2025-26 entering class · 76 schools

Dental School Admissions Rankings 2026

Ranked on DAT (30%), GPA (30%), acceptance rate (20%) and enrollment rate (20%). Click any column to sort.

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			Path32 Admissions Ranking						DAT				GPA			Acceptance Rate				Enrollment Rate

Harvard University	MA	Private	1	–	1	1	1	1	500	510	500	2	3.94	3.93	1	1,361	50	4%	2	35	70%	17
U of North Carolina	NC	Public	2	▲5	7	9	6	2	460	470	440	10	3.81	3.75	12	1,179	89	8%	15	81	91%	2
UCLA	CA	Public	3	–	3	3	2	3	470	480	470	5	3.87	3.85	2	1,875	139	7%	14	88	63%	27
Columbia University *	NY	Private	4	▲1	5	4	13	10	510	530	470	1	3.84	3.80	8	1,882	92	5%	4	92	54%*	37
University of Connecticut	CT	Public	5	▲1	6	5	16	6	450	457	435	18	3.81	3.75	12	1,818	66	4%	1	52	79%	10
University of Florida	FL	Public	6	▼4	2	2	3	5	459	469	456	8	3.81	3.76	11	2,153	144	7%	12	93	65%	26
U of Texas at Houston	TX	Public	7	▼3	4	6	4	11	470	480	470	5	3.88	3.83	3	1,890	168	9%	27	106	63%	28
Texas A&M University	TX	Public	8	▲11	19	12	5	7	460	460	440	16	3.84	3.78	9	2,057	163	8%	17	106	65%	24
U of Illinois, Chicago	IL	Public	9	▲4	13	15	18	32	440	450	430	28	3.80	3.74	15	1,880	108	6%	7	72	67%	21
UCSF	CA	Public	10	▼2	8	7	7	9	475	486	469	4	3.77	3.71	22	1,652	133	8%	21	70	53%	40
University of Michigan	MI	Public	11	▲4	15	8	8	4	460	460	470	9	3.82	3.77	10	1,908	205	11%	37	109	53%	38
University of Nebraska	NE	Public	12	▲13	25	34	14	24	440	440	440	33	3.84	3.87	4	802	78	10%	34	56	72%	15
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Private	13	▼4	9	16	19	13	461	460	440	15	3.79	3.73	17	1,975	157	8%	18	80	51%	45
LSU Health Sciences	LA	Public	14	▲16	30	19	30	15	460	460	450	11	3.76	3.66	30	823	93	11%	45	78	84%	6
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Private	15	▼5	10	13	12	14	482	487	466	3	3.85	3.82	5	2,999	394	13%	54	178	45%	53
Augusta University	GA	Public	16	▲7	23	11	11	35	440	450	430	28	3.75	3.69	28	1,390	125	9%	29	99	79%	9
Stony Brook University	NY	Public	17	▼6	11	18	20	8	470	480	450	7	3.85	3.80	6	701	94	13%	55	46	49%	49
University at Buffalo	NY	Public	18	▼4	14	14	10	16	450	455	440	18	3.71	3.65	37	2,640	169	6%	11	95	56%	35
Rutgers University	NJ	Public	19	▲7	26	21	24	33	460	460	450	11	3.78	3.72	20	3,099	258	8%	22	99	38%	61
University of Alabama	AL	Public	20	▼4	16	24	9	12	440	450	430	28	3.79	3.71	19	1,417	146	10%	36	85	58%	34
Medical U of South Carolina *	SC	Public	21	▲7	28	10	31	26	440	—	450	52*	3.73	3.64	35	1,947	107	6%	6	78	73%	13
Oregon Health & Science University	OR	Public	22		—	—	—	—	450	450	440	22	3.81	3.75	12	2,346	223	10%	33	78	35%	68
Ohio State University	OH	Public	23		—	—	—	—	440	450	450	24	3.71	3.65	37	1,344	161	12%	50	120	75%	11
Marquette University	WI	Private	24		—	—	—	—	430	440	440	38	3.75	3.68	29	3,106	195	6%	10	101	52%	42
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	25		—	—	—	—	450	450	450	20	3.72	3.64	36	1,628	177	11%	40	106	60%	31
Virginia Commonwealth U	VA	Public	26	▼14	12	23	27	22	430	430	430	46	3.77	3.70	23	2,574	183	7%	13	97	53%	39
UT Health San Antonio	TX	Public	27	▼6	21	29	23	27	457	462	444	14	3.85	3.79	7	1,232	240	19%	69	101	42%	57
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	28		—	—	—	—	460	430	470	24	3.69	3.61	48	2,385	219	9%	31	148	68%	19
