The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
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 | 3.68 | 2.98-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.61 | 2.87-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 20.9 | 17-26 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 20.5 | 17-25 |
| DAT Total Science | 20.6 | 17-26 |
The latest national enrollment data.
271 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 54Plan your application.
Before you apply
Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- 90 credit hours and 9 of 13 prerequisite courses completed when applying.
- Prerequisite courses
- The university’s equivalency table lists anatomy, biochemistry, biology, general and organic chemistry, English, microbiology, physics and physiology. International coursework does not fulfill prerequisites.
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- DAT required.
- Shadowing
- 40 hours of unpaid observation in a general or specialist dental office.
- Recommendation letters
- Not yet verified
- Residency & eligibility
- Ohio residents receive preference; nonresidents are considered competitively.
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Academics, DAT, activities and personal interview inform selection.
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 | 253 | 125 | 105 |
| Out-of-state | 988 | 97 | 18 |
| International | 23 | 1 | 0 |
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