Path76 schools · 2000–2025 · 62,701 first-year students mapped, 2016–2025
Dental schools,
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Twenty-six years of applications, offers, DAT and GPA for every U.S. dental school. Pick a school or a state to dig in.
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Every dental school, twenty-six years
All 76 U.S. dental schools, sorted by the 2026 Path32 admissions ranking. The line shows applicants per seat from 2000 (or opening) to 2025. Prefer to browse by location? See them on the map. Looking at schools that opened since 2000? See the new dental schools.
76 schools
#1MA · PrivateHarvard38.9 applicants for every seat, up from 20.8 in 2000.1,361 applied3.7% offered#2NC · PublicUNCStudents from 37 states, and 77% from North Carolina.1,179 applied7.5% offered#3CA · PublicUCLA21.3 applicants for every seat, up from 14 in 2000.1,875 applied7.4% offered#4CT · PublicUniversity of Connecticut35 applicants for every seat, up from 22.5 in 2000.1,818 applied3.6% offered#5TX · PublicUTHealth Houston95% of its students come from Texas.1,890 applied8.9% offered#6FL · PublicFlorida23.2 applicants for every seat, up from 8.3 in 2000.2,153 applied6.7% offered#7TX · PublicTexas A&M93% of its students come from Texas.2,057 applied7.9% offered#8NY · PrivateColumbiaThe highest average DAT of any U.S. dental school’s entering class.1,882 applied9.1% offered#9IL · PublicUIC26.1 applicants for every seat, up from 3.2 in 2000.1,880 applied5.7% offered#10CA · PublicUCSF23.6 applicants for every seat, up from 9.3 in 2000.1,652 applied8.1% offered#11MI · PublicMichiganStudents from 47 states, and 60% from Michigan.1,908 applied10.7% offered#11NE · PublicNebraskaStudents from 28 states, and 70% from Nebraska.802 applied9.7% offered#13PA · PrivatePittStudents from 39 states, and 55% from Pennsylvania.1,975 applied8.0% offered#14LA · PublicLSU10.6 applicants for every seat, up from 2.4 in 2000.823 applied11.3% offered#15GA · PublicAugusta University14 applicants for every seat, up from 2.1 in 2000.1,390 applied9.0% offered#15PA · PrivatePennStudents from 47 states, and 13% from Pennsylvania.2,999 applied13.1% offered#17NY · PublicStony Brook UniversityOffers a seat to 13% of applicants, up from 8% in 2011.701 applied13.4% offered#18NJ · PublicRutgers31.3 applicants for every seat, up from 12.1 in 2000.3,099 applied8.3% offered#18NY · PublicUniversity at Buffalo27.8 applicants for every seat, up from 9.4 in 2000.2,640 applied6.4% offered#20AL · PublicUniversity of Alabama16.7 applicants for every seat, up from 8.3 in 2000.1,417 applied10.3% offered#21SC · PublicMUSC25 applicants for every seat, up from 1.4 in 2000.1,947 applied5.5% offered#22OR · PublicOHSU30.1 applicants for every seat, up from 10.9 in 2000.2,346 applied9.5% offered#23WI · PrivateMarquette UniversityStudents from 38 states, and 50% from Wisconsin.3,106 applied6.3% offered#24OH · PublicOhio State University87% of its students come from Ohio.1,344 applied12.0% offered#25VA · PublicVCU26.5 applicants for every seat, up from 10.5 in 2000.2,574 applied7.1% offered#26CA · PrivateLoma Linda UniversityStudents from 39 states, and 65% from California.1,628 applied10.9% offered#27CA · PrivateUniversity of the Pacific81% of its students come from California.2,385 applied9.2% offered#28TX · PublicUT San Antonio12.2 applicants for every seat, up from 6.5 in 2000.1,232 applied19.5% offered#29UT · PublicUniversity of UtahOffers a seat to 15% of applicants, up from 3% in 2013.633 applied15.3% offered#30MO · PublicUMKCOne of the ten most expensive dental schools: $502,596 for four years.1,012 applied13.5% offered#31IL · PublicSIU16.2 applicants for every seat, up from 10.7 in 2000.808 applied9.4% offered#32NC · PrivateHigh Point UniversityOpened in 2024: 1,946 applications for 60 seats in 2025-26.1,946 applied3.8% offered#33FL · PrivateNova Southeastern21.4 applicants for every seat, up from 13.4 in 2000.2,764 applied11.1% offered#34IN · PublicIndiana UniversityOffers a seat to 12% of applicants, up from 6% in 2011.1,334 applied11.7% offered#35MS · PublicUniversity of Mississippi5.8 applicants for every seat, up from 3.6 in 2000.231 applied20.3% offered#36OK · PublicUniversity of Oklahoma12.7 applicants for every seat, up from 7.1 in 2000.749 applied10.8% offered#37NV · PublicUNLV24.9 applicants for every seat, up from 12.4 in 2002.1,944 applied8.7% offered#38WA · PublicUniversity of Washington85% of its students come from Washington.1,105 applied11.1% offered#39NE · PrivateCreighton UniversityStudents from 45 states, and 11% from Nebraska.2,791 applied9.1% offered#40TN · PublicUniversity of Tennessee11.9 applicants for every seat, up from 3 in 2000.1,530 applied12.5% offered#41IA · PublicUniversity of IowaStudents from 36 states, and 69% from Iowa.1,274 applied12.4% offered#42MD · PublicUniversity of Maryland24.5 applicants for every seat, up from 13.5 in 2000.3,134 applied11.2% offered#43CA · PrivateUSCOne of the ten most expensive dental schools: $518,030 for four years.2,766 applied14.6% offered#44CO · PublicUniversity of Colorado32.3 applicants for every seat, up from 19.9 in 2000.2,581 applied5.1% offered#45MA · PrivateBoston University32.4 applicants for every seat, up from 18.5 in 2000.3,796 applied6.3% offered#46TX · PublicTexas Tech94% of its students come from Texas.1,157 applied11.5% offered#47WV · PublicWest Virginia UniversityStudents from 26 states, and 65% from West Virginia.1,062 applied8.8% offered#48MI · PrivateDetroit MercyOffers a seat to 18% of applicants, up from 12% in 2011.2,356 applied18.2% offered#49TN · PrivateLincoln Memorial12.5 applicants for every seat, up from 4.8 in 2022.999 applied10.4% offered#50OH · PrivateCase WesternOffers a seat to 14% of applicants, up from 9% in 2011.1,836 applied14.3% offered#51WA · PrivatePacific NorthwestOpened in 2025: 562 applications for 36 seats in 2025-26.562 applied8.7% offered#52FL · PrivateLECOMStudents from 41 states, and 39% from Florida.3,946 applied11.3% offered#53OH · PublicNEOMEDOpened in 2025: 1,398 applications for 52 seats in 2025-26.1,398 applied8.9% offered#54NC · PublicEast Carolina100% of its students come from North Carolina.368 applied20.9% offered#55IL · PrivateMidwestern IllinoisStudents from 43 states, and 27% from Illinois.3,017 applied7.7% offered#56KY · PublicUniversity of Kentucky12 applicants for every seat, up from 2.2 in 2000.792 applied13.5% offered#57MN · PublicUniversity of Minnesota16.3 applicants for every seat, up from 4.7 in 2000.1,708 applied14.0% offered#58NY · PrivateNYUOffers a seat to 32% of applicants, up from 5% in 2011.3,371 applied31.6% offered#59PR · PublicUniversity of Puerto RicoOffers a seat to 30% of applicants, up from 12% in 2011.156 applied30.1% offered#60TN · PrivateMeharry Medical CollegeOne of the hardest dental schools to get into: 5.9% of applicants were offered a seat.2,160 applied5.9% offered#61AZ · PrivateASDOH44.1 applicants for every seat, up from 10.8 in 2003.3,439 applied8.0% offered#62CA · PrivateWesternStudents from 38 states, and 65% from California.2,764 applied8.5% offered#63AR · PrivateLyon CollegeOpened in 2025: 677 applications for 80 seats in 2025-26.677 applied14.0% offered#64UT · PrivateRosemanStudents from 49 states, and 23% from Utah.2,416 applied11.9% offered#65PA · PrivateTemple UniversityStudents from 40 states, and 49% from Pennsylvania.3,371 applied11.2% offered#66KY · PublicUniversity of LouisvilleOffers a seat to 15% of applicants, up from 9% in 2011.2,099 applied15.3% offered#67MA · PrivateTufts UniversityStudents from 46 states, and 33% from Massachusetts.4,474 applied9.8% offered#68AZ · PrivateMidwestern Arizona21.7 applicants for every seat, up from 13.6 in 2008.3,122 applied12.8% offered#69NY · PrivateTouroOffers a seat to 17% of applicants, up from 9% in 2016.3,370 applied17.2% offered#70MO · PrivateATSU MissouriOffers a seat to 11% of applicants, up from 5% in 2013.1,764 applied10.8% offered#71DC · PrivateHoward UniversityOffers a seat to 15% of applicants, up from 6% in 2011.918 applied15.4% offered#72ME · PrivateUniversity of New EnglandOffers a seat to 17% of applicants, up from 11% in 2013.1,395 applied16.6% offered#73PR · PrivateAna G. MéndezOpened in 2024: 125 applications for 45 seats in 2025-26.125 applied55.2% offered#74MO · PrivateKansas City UniversityStudents from 35 states, and 19% from Missouri.1,271 applied19.0% offered#75CA · PrivateCNUOne of the ten most expensive dental schools: $480,213 for four years.705 applied21.0% offered#76PR · PrivatePonceOpened in 2024: 234 applications for 51 seats in 2025-26.234 applied41.4% offered
2025-26 entering classes
GPA and DAT, school by school
Each dot is one dental school's entering class; a few well-known schools are labeled in orange. Hover any dot for details, click it to open the school's page.
