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Entering Class

The columns indicate the men, women, minority, and out-of-state students who enrolled in the 2005–2006 entering class.* The ratio of the total number of men and women accepted to the total number of applicants gives an indication of the competitive nature of admissions at each school.

Two Years College

This shows the relative chances of a second-year student gaining admission.

Three Years College

This shows the relative chances of a third-year student gaining admission.

Mean GPA

The mean grade point average. It is usually somewhat lower for residents.

Mean Science

The mean science grade point average. It also is usually somewhat lower for residents.

DAT Academic Average

The mean academic average test score for entering first-year students.

DAT PAT Average

The mean perceptual ability test score for entering first-year students. This and the preceding score can serve as a guide for the standards and competitive nature of each school.

Tuition

2005–2006 tuition costs (annual) for first-year students, unless otherwise indicated.

Other

This estimate covers fees, books, instruments, and other supplies and materials for the first year.

**Table 23.1 BASIC DATA ON THE DENTAL SCHOOLS (2005–2006 ACADEMIC YEAR)**
	Application Data				Admission Statistics
		Filing Dates			Entering Class
School	Fee	Earliest	Latest	Number of Applicants	Men	Women	Minority	Out of State
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ALABAMA
University of Alabama School of Dentistry	$50	6/1	12/15	553	31	23	11	7
ARIZONA
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	$60	6/1	12/15	2300	28	28	8	39
CALIFORNIA
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry	$75	6/1	12/1	95	65	30	37	n/av
University of California — Los Angeles, School of Dentistry	$60	6/1	12/31	1465	45	43	31	n/av
University of California — San Francisco School of Dentistry	$60	6/1	1/1	1596	29	51	16	9
University of Southern California School of Dentistry	$65	6/1	3/1	2239	92	52	47	41
University of the Pacific School of Dentistry	$75	6/1	1/1	1799	85	52	3	14
COLORADO
University of Colorado School of Dentistry	$50	6/1	1/1	1086	26	24	9	18
CONNECTICUT
University of Connecticut School of Dentistry	$60	6/1	2/1	1122	24	14	11	30
DC WASHINGTON
Howard University College of Dentistry	$45	6/1	2/1	1829	41	44	77	n/av
FLORIDA
University of Florida School of Dentistry	$30	5/1	12/1	1060	42	40	32	5
Nova South Eastern Univ. College of Dentistry	$50	6/1	3/15	1414	59	46	3	47
GEORGIA
Medical College of Georgia College of Dentistry	$30	6/1	10/15	237	40	21	29	0
ILLINOIS
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine	$20	6/1	3/1	601	24	26	7	3
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry	$40	6/1	12/1	824	29	37	11	0

			Admission Statistics				Expenses
% With			Accepted Out of State		Entering Class		Tuition
2 Years of College	3 Years of College	Mean GPA	Mean Total GPA	Mean Science GPA	DAT Academic Average	DAT PAT Average	Resident	Non-Resident	Other
0	n/av	n/av	3.5	3.5	19	17	$12,678		$7,802
	n/av	n/av	3.4	3.5	18.5		$36,570		$1
0	2	n/av	3.5	3.3	19.2	18.4	$42,961	$42,961	n/av
n/av	n/av	n/av	3.5	3.5	21.6	18	$24,704	$35,027
0	n/av	n/av	3.5	3.4	20.5	18	$24,327	$24,327	$13,501
		n/av	3.4	3.3	19	18	$52,263	$52,263	$17,779
1	9	n/av	3.5	3.5	21	19	$39,186	$39,186	n/av
0	8	n/av	3.7	3.6	19.5	18	$15,719	$15,719	$10,820
0	n/av	n/av	3.5	3.5	20	18.5	$18,852	$38,784	$25,228
0	n/av	n/av	3	2.9	16	15	$29,518	$29,518	$14,389
0	0	n/av	3.5	3.4	19	18	$17,570	$17,570	$19,605
0	5	n/av	3.5	3.4	18	18	$28,325	$30,220	n/av
0	3	n/av	3.5	3.5	17	18	$11,000	$11,000	n/av
0	20	n/av	3.5	3.5	18.4	17.5	$20,343	$20,343	$7,795
0	n/av	n/av	3.5	3.4	19.2	17.2	$27,054	$27,054	n/av

