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Lincoln Memorial University College of Dental Medicine

Get to know the class.

Published class profile

Entering class of 2024
Average overall GPA3.46
Average DAT AA18.4Legacy 1–30 scale
Average science GPA3.32
Enrolled students79

Class 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 2026-09-20
See 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.

Entering class of 2024
MeasureMean5th–95th
Overall GPA3.462.81-3.93
Science GPA3.322.63-3.91
DAT Academic Average18.415-22
DAT Perceptual Ability18.614-23
DAT Total Science17.714-21
ADEA academic statistics ↗Reviewed 2026-09-20
ENTERING CLASS OF 2025

The latest national enrollment data.

863Applications
79First-time enrollees
17In-state enrollees

100 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 68

Plan your application.

Before you apply

Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.

Degree & college credits
Post-baccalaureate pathway: bachelor’s from an accredited four-year institution. Other pathways have separate rules.
Prerequisite courses
Biology, general/organic chemistry and physics: 8 semester hours each with labs. Website lists English 6 hours; catalog lists 8. Confirm English requirement.
GPA policy
Post-baccalaureate pathway: science 3.3 and total 3.2 minimum.
DAT policy
Post-baccalaureate pathway: AA 410 minimum within three years before the application.
Shadowing
Post-baccalaureate pathway: 60 hours in general dentistry before entry.
Recommendation letters
Not yet verified
Residency & eligibility
Not yet verified
Community service
Not yet verified
Application & selection
Four admissions pathways have different criteria. Confirm your pathway before using its GPA, DAT, letters or observation requirements.

Unverified fields do not mean there is no requirement. Confirm your cycle and course equivalencies with admissions.

Reviewed 2026-09-20

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT · ENTERING 2024

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.

408Applicants
162Offers across residence groups
79Enrolled
Residence breakdown · entering class of 2024
GroupApplicantsOffersEnrolled
In-state804519
Out-of-state31911660
International910

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