Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
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Published class profile
Entering class of 2025Class averages describe a previous cohort, not a requirement or your chance of acceptance. DAT scales and cohort years differ; compare them carefully.
View the published source ↗Reviewed 2026-09-19See the 2024 academic averages & score ranges
These ranges cover the middle 90% of enrolled students (5th–95th percentiles). They are not admissions cutoffs. All DAT scores here use the legacy 1–30 scale.
| Measure | Mean | 5th–95th |
|---|---|---|
| Overall GPA | 3.82 | 3.53-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.79 | 3.45-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 25.7 | 24-28 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 22.6 | 18-26 |
| DAT Total Science | 26 | 23-30 |
The latest national enrollment data.
337 in-state applications. Offers and school-level academic averages are not included in this table. Enrollment is not the number of offers, and these figures do not establish your admission chances.
ADEA 2025 workbook · Table 5 ↗Reviewed 2026-09-20 · source row 49Plan your application.
Before you apply
General policy · confirm your cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- Confirm bachelor’s degree requirement. A degree from an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution is required.
- Prerequisite courses
- Complete biochemistry. One semester; no lab required. English: 6 semester credits (Composition, literature or eligible writing-intensive coursework); Biology: 8 semester credits (With labs); General chemistry: 8 semester credits (With labs); Organic chemistry: 8 semester credits (With labs); Physics: 8 semester credits (With labs)
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- Not yet verified
- Shadowing
- Not yet verified
- Recommendation letters
- Confirm current evaluation instructions. The application page requests three science-professor letters or a prehealth committee letter.
- Residency & eligibility
- Not yet verified
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Prepare for an invited Kira assessment. Designated applicants receive an asynchronous video assessment invitation. Review the school’s supplemental fee. Application page lists $75. Confirm current instructions before paying.
Unverified fields do not mean there is no requirement. Confirm your cycle and course equivalencies with admissions.
Reviewed 2026-09-19Cycle-specific application steps
Application details
ADEA AADSAS · General policy · confirm your cycle cycle
A degree from an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution is required.
One semester; no lab required.
Designated applicants receive an asynchronous video assessment invitation.
The application page requests three science-professor letters or a prehealth committee letter.
Application page lists $75. Confirm current instructions before paying.
Pass/fail DDS curriculum. Biomedical foundations begin alongside medical students; clinical training starts in the second semester of D2.
Read the school’s full policy ↗Reviewed 2026-09-19. Dates apply to the stated cycle; confirm updates with the school.From application to enrollment.
The same historical cohort is used for every count below. These figures describe a past cycle, not an individual’s admission chances.
| Group | Applicants | Offers | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 347 | 23 | 15 |
| Out-of-state | 1,361 | 122 | 62 |
| International | 187 | 10 | 7 |
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