University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
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 | 3.77 | 3.38-3.98 |
| Science GPA | 3.70 | 3.17-3.97 |
| DAT Academic Average | 21.8 | 19-26 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 21 | 18-24 |
| DAT Total Science | 21.5 | 18-26 |
The latest national enrollment data.
233 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 61Plan your application.
Before you apply
Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- U.S. or Canadian bachelor’s required.
- Prerequisite courses
- Two courses each: biology, general/organic chemistry, physics, English/writing; one biochemistry. Biology and chemistry labs required. C minimum; B preferred. Science prerequisites within five years.
- GPA policy
- Minimum 3.2 overall, science and prerequisite GPAs.
- DAT policy
- AA 410 required; subsection 390 preferred. Highest-AA attempt without superscoring. Scores within three years of October 31, 2026.
- Shadowing
- Not yet verified
- Recommendation letters
- Committee evaluation preferred, or three individuals including two professors/advisors/mentors.
- Residency & eligibility
- No residency restriction for application or admission.
- 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.
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 | 208 | 52 | 39 |
| Out-of-state | 1,396 | 51 | 23 |
| International | 143 | 2 | 1 |
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