UTHealth Houston 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 2026-09-18See 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 | 3.87 | 3.63-4.00 |
| Science GPA | 3.84 | 3.53-4.00 |
| DAT Academic Average | 22.6 | 19-26 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 20.9 | 17-25 |
| DAT Total Science | 22.2 | 19-27 |
The latest national enrollment data.
1,043 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 70Plan your application.
Before you apply
Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- 90 undergraduate semester hours from U.S./Canadian institutions; bachelor’s highly desirable.
- Prerequisite courses
- Semester hours: biology 14 including microbiology 3; general/organic chemistry and physics with labs 8 each; biochemistry 3 separately; English 6; statistics 3. C minimum. Foreign and graduate courses do not qualify.
- GPA policy
- Not yet verified
- DAT policy
- DAT required.
- Shadowing
- Not yet verified
- Recommendation letters
- Health-professions advisor/committee or two academic professors, plus a practicing dentist.
- Residency & eligibility
- Texas residents receive preference.
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- TMDSAS required for Texans and preferred overall; catalog also allows AADSAS for eligible applicants.
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 | 923 | 143 | 101 |
| Out-of-state | 703 | 10 | 5 |
| International | 30 | 0 | 0 |
FutureDentist is an independent planning resource. Always confirm current requirements with the school and your application service.