**Table 23.1 BASIC DATA ON THE DENTAL SCHOOLS (2005–2006 ACADEMIC YEAR)**
	Application Data				Admission Statistics
		Filing Dates			Entering Class
School	Fee	Earliest	Latest	Number of Applicants	Men	Women	Minority	Out of State
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INDIANA
Indiana University School of Dentistry	$50	5/15	12/15	1560	52	48	21	29
IOWA
University of Iowa College of Dentistry	$60	6/1	11/1	853	48	28	13	19
KENTUCKY
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry	$50	6/1	2/1	1225	26	29	8	12
University of Louisville School of Dentistry	$50	6/1	2/1	1951	51	31	14	37
LOUISIANA
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry	$50	9/1	2/28	n/a	45	36	7	6
MARYLAND
University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery	$65	6/1	1/1	1918	66	58	14	56
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston University Medical Center, School of Dental Medicine	$60	6/1	3/1	3070	60	55	15	93
Harvard School of Dental Medicine	$70	6/1	12/15	697	14	21	2	11
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	$60	7/1	3/1	2956	85	73	59	133
MICHIGAN
University of Detroit—Mercy School of Dentistry	$50	5/15	3/1	1250	53	25	18	20
University of Michigan School of Dentistry	$50	5/15	1/15	1751	51	59	46	50
MINNESOTA
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry	$60	6/1	1/1	761	48	49	11	n/av
MISSISSIPPI
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry	$50	7/1	11/1	123	20	14	6	0

			Admission Statistics				Expenses
% With			Accepted Out of State		Entering Class		Tuition
2 Years of College	3 Years of College	Mean GPA	Mean Total GPA	Mean Science GPA	DAT Academic Average	DAT PAT Average	Resident	Non-Resident	Other
0	n/av	n/av	3.4	3.3	18	17	$18,207	$42,770	n/av
0	24	n/av	3.6	3.6	19	17	$20,796	$36,828	$11,792
0	1	n/av	3.4	3.3	18	17	$17,498	$38,800	$24,000
0	1	n/av	3.4	3.3	18	17	$15,534	$38,180	n/av
0	3	n/av	3.5	3.4	17.2	16.1	$9,744	$22,118	n/av
0	1	n/av	3.4	3.3	19.5	17.7	$24,340	$42,794	n/av
0	0.9	n/av	3.4	3.3	19	18	$44,751	$44,751	$8,803
0	0	n/av	3.2	3.3	19	17	$35,790	$35,790	n/av
0	3	n/av	3.3	3.2	18	17	$52,969	$52,969	$18,350
9	6	n/av	3.5	3.6	19	18	$39,722	$39,722	$5,800
0	n/av	n/av	3.4	3.3	19	18	$26,670	$40,855	n/av
0	10	n/av	3.59	3.64	18	n/av	$27,904	$39,934
0	n/av	n/av	3.6	3.6	17.4	16.6	$7,030	n/av	$6,212

