Dental School Acceptance Rates 2026

Acceptance rates for 74 US dental schools. Dental schools vary widely in selectivity — the average acceptance rate is 6.6%.

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Data: official admissions disclosures · Last updated June 2026

72

< 20% accept

2

20–39% accept

0

40–59% accept

0

60%+ accept

All Dental Schools by Acceptance Rate

74 schools from most to least selective.

SchoolAccept %
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Mesa, AZ

2.27%
Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Cambridge, MA

2.59%
Western University College of Dental Medicine

Pomona, CA

2.66%
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

2.97%
UConn School of Dental Medicine

Hartford, CT

2.99%
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

Aurora, CO

3.04%
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Newark, NJ

3.1%
Marquette University School of Dentistry

Milwaukee, WI

3.22%
OHSU School of Dentistry

Portland, OR

3.23%
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Nashville, TN

3.47%
A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Kirksville, MO

3.58%
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

Buffalo, NY

3.6%
LECOM School of Dental Medicine

Bradenton, FL

3.68%
VCU School of Dentistry

Richmond, VA

3.7%
UIC College of Dentistry

Chicago, IL

3.76%
Northeast Ohio Medical University Bitonte College of Dentistry

Rootstown, OH

3.77%
MUSC James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine

Charleston, SC

3.96%
Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry

Philadelphia, PA

4%
UNLV School of Dental Medicine

Las Vegas, NV

4.06%
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

4.07%
University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Baltimore, MD

4.11%
Creighton University School of Dentistry

Omaha, NE

4.13%
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine

Fort Lauderdale, FL

4.21%
UCSF School of Dentistry

San Francisco, CA

4.26%
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine

Cleveland, OH

4.34%
University of Florida College of Dentistry

Gainesville, FL

4.35%
West Virginia University School of Dentistry

Morgantown, WV

4.57%
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

4.58%
UCLA School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

4.74%
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

New York, NY

4.86%
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Arizona

Glendale, AZ

4.97%
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Illinois

Downers Grove, IL

4.98%
University of New England College of Dental Medicine

Portland, ME

5.01%
Texas Tech School of Dental Medicine

Lubbock, TX

5.1%
Texas A&M School of Dentistry

Fort Worth, TX

5.17%
USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

5.24%
California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine

Elk Grove, CA

5.66%
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

Houston, TX

5.69%
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Ann Arbor, MI

5.76%
UAB School of Dentistry

Birmingham, AL

5.8%
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

5.94%
Roseman University College of Dental Medicine

Las Vegas, NV

6%
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Minneapolis, MN

6.14%
Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine

Kansas City, MO

6.21%
University of Iowa College of Dentistry

Iowa City, IA

6.21%
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Carbondale, IL

6.24%
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Sacramento, CA

6.28%
University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Louisville, KY

6.36%
Touro College of Dental Medicine

Hawthorne, NY

6.41%
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences School of Dental Medicine

Yakima, WA

6.47%
University of Washington School of Dentistry

Seattle, WA

6.47%
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry

Loma Linda, CA

6.53%
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine

Stony Brook, NY

6.6%
UNC Adams School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, NC

6.9%
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry

Omaha, NE

7.01%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Detroit, MI

7.11%
Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University

Augusta, GA

7.28%
University of Utah School of Dentistry

Salt Lake City, UT

7.96%
Howard University College of Dentistry

Washington, DC

8.02%
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry

Norman, OK

8.09%
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

San Antonio, TX

8.12%
Indiana University School of Dentistry

Indianapolis, IN

8.18%
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry

Lexington, KY

8.3%
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Memphis, TN

8.52%
Ohio State University College of Dentistry

Columbus, OH

8.93%
Lincoln Memorial University College of Dental Medicine

Knoxville, TN

9.15%
LSU Health School of Dentistry

New Orleans, LA

9.86%
UMKC School of Dentistry

Kansas City, MO

10.75%
University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine

San Juan, PR

11.87%
NYU College of Dentistry

New York, NY

11.93%
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine

Greenville, NC

14.4%
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry

Jackson, MS

16.74%
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Dental Medicine

Ponce, PR

22.77%
Universidad Ana G. Méndez School of Dental Medicine

Carolina, PR

36.29%
Lincoln Memorial School of Dental Medicine

Knoxville, TN

NEOMED College of Dental Medicine

Rootstown, OH

Ponce Health Sciences DMD

Ponce, PR

UAGM School of Dental Medicine

Gurabo, PR

UPR School of Dental Medicine

San Juan, PR

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average acceptance rate for dental schools in 2026?

Acceptance rates vary widely by tier. Top-ranked dental schools often admit fewer than 10% of applicants, while regional programmes typically admit 30–60%. AdmitBase publishes the most recent acceptance rate for every CODA-accredited dental school in the table below, sourced from ADEA Official Guide and ADEA admissions survey.

How is acceptance rate calculated?

Acceptance rate is the number of admitted applicants divided by the number of applications received, typically reported in each dental school's annual ADEA disclosure. Yield (the percentage of admits who enrol) is reported separately. AdmitBase displays both metrics when available.

Are acceptance rates the best signal of admission difficulty?

Acceptance rate alone can mislead. A school with a 20% acceptance rate may be easier to get into than one with a 30% rate if its applicant pool is significantly stronger. DAT and GPA medians, not raw acceptance rates, are the best predictors of an individual applicant's chances. AdmitBase uses 50% DAT and 50% GPA to calculate personalised match scores.

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