Statistics
The College of Dental Medicine accepts a diverse group of students with a wide range of interests and talents. More than 90% of each class pursues postdoctoral studies (this includes AEGD & GPR).
Class Statistics
| Statistics by Class Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total National Applicant Pool (completed) | 11,024 | 11,520 | 11,656 | 11,253 |
| Total Applicants to CDM | 1,657 | 1,676 | 1,816 | 2,029 |
| Total Enrollment | 84 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Selectivity | 10% | 10.86% | 8.81% | 9.21% |
| Yield | 50% | 44% | 50% | 43% |
| Average Pre-dental scores | ||||
| DATs | 23.4 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| SCI DAT | 23.3 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| GPA | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.62 | 3.7 |
| SCI GPA | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.55 | 3.68 |
| Males | 41 | 32 | 36 | 42 |
| Females | 43 | 48 | 44 | 38 |
| Average Age | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| National representation of CDM class | ||||
| # of states | 23 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
| # of colleges | 57 | 59 | 47 | 58 |
| international | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Percentage of underrepresented minorities in the class | 22.61% | 20% | 23.75% | 21.25% |
| Class Year | Total Enrollment | May Graduation | June Graduation | October Graduation | Total Graduation Rates | NBDE Part 1 Passing | NBDE Part 2 Passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 77 | 87% | 12% | 0% | 98% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 79 | 88% | 10% | 1.2% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2018 | 78 | 89% | 8.9% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Postdoctoral Placement Statistics
| CLASS | GPR | AEGD | OMFS |
PED. DENT. |
PERIO | ENDO | PROS | ORTHO | UNIF. SVC. | PRIV. PRAC. | FELLOWSHIPS | DUAL DEGREE | NONE/NO INFO | % IN POSTDOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 84% |
| 2009 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 91% |
| 2010 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 89% |
| 2011 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 95% |
| 2012 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84% |
| 2013 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77% |
| 2014 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 91% |
| 2015 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87% |
| 2016 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 91% |
| 2017 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 99% |
| 2018 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 94% |