University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
Get to know the class.
Published class profile
Entering class of 2026Class 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 2026-09-18See 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 | 3.74 | 3.19-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.66 | 2.94-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 21.2 | 18-27 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 20.6 | 18-24 |
| DAT Total Science | 20.9 | 17-27 |
The latest national enrollment data.
134 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 23Plan your application.
Before you apply
2026–2027. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- Not yet verified
- Prerequisite courses
- Biology: 8 semester credits (Labs required); General chemistry: 8 semester credits (Labs required); Organic chemistry: 8 semester credits (Labs required); Physics: 8 semester credits (Labs required); Biochemistry: 3 semester credits (No lab required); English: 6 semester credits (Review writing-intensive options)
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- Not yet verified
- Shadowing
- Document dental shadowing. 40 hours by application; high-school experiences do not count.
- Recommendation letters
- Not yet verified
- Residency & eligibility
- Not yet verified
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Have all application materials received and verified. Includes scores, evaluations, transcripts, fee and attestation. School lists 11:59 p.m. Eastern. (2026-09-30) Complete prerequisite coursework. Admitted students must finish the required courses by this date. (2027-06-30)
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
Includes scores, evaluations, transcripts, fee and attestation. School lists 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
Admitted students must finish the required courses by this date.
40 hours by application; high-school experiences do not count.
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 | 117 | 58 | 55 |
| Out-of-state | 990 | 77 | 25 |
| International | 23 | 1 | 0 |
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