**Table 23.1 BASIC DATA ON THE DENTAL SCHOOLS (2005–2006 ACADEMIC YEAR)**
	Application Data				Admission Statistics
		Filing Dates			Entering Class
School	Fee	Earliest	Latest	Number of Applicants	Men	Women	Minority	Out of State
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MISSOURI
University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Dentistry	$35	6/1	12/1	876	64	36	11	15
NEBRASKA
Creighton University School of Dentistry	$45	7/1	3/1	2406	53	32	5	74
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry	$50	12/1	2/1	733	23	22	4	11
NEVADA
University of Nevada—Las Vegas School of Dentistry	$50	6/1	2/1	2186	54	21	12	32
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Dental School—University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey	$75	6/1	2/1	825	37	47	4	2
NEW YORK
Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery	$70	7/1	2/15	1650	48	30	8	n/av
New York University College of Dentistry	$75	6/1	6/1	1860	117	113	18	159
State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine	$50	6/1	2/1	750	49	37	0	26
State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Dental Medicine	$75	6/1	1/5	839	17	22	11	4
NORTH CAROLINA
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry	$75	6/1	12/1	1099	41	41	24	14
OHIO
Case Western Reserve Univ. School of Dentistry	$45	5/15	2/1	2279	58	17	14	56
Ohio State University College of Dentistry	$50	6/1	11/15	1110	70	34	11	20
OKLAHOMA
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry	$65	9/1	12/1	528	41	19	17	11

			Admission Statistics				Expenses
% With			Accepted Out of State		Entering Class		Tuition
2 Years of College	3 Years of College	Mean GPA	Mean Total GPA	Mean Science GPA	DAT Academic Average	DAT PAT Average	Resident	Non-Resident	Other
0	4	n/av	3.6	3.5	18.1	n/av	$25,093	$45,766	n/av
0	5	n/av	3.5	3.4	19	18	$34,082	$34,082	$5,506
0	15	n/av	3.8	3.7	18.7	17	$18,105	$18,105	$7,390
n/av	n/av	n/av	3.4	3.3	18	18	$30,650	$53,150	n/av
3	8	n/av	3.4	3.3	19	17	$18,143	$28,392	n/av
0	n/av	n/av	3.5	3.4	21.8	18.5	$46,250	n/av	$16,150
0	4	n/av	3.2	3.1	19	18	$45,320	$45,320	n/av
1	2	n/av	3.4	3.3	19	18	$14,800	$29,600	n/av
0	0	n/av	3.5	3.5	19.7	18.4	$21,083	$21,083	$17,281
0	n/av	n/av	3.6	3.6	20	19	$15,309	$43,160	n/av
3	4	n/av	3.4	3.3	19	18	$41,120	$41,120	$10,625
0	1	n/av	3.5	3.5	19.3	17.7	$21,120	$46,986	$18,582
0	1	n/av	3.7	3.6	18.7	17.2	$20,157	$39,617	n/av

**Table 23.1 BASIC DATA ON THE DENTAL SCHOOLS (2005–2006 ACADEMIC YEAR)**
	Application Data				Admission Statistics
		Filing Dates			Entering Class
School	Fee	Earliest	Latest	Number of Applicants	Men	Women	Minority	Out of State
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OREGON
Oregon Health Science Univ. School of Dentistry	$75	6/1	11/1	892	44	31	13	18
PENNSYLVANIA
Temple University School of Dentistry	$30	6/1	7/1	2907	77	48	10	73
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine	$50	6/1	1/15	1843	52	64	45	96
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine	$35	6/1	12/1	850	44	36	4	56
SOUTH CAROLINA
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Dental Medicine	$75	6/1	12/1	679	125	90	31	13
TENNESSEE
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry	$60	6/1	2/1	899	18	30	38	48
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry	$50	7/1	12/31	436	39	41	12	28
TEXAS
Baylor College of Dentistry	$35	6/1	10/15	1154	40	51	14	2
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston Dental Branch	$55	5/1	10/15	970	44	30	16	0
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School	$40	5/1	10/15	550	51	39	1	0
VIRGINIA
Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry	$70	6/1	11/1	1500	55	35	n/av	n/av
WASHINGTON
University of Washington School of Dentistry	$35	6/1	11/1	900	35	21	17	8
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia University School of Dentistry	$50	6/1	1/1	941	23	27	6	11

