PathColumbia University
The highest average DAT of any U.S. dental school’s entering class.
Compare this school →Offers estimated at 172 from its 2024-25 enrollment rate (84 of 157), because it reported 92 offers and 92 enrolled.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
20.5 applicants per seat in 2025 (17.9 in 2000), above the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
9.1% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 6.1% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.84 in 2025, up from 3.26 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 100% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What Columbia costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees: $475,427. That ranks #10 most expensive of 69 schools. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $101,008 | $18,930 |
| 2nd | $101,008 | $16,625 |
| 3rd | $101,008 | $17,570 |
| 4th | $101,008 | $18,270 |
| Total | $475,427 | incl. fees |
30% of the 2025-26 first-year class are New York residents.
First-year tuition and fees
Cost is up 47% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Who's in the class
92 first-year students: 62.0% women (all U.S. schools: 59.5%). The largest groups are Asian (47.8%) and White (39.1%).
Women in the class
Share of first-year students who are women, 2000–2025.
How the mix has changed
Share of first-year students who are White, Asian, Hispanic or Black. Hover a year for counts.
Where Columbia's students come from
810 matriculants from 36 states and territories. 27% were New York residents.
- New York21927%
- New Jersey11714.4%
- California759.3%
- Florida718.8%
- Pennsylvania334.1%
- Massachusetts324%