Confetto
Sign inStart free

Updated October 29, 2026

Stony Brook dental school acceptance rate

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine does not publish exact applicant and admission counts for one class, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 46 students per class. Here is what it does publish.

Acceptance rate
Not published by the school
Class size
46
Class of 2029 at its White Coat Ceremony
Average DAT AA
469
current first-year class, new DAT scale (22.9 on the old scale)
Average DAT TS
468
current first-year class, new DAT scale (22.8 on the old scale)
Average GPA
3.85
current first-year class
Average science GPA
3.82
current first-year class
Interview format
Kira video + interview

Every number is from Stony Brook's own DDS admissions pages, checked October 29, 2026. The school does not publish exact applicant counts for a class.

Stony Brook's interview: Kira video + interview

Practice a dental school interview free: Confetto's AI interviewer asks real dental school questions out loud, follows up on your answers and gives feedback on each one.

Practice a dental interview freeRead the Stony Brook dental school interview guide

How the Stony Brook rate is worked out

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine 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: 46 students. For schools that do publish applicant counts, see the table of dental school acceptance rates by school.

Stony Brook DAT scores and GPA

Stony Brook reports an average DAT Academic Average of 469 (current first-year class, new DAT scale (22.9 on the old scale)). The average DAT Total Science score was 468 (current first-year class, new DAT scale (22.8 on the old 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

Stony Brook reports an average overall GPA of 3.85 (current first-year class). The average science GPA was 3.82. 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 Stony Brook asks of applicants

  • Stony Brook gives preference to applicants with at least a 3.0 total and science GPA and DAT AA, PAT and TS scores of 17 or higher, and its first-year class averaged 450 (21) on the DAT PAT. For the 2026-2027 admissions cycle, only American DAT scores obtained after June 1, 2021 are accepted, and Canadian DAT scores are not accepted. Source
  • Stony Brook requires at least 50 hours of dental assisting or shadowing and three years of college (90 credits, with a maximum of 60 credit hours from a community college). AADSAS applications are accepted starting June 4 with an October 1 deadline and a required $100 non-refundable supplementary application fee. Source
  • Stony Brook lists 2026-2027 DDS tuition of $39,130 a year for New York residents and $70,840 for nonresidents, before fees. Source

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

The Stony Brook dental school interview

Stony Brook invites applicants who submit all application materials, pay required fees and meet its preferred criteria to an online Kira Talent assessment, then uses it with the ADEA AADSAS application to select who interviews. Rolling acceptances start on December 13th and are sent by email. Source

Full Stony Brook dental school interview guide with practice questions

About Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine

  • Stony Brook says its Class of 2029 arrived with the highest average GPA, 3.85, of the first-year classes at New York's five dental schools. Source
  • Stony Brook is one of only a few dental schools where students treat patients in their first year. Source
  • Stony Brook dental students take anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology and physiology alongside its medical students. Source

Questions people ask

What is the Stony Brook dental school acceptance rate?

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine does not publish exact applicant and admission counts for one class, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 46 students per class.

What DAT score do you need for Stony Brook?

Stony Brook reports an average DAT Academic Average of 469 (current first-year class, new DAT scale (22.9 on the old scale)). The average DAT Total Science score was 468 (current first-year class, new DAT scale (22.8 on the old 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. These are typical scores of admitted students, not minimums.

What GPA do you need for Stony Brook dental school?

Stony Brook reports an average overall GPA of 3.85 (current first-year class). The average science GPA was 3.82. These are typical figures, not minimums.

How many students does Stony Brook dental school take?

Stony Brook reports an entering class of 46 (Class of 2029 at its White Coat Ceremony).

What is the Stony Brook dental school interview like?

Stony Brook invites applicants who submit all application materials, pay required fees and meet its preferred criteria to an online Kira Talent assessment, then uses it with the ADEA AADSAS application to select who interviews. Rolling acceptances start on December 13th and are sent by email.

Compare other dental schools

Confetto is not affiliated with Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University or ADEA. Every figure on this page is from the school's own website (Stony Brook, New York), checked October 29, 2026. Schools update these pages each year, so check the source links before you apply.