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Dental School Admissions Rankings 2026
Ranked on DAT, GPA, acceptance rate and enrollment rate. Click any column to sort. Applying outside your state? See the out-of-state rankings.
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| Path32 Admissions Ranking | DAT | GPA | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Harvard University | MA | Private | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 500 (24.5) | 510 (24.5) | 500 (23) | 2 | 3.94 | 3.93 | 1 | 1,361 | 50 | 4% | 2 | 35 | 70% | 17 |
| U of North Carolina | NC | Public | 2 | ▲5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 460 (22) | 470 (22.5) | 440 (20.5) | 10 | 3.81 | 3.75 | 12 | 1,179 | 89 | 8% | 14 | 81 | 91% | 1 |
| UCLA | CA | Public | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 470 (23) | 480 (23) | 470 (22) | 5 | 3.87 | 3.85 | 2 | 1,875 | 139 | 7% | 13 | 88 | 63% | 27 |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 4 | ▲2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 450 (21.5) | 457 (22) | 435 (20) | 18 | 3.81 | 3.75 | 12 | 1,818 | 66 | 4% | 1 | 52 | 79% | 9 |
| U of Texas at Houston | TX | Public | 5 | ▼1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 470 (23) | 480 (23) | 470 (22) | 5 | 3.88 | 3.83 | 3 | 1,890 | 168 | 9% | 25 | 106 | 63% | 28 |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 6 | ▼4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 459 (22) | 469 (22) | 456 (21) | 8 | 3.81 | 3.76 | 11 | 2,153 | 144 | 7% | 11 | 93 | 65% | 26 |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 7 | ▲12 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 460 (22) | 460 (22) | 440 (20.5) | 16 | 3.84 | 3.78 | 9 | 2,057 | 163 | 8% | 16 | 106 | 65% | 24 |
| Columbia University * | NY | Private | 8 | ▼3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 510 (25) | 530 (26) | 470 (22) | 1 | 3.84 | 3.80 | 8 | 1,882 | 172* | 9%* | 29 | 92 | 54%* | 37 |
| U of Illinois, Chicago | IL | Public | 9 | ▲4 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 440 (21) | 450 (21) | 430 (20) | 28 | 3.80 | 3.74 | 15 | 1,880 | 108 | 6% | 6 | 72 | 67% | 21 |
| UCSF | CA | Public | 10 | ▼2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 475 (23) | 486 (23) | 469 (22) | 4 | 3.77 | 3.71 | 22 | 1,652 | 133 | 8% | 19 | 70 | 53% | 40 |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 11 | ▲4 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 460 (22) | 460 (22) | 470 (22) | 9 | 3.82 | 3.77 | 10 | 1,908 | 205 | 11% | 37 | 109 | 53% | 38 |
| University of Nebraska | NE | Public | 11 | ▲14 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 24 | 440 (21) | 440 (20.5) | 440 (20.5) | 33 | 3.84 | 3.87 | 4 | 802 | 78 | 10% | 33 | 56 | 72% | 15 |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Private | 13 | ▼4 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 461 (22) | 460 (22) | 440 (20.5) | 15 | 3.79 | 3.73 | 17 | 1,975 | 157 | 8% | 17 | 80 | 51% | 45 |
| LSU Health Sciences | LA | Public | 14 | ▲16 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 460 (22) | 460 (22) | 450 (21) | 11 | 3.76 | 3.66 | 30 | 823 | 93 | 11% | 45 | 78 | 84% | 5 |
| Augusta University | GA | Public | 15 | ▲8 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 440 (21) | 450 (21) | 430 (20) | 28 | 3.75 | 3.69 | 28 | 1,390 | 125 | 9% | 27 | 99 | 79% | 8 |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 15 | ▼5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 482 (24) | 487 (23) | 466 (22) | 3 | 3.85 | 3.82 | 5 | 2,999 | 394 | 13% | 54 | 178 | 45% | 53 |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 17 | ▼6 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 470 (23) | 480 (23) | 450 (21) | 7 | 3.85 | 3.80 | 6 | 701 | 94 | 13% | 55 | 46 | 49% | 49 |
| Rutgers University | NJ | Public | 18 | ▲8 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 460 (22) | 460 (22) | 450 (21) | 11 | 3.78 | 3.72 | 20 | 3,099 | 258 | 8% | 20 | 99 | 38% | 61 |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 18 | ▼4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 450 (21.5) | 455 (21) | 440 (20.5) | 18 | 3.71 | 3.65 | 37 | 2,640 | 169 | 6% | 10 | 95 | 56% | 35 |
