Pre-Dental

Dental schools

We track 77 programs awarding the DDS / DMD across 42 states and provinces. The median cumulative GPA across these programs is 3.71 — 0.21 above the national median for dental applicants. The median DAT AA is 439. Public programs charge a median $41,202 in state against $82,488 out of state.

3.71

Median cumulative GPA

0.21 above the national median

439

Median DAT AA

39 above the national median

$41,202

Median in-state tuition, public programs

81.5

Median class size

National comparisons use the 2024-2025 admissions cycle.

What this path asks for

Admissions test

DAT — most students test spring of junior year, before applications open.

Where you apply

AADSAS (ADEA) — Cycle opens mid-May.

Accreditation

CODA · ~70 U.S. dental schools

Letters of recommendation

Two science professors and a practicing dentist (DDS/DMD).

Prerequisite coursework

Across the 77 programs here that publish prerequisite coursework.
Course	Programs	Share
Organic Chemistry	72	94%
Biology	70	91%
General Chemistry	70	91%
Physics	67	87%
Biochemistry	55	71%
English	31	40%
Composition	28	36%
Microbiology	18	23%

Public and private cost

45 public programs

$41,202

median in-state tuition

$82,488 out of state

32 private programs

$90,620

median tuition

Private programs charge one rate regardless of residency.

