Harvard 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 | 3.91 | 3.61-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.91 | 3.59-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 24.9 | 21-29 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 22.5 | 19-27 |
| DAT Total Science | 24.9 | 22-30 |
The latest national enrollment data.
97 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 31Plan 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 degree required before matriculation; prerequisites and any enrolled degree program must also be completed.
- Prerequisite courses
- Biology and chemistry require laboratory work; the chemistry sequence must cover inorganic, organic and biochemistry. Review the complete physics/writing requirements and limited AP substitutions.
- GPA policy
- No minimum GPA requirement; applications are reviewed holistically.
- DAT policy
- No minimum DAT score requirement. If retaking, request an application hold and notify admissions when to remove it.
- Shadowing
- No fixed hour requirement. Applicants should show a thoughtful, informed decision to pursue dentistry.
- Recommendation letters
- Academic evaluators should know your coursework or research. A pre-health committee evaluation can satisfy the requirement; professional letters may be an additional fourth evaluation.
- Residency & eligibility
- Not yet verified
- 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 | 77 | 5 | 5 |
| Out-of-state | 1,068 | 37 | 28 |
| International | 118 | 2 | 2 |
FutureDentist is an independent planning resource. Always confirm current requirements with the school and your application service.