A doctor of dentistry (D.D.S.) is the same
as a doctor of medical dentistry (D.M.D). It is awarded after 4 years of dental school.
Prerequisites are usually the same as for medical school. It is suggested that applicants
have a GPA of at least 3.3 and a DAT score of 17-17 or better. For the entering class of
1996 there were 4,255 enrollees from an applicant pool of 8,872 for an acceptance rate of
48%.
The American
Association of Dental Schools and the American Dental
Association provide additional information.
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St. |
School |
AAD |
Dead |
Notifi cation |
App/Enr |
# |
Avr. Age |
DAT Acad Avg |
DAT Pat Avg |
Tot. |
sGPA |
In-state |
Out of |
AL |
Alabama |
X |
1/15 |
12/1 - 8/15 |
646/55 |
51 |
24 |
17.9 |
16.1 |
3.45 |
3.34 |
$88,138 |
$129,442 |
CA |
California, LA |
X |
1/1 |
12/1 - 4/30 |
1471/95 |
93 |
25 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
3.45 |
3.42 |
N/A |
N/A |
California, SF |
X |
1/1 |
1/15 - 4/15 |
1620/72 |
72 |
25 |
20.8 |
19.0 |
3.52 |
3.50 |
$106,698 |
$142,634 |
|
Loma Linda |
X |
12/15 |
12/1 - 4/1 |
1524/85 |
68 |
25 |
17.2 |
17.8 |
3.19 |
3.1 |
$124,061 |
$124,061 |
|
Pacific |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 7/1 |
2566/136 |
101 |
24 |
19.2 |
18.8 |
3.21 |
3.12 |
$195,993 |
$195,993 |
|
So. California |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 4/30 |
2062/142 |
121 |
24 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
3.35 |
3.35 |
$202,593 |
$202,593 |
|
CO |
Colorado |
X |
1/1 |
12/1 - 8/16 |
914/36 |
25 |
27 |
18.5 |
18.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
$88,795 |
$155,675 |
CT |
Connecticut |
X |
1/15 |
12/1 - 8/1 |
1163/44 |
13 |
25 |
19.3 |
17.0 |
3.36 |
3.3 |
$103,200 |
$152,600 |
DC |
Howard |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 7/15 |
1407/84 |
3 |
25 |
15.0 |
14.0 |
2.88 |
2.76 |
$117,443 |
N/A |
FL |
Nova Southeastern |
X |
4/1 |
12/1 - 6/1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$169,576 |
$169,576 |
Florida |
X |
10/15 |
12/1 - |
768/78 |
73 |
24 |
18.5 |
17.6 |
3.32 |
3.25 |
$91,140 |
$142,950 |
|
GA |
Georgia |
11/1 |
12/1 - 8/19 |
213/56 |
55 |
24 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
3.26 |
3.21 |
$39,711 |
$100,233 |
|
IL |
Illinois |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 6/15 |
1366/64 |
64 |
24 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
3.27 |
3.31 |
$115,196 |
$188,986 |
Northwestern |
X |
2/1 |
12/1 - |
2320/76 |
10 |
23.3 |
19.5 |
18.9 |
3.32 |
3.26 |
$147,544 |
$147,544 |
|
S. Illinois |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 811 |
758/50 |
48 |
23 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
3.14 |
3.04 |
$77,942 |
$129,942 |
|
IN |
Indiana |
X |
2/1 |
12/1 - |
1123/100 |
60 |
24 |
17.3 |
16.6 |
3.19 |
3.11 |
$113,628 |
$158,668 |
IA |
Iowa |
X |
11/1 |
12/1 - 8/15 |
1037/73 |
55 |
24 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
3.38 |
3.28 |
$79,754 |
$129,058 |
KY |
Kentucky |
X |
2/1 |
12/1 - 7/1 |
1102/52 |
36 |
24 |
17.0 |
16.2 |
3.21 |
3.03 |
$86,332 |
$129,652 |
Louisville |
X |
2/1 |
12/1 - |
1351/72 |
44 |
23 |
16.3 |
16.2 |
3.34 |
3.18 |
$66,480 |
$109,360 |
|
LA |
LSU |
2/28 |
12/1 - 6/15 |
161/55 |
54 |
24 |
16.8 |
15.6 |
3.36 |
3.32 |
$76,031 |
N/A |
|
MD |
Maryland |
X |
1/1 |
12/1 - 8/ |
1915/98 |
58 |
22 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
3.22 |
3.14 |
$87,789 |
$132,125 |
MA |
Boston |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - |
2646/91 |
13 |
25 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
3.16 |
3.1 |
$219,142 |
N/A |
Harvard |
X |
1/1 |
12/1 - 9/1 |
795/30 |
0 |
23 |
21.9 |
18.2 |
