cost of those two schools.. all I hear about is NYU. NYU, NYU.

Is it because you can obtain in-state residency after paying 1 year of out-of-state tuition in Illinois like some schools I've heard and therefore have that lower dental school cost for the remaining three years?? Just wondering.

No one makes a big deal about the OOS tuition because generally, only 1-3 people attending are non residents. It's not a "safety school" because of this. Many more applicants will apply to NYU as a "safety school."

No, you cannot obtain in-state tuition at an Illinois dental school.

 

[iDentastic]

Oh okay, strange. I have an out-of-state friend who attends the school. I figured it was more than 3 people.....

 

[Surive123]

Oh okay, strange. I have an out-of-state friend who attends the school. I figured it was more than 3 people.....

They have 6 OOS spots available.

And yes, it is outrageously expensive. Including living expenses for an in-state, you can expect to be paying 75K a year. I feel kinda bad withdrawing my acceptance as they were rather nice - but I just cannot commit to that kind of debt.

SIU-SDM here I come...

http://www.siue.edu/dentalmedicine/misc/est_expenses.shtml

 

[r2thekesh]

Some of the OOS spots at UIC might be going to phd/dmd candidates but I'm not totally sure about that. They end up not paying tuition anyways.

 

[Toothshucker]

Some of the OOS spots at UIC might be going to phd/dmd candidates but I'm not totally sure about that. They end up not paying tuition anyways.

There are years where those spots are not completely filled by OOS applicants.

 

[Volvoxy]

One of the OOS students I met there on the interview day was on a military scholarship so cost didn't matter for him.