Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine
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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 | 3.71 | 3.32-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.62 | 3.17-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 20.4 | 17-24 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 19.3 | 16-23 |
| DAT Total Science | 19.8 | 16-24 |
The latest national enrollment data.
994 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 72Plan your application.
Before you apply
Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- 90 semester hours from U.S./Canadian institutions. Foreign coursework does not meet prerequisites; bachelor’s preferred.
- Prerequisite courses
- Not yet verified
- GPA policy
- FAQ lists minimum GPA 3.0.
- DAT policy
- DAT required. FAQ still gives legacy minimum 17; confirm current-scale thresholds.
- Shadowing
- No fixed minimum; depth and breadth of observation and patient-care exposure valued.
- Recommendation letters
- Two evaluations or a health-professions advisory packet; confirm evaluator roles.
- Residency & eligibility
- U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
- 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.
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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 | 879 | 106 | 54 |
| Out-of-state | 147 | 12 | 6 |
| International | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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