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Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine

Get to know the class.

Published class profile

Entering class of 2024
Average overall GPA3.47
Average DAT AA20Legacy 1–30 scale
Average science GPA3.38
Enrolled students70

Class 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 2026-09-20
See 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.

Entering class of 2024
MeasureMean5th–95th
Overall GPA3.472.88-3.91
Science GPA3.382.79-3.93
DAT Academic Average2017-23
DAT Perceptual Ability2017-23
DAT Total Science19.816-23
ADEA academic statistics ↗Reviewed 2026-09-20
ENTERING CLASS OF 2025

The latest national enrollment data.

2,627Applications
70First-time enrollees
45In-state enrollees

1,208 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 14

Plan your application.

Before you apply

Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.

Degree & college credits
Not yet verified
Prerequisite courses
All prerequisite coursework must be completed by the end of the spring term before matriculation.
GPA policy
Not yet verified
DAT policy
Not yet verified
Shadowing
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Recommendation letters
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Residency & eligibility
Not yet verified
Community service
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Application & selection
AADSAS and a WesternU secondary application are required; use the linked application checklist for your entry year.

Unverified fields do not mean there is no requirement. Confirm your cycle and course equivalencies with admissions.

Reviewed 2026-09-20

Your research checklist

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT · ENTERING 2024

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.

2,544Applicants
150Offers across residence groups
70Enrolled
Residence breakdown · entering class of 2024
GroupApplicantsOffersEnrolled
In-state1,04710054
Out-of-state1,3814816
International11620

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