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This was a documentary research, using data from the student questionnaire of ENADE 2016. We analyzed the answers given by students who completed a public higher education course in Dentistry at a public institution in a Capital city in Northeastern Brazil. The IES data were filtered from the ENADE 2016 microdata worksheet, using the IES code, as obtained from the electronic system of the MEC (eMEC). The sociodemographic variables were used to characterize the profile of the graduates of the night course. The answers to the questionnaire were grouped into categories of positive, neutral or negative responses, for the three sections of the questionnaire: didactic-pedagogical organization, infrastructure and physical facilities of the course, and expansion of academic and professional development. The latter was analyzed comparatively between the night course(?)and full-time students of the same IEH, by using the Chi-square tests and Fisher's exact test applied with 95% confidence. The sociodemographic profile included a group of single, white, males, with a mean age of 28.9 years. In the Quality assessment of the didactic-pedagogical organization, physical infrastructure and facilities of the course, students' perceptions were positive for the majority of the subcomponents of the questionnaire. There was statistically significant difference between the night and full-time course students' responses, in terms of opportunities for extension and exchanges and / or international internship. The perception of the graduates, presented positive results, conferring a criterion of quality. The study indicated that the policy of expansion of higher education to include the night classes remained fragmented as extracurricular activities in the development of these (night) students at the public university.