3.55 |
3.56 |
$176,667 |
$176,667 |
|
Tufts |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 8/15 |
2647/148 |
34 |
24 |
17.8 |
16.8 |
3.2 |
3.12 |
$183,787 |
$183,787 |
|
MI |
Detroit |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - |
1384/74 |
54 |
24 |
18.0 |
17.0 |
3.31 |
3.23 |
$144,661 |
$144,661 |
Michigan |
X |
2/1 |
12/1 - |
1448/101 |
61 |
23 |
18.5 |
17.1 |
3.36 |
3.25 |
$101,123 |
$145,971 |
|
MN |
Minnesota |
X |
1/1 |
12/1 - |
948/86 |
57 |
24 |
18.2 |
17.7 |
3.47 |
3.39 |
$87,436 |
$116,482 |
MS |
Mississippi |
3/1 |
12/1 - 6/1 |
121/31 |
31 |
23 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
3.53 |
3.45 |
$67,873 |
$91,873 |
|
MO |
Missouri |
X |
1/1 |
12/1 - |
1019/79 |
38 |
24 |
16.9 |
16.6 |
3.3 |
3.23 |
$121,814 |
$178,882 |
NE |
Creighton |
X |
4/1 |
12/1 - 8/20 |
1979/84 |
11 |
24 |
17.4 |
17.9 |
3.26 |
3.07 |
$139,812 |
$139,812 |
Nebraska |
X |
2/1 |
12/1 - |
707/43 |
31 |
22 |
16.9 |
16.2 |
3.67 |
3.56 |
$104,930 |
$152,869 |
|
NJ |
New Jersey |
X |
2/1 |
12/1 - |
1115/75 |
65 |
24 |
17.1 |
15.8 |
3.12 |
3.05 |
$111,528 |
$144,276 |
NY |
Columbia |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 8/25 |
1809/72 |
32 |
25 |
20.1 |
17.4 |
3.18 |
3.1 |
$179,520 |
$179,520 |
New York |
X |
4/1 |
12/1 - 8/15 |
2395/202 |
108 |
23 |
18.1 |
16.5 |
3.29 |
3.01 |
$212,915 |
$212,915 |
|
SUNY-Buffalo |
X |
2/15 |
12/1 - 8/15 |
963/86 |
75 |
2 |
18.9 |
17.8 |
3.23 |
3.2 |
$94,604 |
$139,040 |
|
SUNY-Stony Brook |
X |
1/15 |
12/1 - 8/28 |
795/34 |
34 |
24 |
18.5 |
16.6 |
3.36 |
3.3 |
$95,577 |
$138,937 |
|
NC |
North Carolina |
X |
11/1 |
12/ - 6/ |
922/76 |
64 |
24 |
18.4 |
17.5 |
3.29 |
3.27 |
$53,510 |
$141,992 |
OH |
Case Western |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 6/1 |
2201/62 |
14 |
24 |
18.2 |
17.4 |
3.14 |
3 |
$152,960 |
$152,960 |
Ohio State |
X |
1/1 |
12/1/ |
1125/98 |
86 |
24 |
17.7 |
17.3 |
3.27 |
3.1 |
$94,536 |
$115,051 |
|
OK |
Oklahoma |
X |
12/1 |
12/1 - 2/15 |
713/54 |
42 |
24.8 |
17.3 |
17.1 |
3.33 |
3.22 |
$88,971 |
$126,067 |
OR |
Oregon |
X |
11/1 |
12/1 - 1/31 |
996/70 |
50 |
25 |
19.2 |
- |
3.47 |
3.49 |
$90,649 |
$128,122 |
PA |
Pennsylvania |
X |
2/1 |
12/1 - 8/18 |
1642/92 |
20 |
23 |
19.2 |
16.8 |
3.37 |
3.26 |
$199,970 |
$199,970 |
Pittsburgh |
X |
1/15 |
12/1 - 8/11 |
1576/81 |
58 |
24 |
17.0 |
116.0 |
3.18 |
3.1 |
$134,100 |
$165,180 |
|
Temple |
X |
3/15 |
12/1 - 8/20 |
2383/119 |
43 |
25 |
18.2 |
17.3 |
3.18 |
3.21 |
$128,659 |
$161,347 |
|
SC |
MUSC |
X |
12/1 |
12/1 - 6/1 |
726/55 |
47 |
23-24 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
3.18 |
N/A |
$35,375 |
$80,863 |
TN |
Meharry |
X |
4/1 |
12/1 - 7/15 |
1313/50 |
9 |
25 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
2.84 |
2.63 |
$159,827 |
$159,827 |
Tennessee |
12/31 |
12/1 - 8/15 |
250/80 |
56 |
24 |
16.9 |
16.2 |
3.22 |
3.13 |
$89,323 |
$120,163 |
||
TX |
Baylor |
X |
3/1 |
12/1 - 8/25 |
1470/90 |
81 |
24 |
17.7 |
16.2 |
3.27 |
3.2 |
$86,300 |
$129,500 |
Texas-Houston |
X |
11/1 |
12/1 - 8/27 |
852/65 |
62 |
23 |
17.8 |
16.3 |
3.32 |
3.25 |
$81,973 |
$125,173 |
|
Texas-San Antonio |
X |
11/1 |
12/1 - 8/1 |
846/90 |
91 |
24 |
18.0 |
17.6 |
3.41 |
3.36 |
$95,978 |
$139,178 |
|
VA |
VA Commonwealth |
X |
1/1 |
12/1 - 8/1 |
1370/80 |
59 |
25 |
18.0 |
17.6 |
3.32 |
3.31 |
$100,544 |
$148,296 |
WA |
Washington |
X |
12/1 |
12/1 - 9/28 |
1018/55 |
46 |
25 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
3.41 |
3.43 |
$79,532 |
$138,570 |
WV |
West Virginia |
X |
2/15 |
12/1 - |
1187/41 |
20 |
23 |
17.0 |
16.0 |
3.45 |
3.21 |
$43,804 |
$77,117 |
WI |
Marquette |
X |
4/1 |
12/1 - 8/30 |
2017/75 |
24 |
24 |
17.1 |
16.1 |
3.27 |
3.18 |
$132,204 |
$179,232 |