Dental School Acceptance Rates 2025: DAT, GPA & Admission Data
Understanding dental school acceptance rates is crucial when planning your application strategy. With competition intensifying each year, being informed about acceptance percentages, average DAT scores, and GPAs can help you target schools more strategically.
Below, you'll find the latest acceptance data for dental schools across the United States, alongside average DAT and GPA expectations. Whether you're preparing to submit your first dental school application or refining your school list, this guide will serve as a valuable resource.
When Should You Expect to Hear Back from Dental Schools?
Dental school timelines vary by institution. Generally, early applicants begin hearing back for interviews between late summer and early fall. Offers of admission typically start being extended between December and February. Because many dental schools operate on rolling admissions, applying early can significantly enhance your chances.
Important Note About Admissions Data
While every effort has been made to present accurate and updated information, admissions requirements can change. Always confirm specifics with each dental school’s admissions office.
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Dental School Acceptance Rates and Requirements
Here’s a snapshot of acceptance rates, in-state acceptance percentages, average DAT scores, and average GPAs for U.S. dental schools:
|
Dental School
|
Overall Acceptance Rate
|
In-State Acceptance Rate
|
Average DAT
|
Average GPA
|
|
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
|
2.2%
|
0.67%
|
19.2
|
3.4
|
|
Augusta University
|
11.2%
|
31.5%
|
20
|
3.6
|
|
Boston University
|
2.5%
|
24.7%
|
20
|
3.4
|
|
Case Western Reserve University
|
2.67%
|
13.6%
|
19.6
|
3.6
|
|
Columbia University
|
5%
|
5.3%
|
23.4
|
3.7
|
|
Creighton University
|
5.8%
|
13.6%
|
20
|
3.63
|
|
East Carolina University
|
14.7%
|
15.77%
|
20
|
3.47
|
|
Harvard University
|
3.8%
|
4.54%
|
22
|
3.85
|
|
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry (USC)
|
4.26%
|
9.9%
|
20.9
|
3.67
|
|
Howard University
|
6.51%
|
28.57%
|
18
|
3.2
|
|
Indiana University
|
5.58%
|
38.41%
|
20
|
3.6
|
|
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
|
5%
|
6.5%
|
19
|
3.4
|
|
Loma Linda University
|
6.98%
|
10%
|
20.52
|
3.6
|
|
LSU Health Sciences Center
|
9.93%
|
57.6%
|
21
|
3.6
|
|
Marquette University
|
6.98%
|
32.1%
|
20.39
|
3.57
|
|
Medical University of South Carolina
|
5.81%
|
38%
|
20.3
|
3.62
|
|
Meharry Medical College
|
2.9%
|
11%
|
17
|
3.5
|
|
Midwestern University – AZ
|
6.3%
|
20.9%
|
20.2
|
3.5
|
|
Midwestern University – IL
|
6%
|
13.1%
|
19.4
|
3.35
|
|
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health
|
3.92%
|
15.8%
|
18.9
|
3.5
|
|
New York University (NYU)
|
12.09%
|
32.7%
|
21
|
3.5
|
|
Nova Southeastern University
|
5.4%
|
14.7%
|
20.8
|
3.53
|
|
Ohio State University
|
9.65%
|
49.3%
|
21
|
3.65
|
|
Oregon Health & Science University
|
8.07%
|
43.3%
|
20.43
|
3.74
|
|
Roseman University of Health Sciences
|
4.78%
|
12.26%
|
19.1
|
3.28
|
|
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
|
4.76%
|
20.86%
|
22
|
3.6
|
|
Southern Illinois University
|
7.91%
|
12.46%
|
19.9
|
3.66
|
|
Stony Brook University
|
4.31%
|
8.8%
|
22.5
|
3.77
|
|
Temple University
|
4.66%
|
25%
|
21.1
|
3.51
|
|
Texas A&M University
|
6.38%
|
10.39%
|
22
|
3.7
|
|
Touro College of Dental Medicine
|
4.42%
|
8.6%
|
21.2
|
3.46
|
|
Tufts University
|
5%
|
14.2%
|
19
|
3.27
|
|
University at Buffalo
|
5.28%
|
14.74%
|
20.9
|
3.75
|
|
University of Alabama – Birmingham
|
7.8%
|
46.28%
|
21
|
3.75
|
|
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
|
6.36%
|
11.84%
|
22
|
3.72
|
|
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
|
6.44%
|
8.27%
|
22.8
|
3.66
|
|
University of Colorado
|
3.47%
|
30.94%
|
21
|
3.61
|
|
University of Connecticut
|
3.83%
|
30.92%
|
21.9
|
3.72
|
|
University of Detroit Mercy
|
9.4%
|
18.7%
|
20
|
3.62
|
|
University of Florida
|
10.63%
|
12.64%
|
22
|
3.76
|
|
University of Illinois – Chicago
|
5.13%
|
15.09%
|
20
|
3.5
|
|
University of Iowa
|
9.26%
|
54.17%
|
21
|
3.7
|
|
University of Kentucky
|
5.98%
|
33.33%
|
20.2
|
3.6
|
|
University of Louisville
|
6.17%
|
23.08%
|
20
|
3.56
|
|
University of Maryland
|
6.68%
|
27.69%
|
21
|
3.6
|
|
University of Michigan
|
5.84%
|
20%
|
21.8
|
3.8
|
|
University of Minnesota
|
10.21%
|
41.58%
|
20.9
|
3.67
|
|
University of Mississippi
|
20.73%
|
27.97%
|
20
|
3.7
|
|
University of Missouri – Kansas City
|
12.8%
|
41.9%
|
20
|
3.7
|
|
University of Nebraska Medical Center
|
8.67%
|
51.4%
|
20
|
3.67
|
|
University of Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV)
|
4.57%
|
56.41%
|
20.17
|
3.45
|
|
University of New England
|
8.13%
|
52.63%
|
19.3
|
3.48
|
|
University of North Carolina
|
5.34%
|
15.43%
|
22.1
|
3.67
|
|
University of Oklahoma
|
7.04%
|
40.2%
|
20.3
|
3.63
|
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
6.87%
|
13.93%
|
21.3
|
3.75
|
|
University of Pittsburgh
|
5.26%
|
16.49%
|
21.3
|
3.71
|
|
University of Puerto Rico
|
10%
|
65%
|
17
|
3.5
|
|
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
|
7.2%
|
36.4%
|
20
|
3.6
|
|
University of Texas at Houston
|
6.49%
|
11.1%
|
22
|
3.78
|
|
University of the Pacific
|
7.03%
|
11.3%
|
22
|
3.57
|
|
University of Utah
|
10.44%
|
18.44%
|
21
|
3.66
|
|
University of Washington
|
10.02%
|
25.67%
|
22
|
3.65
|
|
UT Health San Antonio
|
7.23%
|
10.9%
|
19
|
3.27
|
|
Virginia Commonwealth University
|
4.4%
|
21.9%
|
20
|
3.6
|
|
West Virginia University
|
5.63%
|
60.98%
|
19
|
3.65
|
|
Western University of Health Sciences
|
2.33%
|
4.4%
|
20
|
3.35
|
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