			Admission Statistics				Expenses
% With			Accepted Out of State		Entering Class		Tuition
2 Years of College	3 Years of College	Mean GPA	Mean Total GPA	Mean Science GPA	DAT Academic Average	DAT PAT Average	Resident	Non-Resident	Other
100	100	n/av	3.6	3.6	19.2	18.1	$20,930	$20,930	$16,167
0	4	n/av	3.3	3.2	19.1	17.8	$29,798	$41,178	$6.352
	6	n/av	3.5	3.5	19.7	17.2	$48,164	$48.164	$23,506
0	10	n/av	3.6	3.4	19	18	$29,182	$36,772	n/av
0	0	n/av	3.6	3.5	19	18	$28,071	$61,141	n/av
0	2	n/av	3	2.8	15.8	16	$27,143	$27,143	n/av
	n/av	n/av	3.5	3.4	18	17	$14,921	$33,671	$11,551
0	n/av		3.5	3.4	19	17	$8,732	$8,732	$7,925
0	5	3.5	3.5	3.4	19	17	$10,216	$10,216	$7,950
0	13	n/av	3.6	3.5	18	17	$5,400	$16,200	n/av
0	1	n/av	3.4	3.3	19	18	$15,204	$30,827	n/av
n/av	1	n/av	3.6	3.5	21	19	$14,459	$14,459	$12,000
n/av	30	n/av	3.5	3.3	17	16	$10,494	$20,816	n/av

**Table 23.1 BASIC DATA ON THE DENTAL SCHOOLS (2005–2006 ACADEMIC YEAR)**
	Application Data				Admission Statistics
		Filing Dates			Entering Class
School	Fee	Earliest	Latest	Number of Applicants	Men	Women	Minority	Out of State
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WISCONSIN
Marquette University School of Dentistry	$45	6/1	3/1	2650	40	40	12	40
CANADA
Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry	$70	8/1	12/1	240	15	21	0	7
McGill University Faculty of Dentistry	$60	9/5	11/15	31	11	20	n/av	16
Universite de Montreal Faculte de Medecine Dentaire	$30	1/1	3/1	534	26	59	n/av	n/av
Universite Laval Faculte de Medecine Dentaire	$55	9/1	3/1	420	8	39	0	0
University of Alberta Faculty of Dentistry	$100	7/1	11/1	282	21	11	n/av	n/av
University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry	$200	6/1	11/1	250	19	21	n/av	n/av
University of Manitoba Faculty of Dentistry	$75	11/1	1/22	30	16	14	n/av	5
University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry	$125	8/1	1/15	336	20	8	n/av	6
University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry	$230	7/1	12/1	490	37	45	n/av	5
University of Western Ontario School of Dentistry	$200	n/av	12/1	486	26	29	n/av	8

			Admission Statistics				Expenses
% With			Accepted Out of State		Entering Class		Tuition
2 Years of College	3 Years of College	Mean GPA	Mean Total GPA	Mean Science GPA	DAT Academic Average	DAT PAT Average	Resident	Non-Resident	Other
0	24	3.5	3.5	3.4	18.3	17.4	$29,500	$38,300	n/av
0	100	n/av	3.7	3.7	18	16	$12,806	$12,806	$6,005
0	n/av	n/av	3.7	n/av	20	19	$5,908	$12,721	n/av
0	n/av	n/av	n/av	n/av	n/av	n/av	$3,000	$3,000	n/av
50	25	n/av	n/av	n/av	n/av	15	$1,500	n/av	$7,000
25	25	n/av	3.7	3.7	n/av	19.5	$17,69	n/av	$11,200
n/av	10	n/av	n/av	n/av	20	21	$14,000	n/av	$31,611
17	23	n/av	3.8	3.6	20	16	$13,595	$13,595	$274
29	14	32	88.4	n/av	n/av	19	$32,646	$32,646	$8,408
0	n/av	n/av	3.8	n/av	20	18	$25,125	$45,725	n/av
7.3	20	n/av	3.8	n/av	n/av	18	$27,146	$27,146	n/av

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