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 20 | ▼4 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 440 (21) | 450 (21) | 430 (20) | 28 | 3.79 | 3.71 | 19 | 1,417 | 146 | 10% | 35 | 85 | 58% | 34 |
| Medical U of South Carolina * | SC | Public | 21 | ▲7 | 28 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 440 (21) | — | 450 (21) | 52* | 3.73 | 3.64 | 35 | 1,947 | 107 | 6% | 5 | 78 | 73% | 13 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 22 | ▲26 | 48 | 44 | 32 | 40 | 450 (21.5) | 450 (21) | 440 (20.5) | 22 | 3.81 | 3.75 | 12 | 2,346 | 223 | 10% | 32 | 78 | 35% | 68 |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 23 | ▲11 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 430 (20.5) | 440 (20.5) | 440 (20.5) | 38 | 3.75 | 3.68 | 29 | 3,106 | 195 | 6% | 9 | 101 | 52% | 42 |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 24 | ▲15 | 39 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 440 (21) | 450 (21) | 450 (21) | 24 | 3.71 | 3.65 | 37 | 1,344 | 161 | 12% | 50 | 120 | 75% | 11 |
| Virginia Commonwealth U | VA | Public | 25 | ▼13 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 430 (20.5) | 430 (20) | 430 (20) | 46 | 3.77 | 3.70 | 23 | 2,574 | 183 | 7% | 12 | 97 | 53% | 39 |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 26 | ▲25 | 51 | 49 | 56 | 53 | 450 (21.5) | 450 (21) | 450 (21) | 20 | 3.72 | 3.64 | 36 | 1,628 | 177 | 11% | 40 | 106 | 60% | 31 |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 27 | ▲9 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 460 (22) | 430 (20) | 470 (22) | 24 | 3.69 | 3.61 | 48 | 2,385 | 219 | 9% | 30 | 148 | 68% | 19 |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | Public | 28 | ▼7 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 457 (22) | 462 (22) | 444 (21) | 14 | 3.85 | 3.79 | 7 | 1,232 | 240 | 19% | 69 | 101 | 42% | 57 |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 29 | ▲8 | 37 | 22 | 35 | 39 | 460 (22) | 460 (22) | 450 (21) | 11 | 3.76 | 3.69 | 26 | 633 | 97 | 15% | 62 | 50 | 52% | 44 |
| University of Missouri, KC * | MO | Public | 30 | ▼12 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | 52* | 3.78 | 3.75 | 16 | 1,012 | 137 | 14% | 57 | 109 | 80% | 7 |
| Southern Illinois University | IL | Public | 31 | ▲10 | 41 | 46 | 28 | 46 | 440 (21) | 440 (20.5) | 440 (20.5) | 33 | 3.70 | 3.62 | 44 | 808 | 76 | 9% | 31 | 50 | 66% | 22 |
| High Point University * | NC | Private | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52* | 3.56 | — | 56* | 1,946 | 73 | 4% | 3 | 60 | 82% | 6 | |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 33 | ▲7 | 40 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 440 (21) | 450 (21) | 410 (19) | 36 | 3.80 | 3.70 | 18 | 2,764 | 306 | 11% | 41 | 129 | 42% | 56 |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 34 | ▼12 | 22 | 50 | 43 | 51 | 440 (21) | 440 (20.5) | 430 (20) | 37 | 3.72 | 3.63 | 40 | 1,334 | 156 | 12% | 48 | 108 | 69% | 18 |
| University of Mississippi | MS | Public | 35 | ▲8 | 43 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 420 (20) | 410 (19) | 430 (20) | 54 | 3.80 | 3.69 | 21 | 231 | 47 | 20% | 70 | 40 | 85% | 2 |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 36 | ▼19 | 17 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 420 (20) | 430 (20) | 430 (20) | 47 | 3.70 | 3.63 | 43 | 749 | 81 | 11% | 39 | 59 | 73% | 14 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 37 | ▲7 | 44 | 17 | 37 | 44 | 440 (21) | 450 (21) | 450 (21) | 24 | 3.64 | 3.56 | 54 | 1,944 | 169 | 9% | 22 | 78 | 46% | 52 |
| University of Washington | WA | Public | 38 | ▼9 | 29 | 43 | 22 | 19 | 440 (21) | 440 (20.5) | 440 (20.5) | 33 | 3.69 | 3.62 | 45 | 1,105 | 123 | 11% | 42 | 73 | 59% | 33 |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 39 | ▼1 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 36 | 420 (20) | 430 (20) | 450 (21) | 45 | 3.73 | 3.65 | 32 | 2,791 | 254 | 9% | 28 | 118 | 47% | 51 |
