East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
Get to know the class.
Published class profile
Entering class of 2024Class 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 2026-09-20See 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 | 3.76 | 3.31-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.70 | 3.27-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 21.7 | 19-25 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 20 | 17-24 |
| DAT Total Science | 21.2 | 19-25 |
The latest national enrollment data.
323 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 44Plan your application.
Before you apply
Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- Bachelor’s from an accredited U.S./Canadian institution before matriculation.
- Prerequisite courses
- Semester hours: biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry and physics with labs 8 each; biochemistry 3; English 6; mathematics 6. Prerequisite grades C or better.
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- DAT required; scores older than three years may not be accepted.
- Shadowing
- Not yet verified
- Recommendation letters
- Committee evaluation required when available; required perspectives include science faculty, a service-site supervisor and a non-relative North Carolina dentist. Check whether individual letters must supplement the packet.
- Residency & eligibility
- Enrollment is limited to North Carolina residents; review residency determination rules before applying.
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Not yet verified
Unverified fields do not mean there is no requirement. Confirm your cycle and course equivalencies with admissions.
Reviewed 2026-09-20Your research checklist
Coursework, DAT policy, letters, deadlines, supplemental materials, costs, and clinical education all deserve a place in your school research.
Build a school research plan →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 | 324 | 74 | 52 |
| Out-of-state | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| International | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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