1. Graduates Total Debt by Gender, 2015 and 2016
Respondents with Debt
All Respondents
2015
2016
Average
Median
Women
$247,155
$250,000
$258,148
$252,500
$215,480
$220,000
$211,671
$222,447
Men
$264,528
$260,000
$266,851
$270,000
$233,295
$244,192
$227,696
All Graduates
$255,566
$262,119
$223,983
$230,000
$219,463
$240,000
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2015 and 2016 Graduating Classes
Note: Graduates Total Debt refers to educational debt incurred prior to and during dental school
2 The “All Graduates” category includes individuals not in the Men or Women categories.