Path76 schools · 2025-26 data
Compare dental schools
Put up to 5 schools side by side: who gets in, what it costs, and how open each school is to out-of-state students.
3 of 5 schools
| Harvard MA · Private | UNC NC · Public | UCLA CA · Public | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The school | |||
| Location | Massachusetts | North Carolina | California |
| Type | Private | Public | Public |
| Opened | By 2000 | By 2000 | By 2000 |
| Program length | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years |
| Admissions, 2025-26 | |||
| Path32 rank, 2026 | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| Applications | 1,361 | 1,179 | 1,875 |
| Offers | 50 | 89 | 139 |
| First-year students | 35 | 81 | 88 |
| Acceptance rate | 3.7% | 7.5% | 7.4% |
| Applications per seat | 38.9 | 14.6 | 21.3 |
| Average DAT (old scale) | 500 (24.5) | 460 (22) | 470 (23) |
| Average GPA | 3.94 | 3.81 | 3.87 |
| Average science GPA | 3.93 | 3.75 | 3.85 |
| In-state and out-of-state | |||
| Out-of-state share of class, 2025 | 97% | 28% | 14% |
| In-state yield | 4.3 | 19.6 | 8.9 |
| Out-of-state yield | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| In-state edge | 1.4× | 7.8× | 8.1× |
| Cost, whole program | |||
| Tuition and fees, in-state | $395K | $223K | $327K |
| Tuition and fees, out-of-state | $395K | $359K | $376K |
| Private loan gap, in-state | $315K | $143K | $247K |
| Private loan gap, out-of-state | $315K | $279K | $296K |
| Residents we found | |||
| Oral surgery residents | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Orthodontic residents | 4 | 8 | 9 |
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Green marks the best rank and the lowest cost shown. ~ means estimated. The private loan gap assumes about $30,000 a year for living costs; see The Private Loan Gap to change that. Residents we found is a sample, not a complete count.
Sources: ADA and other published data. Analysis: Dr. Charley Levy, Path32.