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 40 | ▼8 | 32 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 420 (20) | 410 (19) | 410 (19) | 59 | 3.77 | 3.70 | 23 | 1,530 | 191 | 12% | 52 | 129 | 68% | 20 |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 41 | ▼17 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 40 | 400 (18.5) | 450 (21) | 450 (21) | 42 | 3.77 | 3.70 | 23 | 1,274 | 158 | 12% | 51 | 80 | 51% | 47 |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 42 | ▲3 | 45 | 38 | 50 | 36 | 448 (21) | 452 (21) | 443 (21) | 21 | 3.71 | 3.65 | 37 | 3,134 | 352 | 11% | 44 | 128 | 36% | 65 |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 43 | ▼1 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 440 (21) | 450 (21) | 450 (21) | 24 | 3.76 | 3.69 | 26 | 2,766 | 405 | 15% | 61 | 144 | 36% | 67 |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 44 | ▲3 | 47 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 420 (20) | 410 (19) | 430 (20) | 54 | 3.60 | 3.50 | 60 | 2,581 | 133 | 5% | 4 | 80 | 60% | 30 |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 45 | ▲9 | 54 | 56 | 40 | 45 | 431 (21) | 434 (20) | 426 (20) | 44 | 3.61 | 3.52 | 56 | 3,796 | 238 | 6% | 8 | 117 | 49% | 48 |
| Texas Tech University | TX | Public | 46 | – | 46 | 55 | 44 | 54 | 436 (21) | 438 (20) | 433 (20) | 39 | 3.73 | 3.65 | 32 | 1,157 | 133 | 12% | 47 | 59 | 44% | 54 |
| West Virginia University | WV | Public | 47 | ▼12 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 420 (20) | 410 (19) | 430 (20) | 54 | 3.71 | 3.63 | 42 | 1,062 | 93 | 9% | 24 | 48 | 52% | 43 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 48 | ▲12 | 60 | 60 | 53 | 62 | 440 (21) | 450 (21) | 430 (20) | 28 | 3.73 | 3.66 | 31 | 2,356 | 429 | 18% | 67 | 166 | 39% | 59 |
| Lincoln Memorial University * | TN | Private | 49 | — | 61 | 65 | — | 410 (19) | 400 (18) | 410 (19) | 63 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 50 | 999 | 104* | 10%* | 36 | 80 | 77%* | 10 | |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 50 | – | 50 | 37 | 59 | 30 | 447 (21) | 449 (21) | 446 (21) | 23 | 3.72 | 3.66 | 34 | 1,836 | 263 | 14% | 60 | 80 | 30% | 72 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences * | WA | Private | 51 | New | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52* | 3.41 | 3.31 | 70 | 562 | 49 | 9% | 23 | 36 | 74% | 12 |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 52 | ▼21 | 31 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 438 (21) | 442 (21) | 450 (21) | 32 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 46 | 3,946 | 447 | 11% | 46 | 145 | 32% | 71 |
| Northeast Ohio Medical University | OH | Public | 53 | New | — | — | — | — | 423 (20) | 423 (20) | 437 (20) | 52 | 3.68 | 3.62 | 49 | 1,398 | 125 | 9% | 26 | 52 | 42% | 58 |
| East Carolina University | NC | Public | 54 | ▼34 | 20 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 440 (21) | 430 (20) | 430 (20) | 43 | 3.61 | 3.52 | 56 | 368 | 77 | 21% | 71 | 54 | 70% | 16 |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 55 | ▲1 | 56 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 410 (19) | 410 (19) | 410 (19) | 61 | 3.33 | 3.15 | 72 | 3,017 | 233 | 8% | 15 | 151 | 65% | 25 |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 56 | ▼29 | 27 | 32 | 45 | 43 | 414 (19) | 420 (19.5) | 404 (19) | 57 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 46 | 792 | 107 | 14% | 56 | 66 | 62% | 29 |
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 57 | ▼24 | 33 | 46 | 49 | 40 | 420 (20) | 430 (20) | 430 (20) | 47 | 3.72 | 3.63 | 40 | 1,708 | 239 | 14% | 58 | 105 | 44% | 55 |
| New York University | NY | Private | 58 | – | 58 | 51 | 57 | 49 | 460 (22) | 450 (21) | 450 (21) | 17 | 3.64 | 3.55 | 55 | 3,371 | 1,066 | 32% | 74 | 403 | 38% | 62 |
