Updated October 29, 2026
Dental school acceptance rates by school
22 of the 56 US dental schools below publish how many people applied and how many they admitted or enrolled. Their rates run from 2.6% at Western University to 14.1% at ECU, and the middle school sits at 5.3%. Each page shows the inputs, the entering class's DAT scores and GPA, and how the school interviews.
Rates are offers divided by applicants where a school states its offers, otherwise students who enrolled divided by applicants, for the class each school names. A rate marked * is the school's own statement, with no counts published behind it. Schools count applicants differently (AADSAS applications, completed applications), so compare with care. DAT AA is the Academic Average.
| School | State | Acceptance rate | Applicants | Class | DAT AA | Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATSU Arizona (ASDOH) | AZ | Not published | 3,437 | 78 | 20.15 | Panel + MMI |
| ATSU Missouri (MOSDOH) | MO | Not published | 1,762 | 63 | 19.21 | Two 1:1 interviews |
| Augusta | GA | 6.8% | 1,628 | 110 | 450 | Two one-on-one interviews |
| Buffalo | NY | Not published | – | 95 | 21.5 | Interview (in person only) |
| Case Western | OH | 4.4% | 1,836 | 80 | 446.75 | Personal interview |
| Colorado | CO | Not published | – | 80 | – | Interview (on campus) |
| Columbia | NY | Not published | – | 92 | – | Kira video + Zoom interview |
| Creighton | NE | 9.1% | 2,791 | 118 | 420 | Virtual interview + visit |
| Detroit Mercy | MI | 5.5% | 3,157 | 174 | 435 | Kira video + interview |
| ECU | NC | 14.1% | 377 | 53 | 440 | Interview |
| Harvard | MA | Not published | – | 35 | – | Two one-on-one interviews |
| High Point | NC | Not published | – | 60 | – | Three one-on-one interviews |
| Indiana | IN | 8.2% | 1,318 | – | 440 | Kira video + interview |
| Iowa | IA | 5.0% | 1,591 | 80 | 455 | Timed one-on-two interviews |
| Kentucky | KY | Not published | – | 65 | – | Panel interview |
| Louisville | KY | 8.8% | 1,368 | 120 | – | One-on-one interviews |
| LSU | LA | Not published | – | 75 | 464 | Interview + chalk carving |
| Marquette | WI | 5.3% | 3,686 | 100 | 436 | Interview (virtual) |
| Maryland | MD | Not published | – | 128 | – | Interview (virtual) |
| Meharry | TN | Not published | – | 75 | – | Two interviews |
| Michigan | MI | 5.0% | 2,199 | 109 | – | Interview |
| Midwestern Arizona | AZ | Not published | – | 145 | 20 | Day-long interview event |
| Midwestern Illinois | IL | Not published | – | 150 | 19 | Interview day (faculty interviews) |
| Minnesota | MN | Not published | – | 105 | 445 | Interview |
| MUSC | SC | Not published | 1,750 | 78 | 20 | Faculty interviews (virtual) |
| NYU | NY | Not published | – | 380 | 21 | Kira video + Candidate Day |
| Ohio State | OH | Not published | – | 120 | 20.9 | Interview (by invitation) |
| OHSU | OR | Not published | – | 77 | 444 | Teleconference interview |
| Oklahoma | OK | Not published | – | 60 | – | Interview |
| Pacific (Dugoni) | CA | Not published | – | 143 | 455 | Interview (in person) |
| Penn | PA | 5.2% | 3,421 | 178 | 483.85 | Interview day (by invitation) |
| Pitt | PA | 3.9% | 2,041 | 80 | – | Faculty interviews |
| Rutgers | NJ | About 2%* | 4,656 | 97 | 22 | Interview (by invitation) |
| SIU | IL | Not published | – | 50 | 20 | Interview + writing exercise |
| Stony Brook | NY | Not published | – | 46 | 469 | Kira video + interview |
| Texas A&M | TX | Not published | 1,463 | 106 | 22 | Interview |
| Touro | NY | 4.9% | 4,360 | 214 | – | One-on-one (open file) |
| UAB | AL | Not published | – | – | 440 | Committee interview |
| UCLA | CA | Not published | – | 88 | 489 | Interview (by invitation) |
| UConn | CT | 2.8% | 1,857 | 52 | – | Faculty interview day |
| UCSF | CA | Not published | – | – | 23.1 | Two one-on-one interviews |
| UF | FL | 3.9% | 2,390 | 93 | 470 | Open-file panel (in person) |
| UIC | IL | 5.9% | 1,880 | 72 | 21 | Faculty interview (virtual) |
| UMKC | MO | Not published | 1,062 | 109 | 440 | Faculty interview |
| UMMC | MS | Not published | 136 | – | 20 | MMI |
| UNC | NC | Not published | – | – | 460 | Interviews (in person) |
| UNLV | NV | Not published | – | 82 | 452.69 | Interview |
| UNMC (Nebraska) | NE | 7.0% | 803 | 56 | – | Committee interview |
| USC | CA | Not published | – | 144 | 450 | Interview (in person) |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | 6.7% | 1,489 | 100 | – | Personal interview |
| Utah | UT | Not published | – | – | 22 | Interview (in person only) |
| UTHealth Houston | TX | 4.8% | 2,229 | 106 | – | Interview |
| UW | WA | 6.5% | 976 | 71 | – | Interview (in person) |
| VCU | VA | Not published | – | 95 | – | 30-minute faculty interview |
| Western University | CA | 2.6% | 2,627 | 69 | 430 | Interview (on campus) |
| WVU | WV | 3.7% | 1,309 | 48 | 450 | Interview, virtual or campus |
Where these numbers come from
Many dental schools post an entering class profile: how many people applied, how many were interviewed and enrolled, and the class's average DAT scores and GPA. We read each school's own pages, never ADEA's tables, the ADEA Official Guide or a ranking site, and link the page behind every number. Where a school doesn't post applicant counts, its page says so instead of guessing. Schools that publish fewer than three numbers of their own aren't listed.
Before you apply
Check the courses, DAT and shadowing schools ask for in our dental school requirements guide and where your grades sit in average GPA for dental school. Read how each school interviews in our dental school interview guides, and when an invitation comes, try a dental interview practice session with Confetto's AI interviewer.
Work out your science GPA the way ADEA AADSAS does with our free AADSAS GPA calculator, and see our ADEA AADSAS application guide for dates, fees and letters. For the national odds and in-state odds, see our dental school acceptance rate guide.
Confetto is not affiliated with any of these schools, ADEA or the ADA. Figures were checked on each school's website on October 29, 2026.