Dental School Rankings 2026

Complete rankings for 67 US dental schools with DAT medians, GPA medians, acceptance rates, and tuition.

67

Schools

21

Median DAT

3.58

Median GPA

0.1%

Median Acceptance

Top 10 Dental Schools

The most competitive US dental schools by ranking.

#SchoolDAT
1Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Cambridge, MA

24
2University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Ann Arbor, MI

23
3University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

24
4UCSF School of Dentistry

San Francisco, CA

23
5Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

New York, NY

23
6UNC Adams School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, NC

22
7University of Washington School of Dentistry

Seattle, WA

22
8University of Iowa College of Dentistry

Iowa City, IA

22
9University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Baltimore, MD

22
10UCLA School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

23

Complete Dental School Rankings

All 67 ranked US dental schools.

#SchoolDAT
1Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Cambridge, MA

24
2University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Ann Arbor, MI

23
3University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

24
4UCSF School of Dentistry

San Francisco, CA

23
5Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

New York, NY

23
6UNC Adams School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, NC

22
7University of Washington School of Dentistry

Seattle, WA

22
8University of Iowa College of Dentistry

Iowa City, IA

22
9University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Baltimore, MD

22
10UCLA School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

23
11NYU College of Dentistry

New York, NY

21
12University of Florida College of Dentistry

Gainesville, FL

22
13Ohio State University College of Dentistry

Columbus, OH

21
14University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Minneapolis, MN

21
15UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

Houston, TX

21
16University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

21
17Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

21
18Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

21
19VCU School of Dentistry

Richmond, VA

21
20USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

21
21Indiana University School of Dentistry

Indianapolis, IN

20
22UConn School of Dental Medicine

Hartford, CT

21
23UIC College of Dentistry

Chicago, IL

21
24Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine

Stony Brook, NY

21
25UAB School of Dentistry

Birmingham, AL

20
26OHSU School of Dentistry

Portland, OR

21
27MUSC James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine

Charleston, SC

21
28University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

Aurora, CO

21
29Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Newark, NJ

21
30Loma Linda University School of Dentistry

Loma Linda, CA

20
31University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

Buffalo, NY

21
32Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine

Cleveland, OH

20
33Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry

Philadelphia, PA

21
34University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Sacramento, CA

22
35University of Kentucky College of Dentistry

Lexington, KY

20
36University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Louisville, KY

20
37LSU Health School of Dentistry

New Orleans, LA

20
38Creighton University School of Dentistry

Omaha, NE

19
39University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry

Omaha, NE

20
40Marquette University School of Dentistry

Milwaukee, WI

20
41University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Memphis, TN

21
42Texas A&M School of Dentistry

Fort Worth, TX

21
43UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

San Antonio, TX

20
44University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry

Norman, OK

20
45University of Utah School of Dentistry

Salt Lake City, UT

21
46UNLV School of Dental Medicine

Las Vegas, NV

21
47University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Detroit, MI

20
48Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University

Augusta, GA

20
49UMKC School of Dentistry

Kansas City, MO

19
50University of Mississippi School of Dentistry

Jackson, MS

19
51Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Carbondale, IL

20
52East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine

Greenville, NC

20
53West Virginia University School of Dentistry

Morgantown, WV

19
54University of New England College of Dental Medicine

Portland, ME

19
55Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine

Fort Lauderdale, FL

21
56Touro College of Dental Medicine

Hawthorne, NY

20
57Howard University College of Dentistry

Washington, DC

18
58Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Nashville, TN

18
59Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Arizona

Glendale, AZ

20
60Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Illinois

Downers Grove, IL

19
61Western University College of Dental Medicine

Pomona, CA

20
62LECOM School of Dental Medicine

Bradenton, FL

19
63Roseman University College of Dental Medicine

Las Vegas, NV

20
64A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Mesa, AZ

20
65A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Kirksville, MO

19
66California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine

Elk Grove, CA

20
67Texas Tech School of Dental Medicine

Lubbock, TX

20
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