All 77 dental programs

Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
Mesa, Arizona · Private
Avg GPA
3.52
DAT AA
415
Tuition
$112,322
Class size
78
ATSU Missouri
Kirksville and St. Louis, Missouri · Private
Avg GPA
3.56
DAT AA
413
Tuition
$96,960
Class size
63
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts · Private
Avg GPA
3.51
DAT AA
418
Tuition
$99,680
Class size
115
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio · Private
Avg GPA
3.69
DAT AA
448
Tuition
$86,636
Class size
78
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
New York City, New York · Private
Avg GPA
3.82
DAT AA
517
Tuition
$120,354
Class size
92
Creighton University School of Dentistry
Omaha, Nebraska · Private
Avg GPA
3.72
DAT AA
430
Tuition
$76,932
Class size
116
Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry
Halifax, Nova Scotia · Public
Avg GPA
—
DAT AA
—
In-state tuition
$30,737
Class size
44
Dental College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia · Public
Avg GPA
3.72
DAT AA
436
In-state tuition
$27,002
Class size
95
Detroit Mercy Dental School
Detroit, Michigan · Private State-Related
Avg GPA
3.68
DAT AA
428
Tuition
$82,790
Class size
145
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina · Public
Avg GPA
3.76
DAT AA
454
In-state tuition
$37,507
Class size
52
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts · Private
Avg GPA
3.91
DAT AA
508
Tuition
$73,874
Class size
35
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.76
DAT AA
444
Tuition
$124,920
Class size
144
Howard University College of Dentistry
Washington, Washington, D.C. · Private
Avg GPA
3.34
DAT AA
408
Tuition
$39,068
Class size
—
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Indianapolis, Indiana · Public
Avg GPA
3.70
DAT AA
432
In-state tuition
$45,345
Class size
104
Kansas City University
Joplin, Missouri · Private
Avg GPA
3.53
DAT AA
398
Tuition
$103,792
Class size
81
Kornberg School of Dentistry (Temple)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private State-Related
Avg GPA
3.60
DAT AA
448
Tuition
$70,514
Class size
135
LECOM School of Dental Medicine
Bradenton, Florida · Private
Avg GPA
3.72
DAT AA
438
Tuition
$61,465
Class size
124
Lincoln Memorial University-College of Dental Medicine
Knoxville, Tennessee · Private
Avg GPA
3.46
DAT AA
398
Tuition
$73,734
Class size
80
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Loma Linda, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.56
DAT AA
437
Tuition
$96,056
Class size
98
LSU Dental School
New Orleans, Louisiana · Public
Avg GPA
3.70
DAT AA
452
In-state tuition
$35,141
Class size
75
Marquette University School of Dentistry
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Private State-Related
Avg GPA
3.70
DAT AA
430
Tuition
$61,490
Class size
100
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec · Public
Avg GPA
3.85
DAT AA
—
In-state tuition
—
Class size
—
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Dental Medicine
Charleston, South Carolina · Public
Avg GPA
3.73
DAT AA
428
In-state tuition
$47,415
Class size
78
Meharry School of Dentistry
Nashville, Tennessee · Private
Avg GPA
3.44
DAT AA
384
Tuition
$58,984
Class size
75
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine – Illinois
Downers Grove, Illinois · Private
Avg GPA
3.58
DAT AA
426
Tuition
$95,457
Class size
138
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona
Glendale, Arizona · Private
Avg GPA
3.58
DAT AA
426
Tuition
$93,098
Class size
147
New York University College of Dentistry
New York City, New York · Private
Avg GPA
3.62
DAT AA
440
Tuition
$102,848
Class size
380
Northstate University
Sacramento, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.42
DAT AA
418
Tuition
$90,620
Class size
39
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
Davie, Florida · Private
Avg GPA
3.66
DAT AA
438
Tuition
$80,560
Class size
128
OHSU
Portland, Oregon · Public
Avg GPA
3.68
DAT AA
434
In-state tuition
$76,700
Class size
73
Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni
San Francisco, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.57
DAT AA
460
Tuition
$131,748
Class size
146
Pittsburgh Dental School
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private State-Related
Avg GPA
3.77
DAT AA
456
Tuition
$56,962
Class size
80
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Dental Medicine
Ponce, Puerto Rico · Private
Avg GPA
3.41
DAT AA
358
Tuition
$55,000
Class size
50
Puerto Rico Dental School
San Juan, Puerto Rico · Public
Avg GPA
3.54
DAT AA
378
In-state tuition
$21,000
Class size
40
Roseman University of Health Sciences
South Jordan, Utah · Private
Avg GPA
3.51
DAT AA
426
Tuition
$92,500
Class size
—
Rutgers
Newark, New Jersey · Public
Avg GPA
3.72
DAT AA
461
In-state tuition
$60,992
Class size
89
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
Alton, Illinois · Public
Avg GPA
3.68
DAT AA
430
In-state tuition
$41,202
Class size
50
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine
Stony Brook, New York · Public
Avg GPA
3.79
DAT AA
462
In-state tuition
$38,580
Class size
46
Texas A&M
Dallas, Texas · Public
Avg GPA
3.76
DAT AA
448
In-state tuition
$38,025
Class size
—
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine
El Paso, Texas · Public
Avg GPA
3.71
DAT AA
428
In-state tuition
$31,275
Class size
60
Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College
Hawthorne, New York · Private
Avg GPA
3.59
DAT AA
442
Tuition
$88,900
Class size
214
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts · Private
Avg GPA
3.47
DAT AA
414
Tuition
$98,486
Class size
—
UAB School of Dentistry
Birmingham, Alabama · Public
Avg GPA
3.79
DAT AA
450
In-state tuition
$32,860
Class size
83
UCLA
Los Angeles, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.87
DAT AA
472
In-state tuition
$52,147
Class size
88
UCSF
San Francisco, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.71
DAT AA
476
In-state tuition
$64,554
Class size
61
UMKC
Kansas City, Missouri · Public
Avg GPA
3.77
DAT AA
424
In-state tuition
$44,972
Class size
109
UNC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Public
Avg GPA
3.72
DAT AA
467
In-state tuition
$37,822
Class size
82
UNE
Portland, Maine · Private
Avg GPA
3.60
DAT AA
415
Tuition
$79,370
Class size
70
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Quebec · Public
Avg GPA
—
DAT AA
—
In-state tuition
—
Class size
89
Université Laval
Québec, Quebec · Private State-Related
Avg GPA
—
DAT AA
—
Tuition
—
Class size
48
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (UB)
Buffalo, New York · Public
Avg GPA
3.70
DAT AA
442
In-state tuition
$38,580
Class size
94
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta · Public
Avg GPA
—
DAT AA
465
In-state tuition
—
Class size
32
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia · Public
Avg GPA
3.85
DAT AA
478
In-state tuition
$20,803
Class size
64
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine
Aurora, Colorado · Public
Avg GPA
3.65
DAT AA
428
In-state tuition
$46,057
Class size
80
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Farmington, Connecticut · Public
Avg GPA
3.76
DAT AA
462
In-state tuition
$57,975
Class size
49
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida · Public
Avg GPA
3.82
DAT AA
467
In-state tuition
$41,720
Class size
—
University of Illinois at Chicago Dental School
Chicago, Illinois · Public
Avg GPA
3.77
DAT AA
444
In-state tuition
$38,758
Class size
70
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
Lexington, Kentucky · Public
Avg GPA
3.75
DAT AA
428
In-state tuition
$36,956
Class size
70
University of Louisville School of Dentistry
Louisville, Kentucky · Public
Avg GPA
3.66
DAT AA
419
In-state tuition
$39,750
Class size
120
University of Manitoba Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry
Winnipeg, Manitoba · Public
Avg GPA
—
DAT AA
—
In-state tuition
—
Class size
29
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Baltimore, Maryland · Public
Avg GPA
3.71
DAT AA
454
In-state tuition
$54,760
Class size
128
University of Michigan Dental School
Ann Arbor, Michigan · Public
Avg GPA
3.82
DAT AA
464
In-state tuition
$50,278
Class size
109
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Public
Avg GPA
3.75
DAT AA
450
In-state tuition
$48,168
Class size
105
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry
Jackson, Mississippi · Public
Avg GPA
3.78
DAT AA
426
In-state tuition
$40,500
Class size
40
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada · Public
Avg GPA
3.66
DAT AA
444
In-state tuition
$65,714
Class size
82
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Public
Avg GPA
3.74
DAT AA
428
In-state tuition
$45,423
Class size
52
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTennessee)
Memphis, Tennessee · Public
Avg GPA
3.75
DAT AA
430
In-state tuition
$32,690
Class size
128
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston
Houston, Texas · Public
Avg GPA
3.87
DAT AA
466
In-state tuition
$36,662
Class size
106
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario · Public
Avg GPA
3.95
DAT AA
470
In-state tuition
—
Class size
96
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah · Public
Avg GPA
3.74
DAT AA
456
In-state tuition
$47,840
Class size
50
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington · Public
Avg GPA
3.68
DAT AA
452
In-state tuition
$57,500
Class size
62
University of Western Ontario (Schulich)
London, Ontario · Public
Avg GPA
3.95
DAT AA
440
In-state tuition
—
Class size
56
UNMC College of Dentistry
Lincoln, Nebraska · Public
Avg GPA
3.77
DAT AA
432
In-state tuition
$43,286
Class size
52
UPenn
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private
Avg GPA
3.84
DAT AA
484
Tuition
$94,176
Class size
167
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas · Public
Avg GPA
3.81
DAT AA
458
In-state tuition
$37,980
Class size
99
VCU
Richmond, Virginia · Public
Avg GPA
3.76
DAT AA
456
In-state tuition
$46,665
Class size
95
WesternU
Pomona, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.47
DAT AA
420
Tuition
$93,437
Class size
—

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