Pacific (Dugoni) dental school acceptance rate

How the Pacific (Dugoni) rate is worked out

University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry 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: 143 students. For schools that do publish applicant counts, see the table of dental school acceptance rates by school.

Pacific (Dugoni) DAT scores and GPA

Pacific (Dugoni) reports an average DAT Academic Average of 455 (DDS class of 2029, new DAT scale). These are on the DAT's newer three-digit score scale, so they can't be compared directly with the older 1 to 30 scores. Source

Pacific (Dugoni) reports an average overall GPA of 3.75 (DDS class of 2029). 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 Pacific (Dugoni) asks of applicants

• Pacific asks for at least 90 semester units (or 135 quarter units) of college coursework and at least 40 hours of shadowing with a general dentist, and dental assisting experience cannot be counted toward shadowing. Prerequisites include 4 semesters or 6 quarters of biological sciences with lab and 2 semesters or 3 quarters each of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physics with lab, plus 2 semesters or 3 quarters of English, speech or communication. Applicants pay a supplementary fee of $75 with no supplementary application, and for the 2026-2027 cycle, DATs taken before June of 2024 will not be accepted. Source
• Pacific lists DDS tuition of $135,700 for the 2026-27 academic year, plus a $75.00 application fee. Upon notification of acceptance, applicants submit a nonrefundable $1,000 enrollment fee to hold their place, which is applied to first quarter tuition upon matriculation. Source

For the courses, DAT and shadowing most schools ask for, see our dental school requirements guide.

The Pacific (Dugoni) dental school interview

Pacific interviews by invitation, in person at the dental school in San Francisco, with one or more members of the Admissions Committee. It tells candidates if virtual interview days are offered. Invitations are extended by phone and confirmed by email, most interviews run from September through March, and applicants are notified by mail by May. On interview day, applicants also join an orientation seminar, meet informally with current dental students and tour the school. Source

About University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

• Pacific runs a year-round, accelerated three-year DDS program and says it is the only US dental school with a decades-long track record of offering one. The curriculum begins in July and is divided into 12 quarters, each with 10 weeks of instruction. Source
• Pacific's admissions FAQ says that "this year" more than 2,700 people applied for 140 positions, without naming the class or the year. The same FAQ lists incoming class averages of 3.6 overall and 3.5 science GPA, plus DAT averages of 460 Academic average, 460 Total science, 470 Perceptual ability, 450 Quantitative Reasoning and 450 Reading comprehension, and recommends that you file an AADSAS application as early as June but no later than November before the early February official deadline. Source

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