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The statistics below reflect the mean GPA and DAT scores for matriculating students at each dental school listed.

Also, please note that GPA and DAT scores represent only two of the many components of your candidacy that medical schools consider when evaluating applications. The statistics below are intended for use as a guide; they should not be considered to be minimum requirements or predictive of admission in any way.

DENTAL SCHOOL	MEAN GPA*	MEAN DAT*	MEAN DAT*
		Academic	PAT

Alabama
University of Alabama	3.58	19.2	18.3
Arizona
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	3.46	18.6	18.1
Midwestern University	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
California
University of California, Los Angeles	3.65	22	20
University of California, San Francisco	3.61	20.6	19.2
Loma Linda University	3.27	20	19.7
University of the Pacific	3.37	20.5	19.7
University of Southern California	3.47	20	19
Colorado
University of Colorado	3.71	19.6	19.6
Connecticut
University of Connecticut	3.57	20	18.3
District of Columbia
Howard University	3.09	17	16
Florida
University of Florida	3.6	19	18
Nova Southeastern University	3.6	19	18
Georgia
Medical College of Georgia	3.5	19	19
Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago	3.45	19.3	18.7
Southern Illinois University	3.64	19	18.1
Indiana
Indiana University	3.52	18.7	18.4
Iowa
University of Iowa	3.7	19	18
Kentucky
University of Kentucky	3.52	18.4	17.6
University of Louisville	3.57	18	17
Louisiana
Louisiana State University	3.56	19.1	19.2
Maryland
University of Maryland	3.5	20	18.7
Massachusetts
Boston University	3.23	20	20
Harvard University	3.77	24.4	21.6
Tufts University	3.41	19	18.1
Michigan
University of Detroit Mercy	3.54	19	18
University of Michigan	3.51	19.5	19.2
Minnesota
University of Minnesota	3.63	19.4	19.1
Mississippi
University of Mississippi	3.63	17.4	16.9
Missouri
University of Missouri-Kansas City	3.64	18.3	Not Available
Nebraska
Creighton University	3.53	18.9	19
University of Nebraska	3.78	18.6	18.1
Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	3.51	19.2	18.8
New Jersey
UMDNJ	3.47	19.3	17.6
New York
Columbia University	3.49	22.2	19
New York University	3.29	19	17.8
University at Buffalo	3.57	19.4	19.1
Stony Brook University	3.71	21	19
North Carolina
University of North Carolina	3.6	19.7	18.1
Ohio
Case Western Reserve University	3.45	19.4	18.5
Ohio State University	3.52	19	19
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma	3.63	19.5	18.3
Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University	3.58	19.6	18.9
Pennsylvania
Temple University	3.33	18.8	18.7
University of Pennsylvania	3.68	21	19
University of Pittsburgh	3.54	19.8	18.6
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico	3.45	15	16
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina	3.59	19.3	19.9
Tennessee
Meharry Medical College	3.1	16	15
University of Tennessee	3.45	18	18
Texas
Baylor College of Dentistry	3.51	19.5	17.8
University of Texas at Houston	3.59	19.2	17.8
University of Texas at San Antonio	3.74	19	18
Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University	3.36	19	18
Washington
University of Washington	3.45	21.2	20.3
West Virginia
West Virginia University	3.54	18	17
Wisconsin
Marquette University	3.5	18.4	18

*For the class entering in Fall 2006

Statistics from self-reported data found in ADEA: Official Guide to Dental Schools, 2007. Please note that many dental schools report significantly different mean values for in-state residents and out-of-state students. The above statistics reflect averages for all matriculants.

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