| University of Puerto Rico | PR | Public | 59 | ▼10 | 49 | 35 | 38 | 67 | 410 (19) | 410 (19) | 410 (19) | 61 | 3.60 | 3.64 | 52 | 156 | 47 | 30% | 73 | 40 | 85% | 2 |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 60 | ▼5 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 390 (18) | 390 (17.5) | 390 (18) | 67 | 3.29 | 3.12 | 73 | 2,160 | 128 | 6% | 7 | 76 | 59% | 32 |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 61 | ▲2 | 63 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 420 (20) | 430 (20) | 430 (20) | 47 | 3.58 | 3.50 | 62 | 3,439 | 276 | 8% | 18 | 78 | 28% | 75 |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 62 | ▼5 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 430 (20.5) | 438 (20) | 437 (20) | 41 | 3.46 | 3.36 | 69 | 2,764 | 234 | 8% | 21 | 71 | 30% | 73 |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine | AR | Private | 63 | New | — | — | — | — | 410 (19) | 400 (18) | 410 (19) | 63 | 3.50 | 3.36 | 68 | 677 | 95 | 14% | 59 | 80 | 84% | 4 |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 64 | ▼12 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 420 (20) | 430 (20) | 430 (20) | 47 | 3.55 | 3.44 | 64 | 2,416 | 288 | 12% | 49 | 146 | 51% | 46 |
| Temple University * | PA | Private | 65 | ▼12 | 53 | 57 | 51 | 48 | — | — | — | 52* | 3.60 | 3.51 | 59 | 3,371 | 376 | 11% | 43 | 145 | 39% | 60 |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 66 | ▼2 | 64 | 69 | 63 | 60 | 420 (20) | 430 (20) | 430 (20) | 47 | 3.69 | 3.56 | 51 | 2,099 | 322 | 15% | 63 | 119 | 37% | 63 |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 67 | ▼2 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 420 (20) | 410 (19) | 400 (18.5) | 60 | 3.49 | 3.39 | 67 | 4,474 | 438 | 10% | 34 | 205 | 47% | 50 |
| Midwestern University - AZ * | AZ | Private | 68 | ▼7 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 59 | — | — | — | 52* | 3.61 | 3.52 | 56 | 3,122 | 398 | 13% | 53 | 144 | 36% | 66 |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 69 | ▼7 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 440 (21) | 440 (20.5) | 420 (19.5) | 40 | 3.60 | 3.49 | 61 | 3,370 | 580 | 17% | 66 | 214 | 37% | 64 |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 70 | ▼11 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 410 (19) | 410 (19) | 430 (20) | 58 | 3.51 | 3.41 | 65 | 1,764 | 190 | 11% | 38 | 64 | 34% | 70 |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 71 | ▼4 | 67 | 63 | 69 | 64 | 390 (18) | 400 (18) | 390 (18) | 65 | 3.40 | 3.27 | 71 | 918 | 141 | 15% | 64 | 79 | 56% | 36 |
| University of New England * | ME | Private | 72 | ▼4 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 66 | — | — | — | 52* | 3.58 | 3.49 | 63 | 1,395 | 232 | 17% | 65 | 70 | 30% | 74 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez | PR | Private | 73 | — | — | — | — | 390 (18) | 320 (14) | 340 (16) | 69 | 3.17 | 2.98 | 75 | 125 | 69 | 55% | 76 | 45 | 65% | 23 | |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 74 | ▼8 | 66 | 67 | — | — | 397 (18) | 386 (17) | 404 (19) | 66 | 3.65 | 3.56 | 53 | 1,271 | 242 | 19% | 68 | 82 | 34% | 69 |
| California Northstate University | CA | Private | 75 | ▼6 | 69 | 68 | 68 | — | 430 (20.5) | 420 (19.5) | 410 (19) | 53 | 3.51 | 3.40 | 66 | 705 | 148 | 21% | 72 | 41 | 28% | 76 |
| Ponce Health Science University | PR | Private | 76 | — | — | — | — | 370 (17) | 380 (17) | 390 (18) | 68 | 3.24 | 3.04 | 74 | 234 | 97 | 41% | 75 | 51 | 53% | 41 | |
Acceptance rate = applicants offered a position / applications received (lower ranks higher). Enrollment rate = first-year enrollment / applicants offered a position.
DAT and GPA ranks combine each school's reported section scores. The DAT moved to a 200–600 scale in 2025; rankings compare schools by rank, so the scale change does not affect them. Each DAT score shows the closest old-scale score in parentheses, based on the ADA's concordance table.
* Some of this school's data is missing or estimated. Columbia and Lincoln Memorial reported offers equal to enrollment, so their offers are estimated.
Prior-year ranks are Path32's published 2022–2025 rankings. A dash means the school wasn't ranked that year (not yet open, or not enough data). Change compares 2026 with 2025.
Data: ADA. Rankings: Dr. Charley Levy, Path32.