University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry
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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 | 3.77 | 3.25-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.71 | 3.08-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 21.2 | 17-25 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 19.8 | 17-23 |
| DAT Total Science | 20.9 | 17-24 |
The latest national enrollment data.
501 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 25Plan your application.
Before you apply
General policy · confirm your cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- Complete a US bachelor’s degree. Degree and required courses are due by June of matriculation; prerequisite grades must be C or better.
- Prerequisite courses
- Review combined chemistry and lab requirements. 14 semester hours of chemistry including at least 4 organic; 6 each in biology, physics and English; one biochemistry course. Science prerequisites require labs except biochemistry. Review AP policies.
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- Not yet verified
- Shadowing
- Document your shadowing. 100 or more college-level US dental shadowing hours are recommended, rather than stated as a minimum.
- Recommendation letters
- Arrange three recommendations or a committee letter. Two academic references are strongly recommended; a shadowed dental professional is preferred for the third.
- Residency & eligibility
- Not yet verified
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Complete both applications by December 1. UIC lists the same deadline for AADSAS and its university application. Confirm your cycle.
Unverified fields do not mean there is no requirement. Confirm your cycle and course equivalencies with admissions.
Reviewed 2026-09-20Cycle-specific application steps
Application details
ADEA AADSAS + UIC application · General policy · confirm your cycle cycle
UIC lists the same deadline for AADSAS and its university application. Confirm your cycle.
Degree and required courses are due by June of matriculation; prerequisite grades must be C or better.
14 semester hours of chemistry including at least 4 organic; 6 each in biology, physics and English; one biochemistry course. Science prerequisites require labs except biochemistry. Review AP policies.
Two academic references are strongly recommended; a shadowed dental professional is preferred for the third.
100 or more college-level US dental shadowing hours are recommended, rather than stated as a minimum.
Four-year, full-time DMD using clinical cases and small-group learning to connect biomedical science, patient care and community context.
Read the school’s full policy ↗Reviewed 2026-09-20. 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 | 441 | 119 | 69 |
| Out-of-state | 1,110 | 4 | 0 |
| International | 59 | 1 | 0 |
FutureDentist is an independent planning resource. Always confirm current requirements with the school and your application service.