University of Utah	UT	Public	29		—	—	—	—	460	460	450	11	3.76	3.69	26	633	97	15%	62	50	52%	44
University of Missouri, KC *	MO	Public	30	▼12	18	27	36	21	—	—	—	52*	3.78	3.75	16	1,012	137	14%	57	109	80%	8
Southern Illinois University	IL	Public	31		—	—	—	—	440	440	440	33	3.70	3.62	44	808	76	9%	32	50	66%	22
High Point University *	NC	Private	32		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52*	3.56	—	56*	1,946	73	4%	3	60	82%	7
Nova Southeastern University	FL	Private	33		—	—	—	—	440	450	410	36	3.80	3.70	18	2,764	306	11%	41	129	42%	56
Indiana University	IN	Public	34	▼12	22	50	43	51	440	440	430	37	3.72	3.63	40	1,334	156	12%	48	108	69%	18
University of Mississippi	MS	Public	35		—	—	—	—	420	410	430	54	3.80	3.69	21	231	47	20%	70	40	85%	3
University of Oklahoma	OK	Public	36	▼19	17	36	20	20	420	430	430	47	3.70	3.63	43	749	81	11%	39	59	73%	14
University of Washington	WA	Public	37	▼8	29	43	22	19	440	440	440	33	3.69	3.62	45	1,105	123	11%	42	73	59%	33
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	Public	38		—	—	—	—	440	450	450	24	3.64	3.56	54	1,944	169	9%	24	78	46%	52
University of Tennessee	TN	Public	39		—	—	—	—	420	410	410	59	3.77	3.70	23	1,530	191	12%	52	129	68%	20
University of Iowa	IA	Public	40	▼16	24	29	17	40	400	450	450	42	3.77	3.70	23	1,274	158	12%	51	80	51%	47
University of Maryland	MD	Public	41		—	—	—	—	448	452	443	21	3.71	3.65	37	3,134	352	11%	44	128	36%	65
Creighton University	NE	Private	42		—	—	—	—	420	430	450	45	3.73	3.65	32	2,791	254	9%	30	118	46%	51
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	CA	Private	43		—	—	—	—	440	450	450	24	3.76	3.69	26	2,766	405	15%	61	144	36%	67
University of Colorado	CO	Public	44		—	—	—	—	420	410	430	54	3.60	3.50	60	2,581	133	5%	5	80	60%	30
Boston University	MA	Private	45		—	—	—	—	431	434	426	44	3.61	3.52	56	3,796	238	6%	9	117	49%	48
Texas Tech University	TX	Public	46		—	—	—	—	436	438	433	39	3.73	3.65	32	1,157	133	12%	47	59	44%	54
West Virginia University	WV	Public	47		—	—	—	—	420	410	430	54	3.71	3.63	42	1,062	93	9%	26	48	52%	43
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	48		—	—	—	—	440	450	430	28	3.73	3.66	31	2,356	429	18%	67	166	39%	59
Case Western Reserve University	OH	Private	49		—	—	—	—	447	449	446	23	3.72	3.66	34	1,836	263	14%	60	80	30%	72
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences *	WA	Private	50	New	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52*	3.41	3.31	70	562	49	9%	25	36	73%	12
LECOM College of Dental Medicine	FL	Private	51		—	—	—	—	438	442	450	32	3.70	3.60	46	3,946	447	11%	46	145	32%	71
East Carolina University	NC	Public	52	▼32	20	48	47	47	440	430	430	43	3.61	3.52	56	368	77	21%	71	54	70%	16
Northeast Ohio Medical University	OH	Public	53	New	—	—	—	—	423	423	437	52	3.68	3.62	49	1,398	125	9%	28	52	42%	58
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	54	▼27	27	32	45	43	414	420	404	57	3.70	3.60	46	792	107	14%	56	66	62%	29
Midwestern University - IL	IL	Private	55		—	—	—	—	410	410	410	61	3.33	3.15	72	3,017	233	8%	16	151	65%	25
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	56		—	—	—	—	420	430	430	47	3.72	3.63	40	1,708	239	14%	58	105	44%	55