Staying home
Share of each state's students who stayed in-state
First-year students, 2016–2025. Darker means more students stayed in their home state for dental school. Grey states have no dental school. Click any state to open its page.
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| California | 7,634 | 62% | 17% | 2,934 | 77% |
| New York | 4,768 | 75% | 23% | 1,197 | 52% |
| Florida | 4,718 | 46% | 18% | 2,562 | 67% |
| Texas | 4,708 | 68% | 68% | 1,504 | 94% |
| Illinois | 2,730 | 55% | 42% | 1,226 | 59% |
| Michigan | 2,615 | 55% | 24% | 1,187 | 64% |
| New Jersey | 2,477 | 30% | 30% | 1,724 | 83% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,946 | 63% | 54% | 727 | 36% |
| North Carolina | 1,926 | 62% | 60% | 737 | 82% |
| Georgia | 1,870 | 47% | 47% | 994 | 92% |
| Ohio | 1,838 | 70% | 57% | 558 | 68% |
| Virginia | 1,753 | 35% | 35% | 1,140 | 67% |
| Massachusetts | 1,514 | 68% | 0% | 480 | 31% |
| Maryland | 1,295 | 52% | 52% | 616 | 53% |
| Utah | 1,192 | 41% | 22% | 701 | 32% |
| Washington | 1,169 | 48% | 46% | 611 | 84% |
| Tennessee | 1,161 | 77% | 59% | 268 | 43% |
| Indiana | 1,095 | 66% | 66% | 371 | 70% |
| Minnesota | 1,077 | 64% | 64% | 386 | 69% |
| Missouri | 1,025 | 77% | 61% | 234 | 42% |
| Wisconsin | 985 | 51% | 0% | 483 | 50% |
| Arizona | 924 | 50% | 0% | 461 | 21% |
| Louisiana | 901 | 70% | 70% | 275 | 85% |
| Kentucky | 805 | 88% | 88% | 94 | 39% |
| South Carolina | 787 | 72% | 72% | 223 | 74% |
| Colorado | 772 | 60% | 60% | 308 | 59% |
| Alabama | 758 | 70% | 70% | 226 | 73% |
| Iowa | 667 | 84% | 84% | 104 | 69% |
| Oregon | 638 | 68% | 68% | 202 | 59% |
| Oklahoma | 616 | 77% | 77% | 143 | 88% |
| Mississippi | 600 | 67% | 67% | 200 | 100% |
| Nevada | 596 | 82% | 82% | 109 | 60% |
| Connecticut | 573 | 51% | 51% | 282 | 58% |
| Puerto Rico | 549 | 97% | 72% | 17 | 89% |
| Nebraska | 536 | 89% | 67% | 61 | 30% |
| Arkansas | 523 | 7% | 0% | 489 | 43% |
| Kansas | 476 | 0% | 0% | 476 | — |
| Idaho | 342 | 0% | 0% | 342 | — |
| West Virginia | 338 | 88% | 88% | 42 | 65% |
| Hawaii | 203 | 0% | 0% | 203 | — |
| New Mexico | 197 | 0% | 0% | 197 | — |
| North Dakota | 189 | 0% | 0% | 189 | — |
| South Dakota | 173 | 0% | 0% | 173 | — |
| New Hampshire | 164 | 0% | 0% | 164 | — |
| Alaska | 158 | 0% | 0% | 158 | — |
| Maine | 157 | 61% | 0% | 62 | 15% |
| Delaware | 144 | 0% | 0% | 144 | — |
| Montana | 126 | 0% | 0% | 126 | — |
| Rhode Island | 102 | 0% | 0% | 102 | — |
| Wyoming | 85 | 0% | 0% | 85 | — |
| Vermont | 62 | 0% | 0% | 62 | — |
| District of Columbia | 44 | 32% | 0% | 30 | 2% |