University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry
Get to know the class.
Published class profile
DDS class of 2029Class 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 2026-09-19See 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 | 3.72 | 3.12-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.66 | 2.97-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 23.3 | 19-27 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 21.2 | 17-25 |
| DAT Total Science | 23.5 | 19-30 |
The latest national enrollment data.
909 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 10Plan your application.
Before you apply
2026–2027. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- Not yet verified
- Prerequisite courses
- English: 6 semester credits (Composition; check excluded writing courses); General chemistry: 8 semester credits (With labs); Organic chemistry: 4 semester credits (With lab); Biochemistry: 3 semester credits (At a four-year institution); Physics: 8 semester credits (With labs); Biology: 8 semester credits (Science-major biology or zoology with labs); Psychology: 3 semester credits (General psychology); Humanities / social sciences: 11 semester credits (Humanities, social sciences or foreign language, beyond English and psychology)
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- Not yet verified
- Shadowing
- Not yet verified
- Recommendation letters
- Arrange three evaluations or a committee letter. Science instructor; dentist, adviser, researcher or mentor; plus an evaluator of your choice.
- Residency & eligibility
- Not yet verified
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Submit application and supporting materials. Electronic application, transcripts, DAT and evaluations are due October 1. School lists 11:59 p.m. Eastern. (2026-10-01) Pay the school application fee. Published fee is $75; check current payment instructions. Complete UCSF supplemental questions. Three questions appear within AADSAS; one is optional.
Unverified fields do not mean there is no requirement. Confirm your cycle and course equivalencies with admissions.
Reviewed 2026-09-19Cycle-specific application steps
Application details
ADEA AADSAS · 2026–2027 cycle
Electronic application, transcripts, DAT and evaluations are due October 1. School lists 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
Science instructor; dentist, adviser, researcher or mentor; plus an evaluator of your choice.
Published fee is $75; check current payment instructions.
Three questions appear within AADSAS; one is optional.
Four-year DDS organized by quarter, combining biomedical sciences, comprehensive care, interprofessional practice and scientific inquiry.
Read the school’s full policy ↗Reviewed 2026-09-19. Dates apply to the stated cycle; confirm updates with the school.Turn this into a planFrom 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 | 782 | 57 | 41 |
| Out-of-state | 606 | 36 | 18 |
| International | 108 | 5 | 2 |
FutureDentist is an independent planning resource. Always confirm current requirements with the school and your application service.