Updated October 29, 2026
Midwestern Illinois dental school acceptance rate
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois does not publish exact applicant and admission counts for one class, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 150 students per class. Here is what it does publish.
- Acceptance rate
- Not published by the school
- Class size
- 150
- approximate class size
- Average DAT AA
- 19
- Class of 2027, old DAT scale
- Average DAT TS
- 18.8
- Class of 2027, old DAT scale
- Average science GPA
- 3.15
- Class of 2027, BCP science GPA
- Interview format
- Interview day (faculty interviews)
Every number is from Midwestern Illinois's own DMD admissions pages, checked October 29, 2026. The school does not publish exact applicant counts for a class.
Midwestern Illinois's interview: interview day
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How the Midwestern Illinois rate is worked out
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois does not post exact applicant and admission counts for one class, so we don't give a rate and don't estimate one. What it does publish is its class size: 150 students. For schools that do publish applicant counts, see the table of dental school acceptance rates by school.
Midwestern Illinois DAT scores and GPA
Midwestern Illinois reports an average DAT Academic Average of 19 (Class of 2027, old DAT scale). The average DAT Total Science score was 18.8. Source
The average science GPA was 3.15. Source
These describe admitted students, not cutoffs. See how they compare across schools in our average GPA for dental school guide, and work out your own with our AADSAS GPA calculator.
What Midwestern Illinois asks of applicants
- Midwestern Illinois prefers a bachelor's degree, an overall and BCP science GPA of 3.0 or more, a DAT Academic Average of 18 or higher, about 50 semester hours or 80 quarter hours of prerequisite coursework, and at least 2 letters of recommendation with one preferably from a dentist, per its program page. Applicants must submit their AADSAS application by January 1st. Source
- Midwestern lists DMD tuition in Downers Grove of $95,457 a year in its 2026-2027 cost of attendance budget, before fees, or total tuition and fees of $115,214 in the 1st year and $113,377 a year in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years. Source
For the courses, DAT and shadowing most schools ask for, see our dental school requirements guide.
The Midwestern Illinois dental school interview
Midwestern Illinois uses a rolling admissions process and reviews files at regular intervals during the cycle. Invited applicants must respond within three days to join an Interview Day with interviews by dental faculty, who rate each candidate on a standardized evaluation form and forward evaluations to the Chair of the Admissions Committee to recommend to the Dean whether to accept, deny, or place the applicant on the alternate list. Source
About Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois
- In its Class of 2027 profile, Midwestern Illinois also reports DAT Reading Comprehension (RC) of 20.3 and Perceptual Ability (PA) of 19.1, a class that is 64% female and 36% male, and top 3 feeder states of Illinois, Michigan, and California. Its program page also lists a 5:1 student-to-faculty ratio and a 99% overall INBDE pass rate for the Class of 2025. Source
Questions people ask
What is the Midwestern Illinois dental school acceptance rate?
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois does not publish exact applicant and admission counts for one class, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 150 students per class.
What DAT score do you need for Midwestern Illinois?
Midwestern Illinois reports an average DAT Academic Average of 19 (Class of 2027, old DAT scale). The average DAT Total Science score was 18.8. These are typical scores of admitted students, not minimums.
What GPA do you need for Midwestern Illinois dental school?
The average science GPA was 3.15. These are typical figures, not minimums.
How many students does Midwestern Illinois dental school take?
Midwestern Illinois reports an entering class of 150 (approximate class size).
What is the Midwestern Illinois dental school interview like?
Midwestern Illinois uses a rolling admissions process and reviews files at regular intervals during the cycle. Invited applicants must respond within three days to join an Interview Day with interviews by dental faculty, who rate each candidate on a standardized evaluation form and forward evaluations to the Chair of the Admissions Committee to recommend to the Dean whether to accept, deny, or place the applicant on the alternate list.
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Confetto is not affiliated with Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois, Midwestern University or ADEA. Every figure on this page is from the school's own website (Downers Grove, Illinois), checked October 29, 2026. Schools update these pages each year, so check the source links before you apply.