University of Tennessee Health Science Center 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 | 3.75 | 3.34-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.65 | 3.16-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 20.5 | 18-24 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 20.2 | 16-24 |
| DAT Total Science | 20.1 | 17-24 |
The latest national enrollment data.
182 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 67Plan your application.
Before you apply
Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- 97 hours for consideration; bachelor’s preferred. Applying without a degree needs advance approval.
- Prerequisite courses
- Semester hours: English 6; biology, general/organic chemistry and physics with labs 8 each; biochemistry 3; one specified upper-level biology course. C or better by May 31 before entry. Review in-person science rules.
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- Not yet verified
- Shadowing
- At least 50 hours in general dental practice.
- Recommendation letters
- Preferred: committee plus another evaluator, or two science professors plus another evaluator. Up to four through AADSAS.
- Residency & eligibility
- Not yet verified
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Community outreach and direct interaction with people in need are valued.
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 | 172 | 109 | 90 |
| Out-of-state | 1,116 | 63 | 38 |
| International | 3 | 0 | 0 |
FutureDentist is an independent planning resource. Always confirm current requirements with the school and your application service.