New York University	NY	Private	57		—	—	—	—	460	450	450	17	3.64	3.55	55	3,371	1,066	32%	74	403	38%	62
University of Puerto Rico	PR	Public	58		—	—	—	—	410	410	410	61	3.60	3.64	52	156	47	30%	73	40	85%	3
Meharry Medical College	TN	Private	59		—	—	—	—	390	390	390	67	3.29	3.12	73	2,160	128	6%	8	76	59%	32
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	AZ	Private	60		—	—	—	—	420	430	430	47	3.58	3.50	62	3,439	276	8%	20	78	28%	75
Lyon College School of Dental Medicine	AR	Private	61	New	—	—	—	—	410	400	410	63	3.50	3.36	68	677	95	14%	59	80	84%	5
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	Private	62		—	—	—	—	430	438	437	41	3.46	3.36	69	2,764	234	8%	23	71	30%	73
Roseman University of Health Sciences	UT	Private	63		—	—	—	—	420	430	430	47	3.55	3.44	64	2,416	288	12%	49	146	51%	46
Temple University *	PA	Private	64		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52*	3.60	3.51	59	3,371	376	11%	43	145	39%	60
University of Louisville	KY	Public	65		—	—	—	—	420	430	430	47	3.69	3.56	51	2,099	322	15%	63	119	37%	63
Tufts University	MA	Private	66		—	—	—	—	420	410	400	60	3.49	3.39	67	4,474	438	10%	35	205	47%	50
Midwestern University - AZ *	AZ	Private	67		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52*	3.61	3.52	56	3,122	398	13%	53	144	36%	66
Touro College of Dental Medicine	NY	Private	68		—	—	—	—	440	440	420	40	3.60	3.49	61	3,370	580	17%	66	214	37%	64
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	MO	Private	69		—	—	—	—	410	410	430	58	3.51	3.41	65	1,764	190	11%	38	64	34%	70
Howard University	DC	Private	70		—	—	—	—	390	400	390	65	3.40	3.27	71	918	141	15%	64	79	56%	36
University of New England *	ME	Private	71		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52*	3.58	3.49	63	1,395	232	17%	65	70	30%	74
Universidad Ana G. Mendez	PR	Private	72		—	—	—	—	390	320	340	69	3.17	2.98	75	125	69	55%	76	45	65%	23
Kansas City University	MO	Private	73		—	—	—	—	397	386	404	66	3.65	3.56	53	1,271	242	19%	68	82	34%	69
California Northstate University	CA	Private	74		—	—	—	—	430	420	410	53	3.51	3.40	66	705	148	21%	72	41	28%	76
Ponce Health Science University	PR	Private	75		—	—	—	—	370	380	390	68	3.24	3.04	74	234	97	41%	75	51	53%	41
Lincoln Memorial University *	TN	Private	76		—	—	—	—	410	400	410	63	3.60	3.70	50	999	80	8%	19	80	100%	1

Acceptance rate = applicants offered a position / applications received (lower ranks higher). Enrollment rate = first-year enrollment / applicants offered a position.

DAT = 50% Total Science + 30% Academic Average + 20% Perceptual Ability. GPA = 60% overall + 40% science. The DAT moved to a 200–600 scale in 2025; rankings compare schools by rank, so the scale change does not affect them.

* Missing DAT or GPA data: the school gets the 75th-percentile rank in that category. Columbia reported enrolling all 92 applicants it accepted; its 2024-25 enrollment rate (84 of 157) is used instead. Lincoln Memorial is ranked last for continued inaccurate admissions reporting.

Prior-year ranks are Path32's published rankings and are shown for schools in the 2025 top 30. Change compares 2026 with 2025.

Data: ADA Health Policy Institute, CODA Survey of Dental Education 2025-26, Report 2, Tables 8 and 15. Rankings: Dr. Charley Levy, Path32.