Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
31.3 applicants for every seat, up from 12.1 in 2000.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
31.3 applicants per seat in 2025 (12.1 in 2000), above the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
8.3% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 9.2% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.78 in 2025, up from 3.40 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 78% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What Rutgers costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students: $291,938, or $439,426 out-of-state. That ranks #34 most expensive of 69 schools for in-state students and #18 out-of-state. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition, in-state | Tuition, out-of-state | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $63,432 | $100,304 | $16,443 |
| 2nd | $63,432 | $100,304 | $10,097 |
| 3rd | $63,432 | $100,304 | $5,769 |
| 4th | $63,432 | $100,304 | $5,901 |
| Total | $291,938 | $439,426 | incl. fees |
73% of the 2025-26 first-year class are New Jersey residents.
First-year tuition and fees
In-state cost is up 63% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Where Rutgers's students come from
1,356 matriculants from 23 states and territories. 81% were New Jersey residents.
- New Jersey1,09380.6%
- New York1208.8%
- Florida483.5%
- California251.8%
- Massachusetts120.9%
- Pennsylvania90.7%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,099 | 3,099 | 258 | 99 | 8.3% | 460 | 3.78 | 3.72 |
| 2024 | 2,767 | 2,767 | 257 | 95 | 9.3% | 22 | 3.72 | 3.66 |
| 2023 | 2,476 | 2,476 | 265 | 92 | 10.7% | 21.7 | 3.72 | 3.67 |
| 2022 | 2,315 | 2,315 | 249 | 90 | 10.8% | 21.2 | 3.65 | 3.59 |
| 2021 | 2,288 | 2,288 | 260 | 92 | 11.4% | 21.8 | 3.58 | 3.51 |
| 2020 | 1,994 | 1,994 | 262 | 96 | 13.1% | 21.3 | 3.55 | 3.48 |
| 2019 | 2,174 | 2,174 | 235 | 92 | 10.8% | 22 | 3.61 | 3.55 |
| 2018 | 2,123 | 2,123 | 230 | 92 | 10.8% | 21.6 | 3.65 | 3.58 |
| 2017 | 1,864 | 1,864 | 198 | 88 | 10.6% | 21.3 | 3.55 | 3.47 |
| 2016 | 2,063 | 2,063 | 212 | 91 | 10.3% | 21.4 | 3.55 | 3.47 |
| 2015 | 1,898 | 1,898 | 168 | 89 | 8.8% | 21.5 | 3.57 | 3.51 |
| 2014 | 1,844 | 1,844 | 200 | 90 | 10.8% | 20.3 | 3.56 | 3.48 |
| 2013 | 1,973 | 1,953 | 206 | 92 | 10.4% | 20.4 | 3.49 | 3.37 |
| 2012 | 1,866 | 1,866 | 143 | 95 | 7.7% | 20.1 | 3.59 | 3.53 |
| 2011 | 2,002 | 2,002 | 185 | 92 | 9.2% | 19.7 | 3.48 | 3.38 |
| 2010 | 2,152 | 2,152 | — | 97 | — | 20 | 3.37 | 3.28 |
| 2009 | 2,169 | 315 | — | 95 | — | 19.4 | 3.45 | 3.34 |
| 2008 | 2,190 | 318 | — | 93 | — | 18.8 | 3.47 | 3.41 |
| 2007 | 1,945 | 274 | — | 95 | — | 19.5 | 3.52 | 3.46 |
| 2006 | 1,543 | 215 | — | 97 | — | 19.3 | 3.47 | 3.40 |
| 2005 | 1,206 | 176 | — | 94 | — | 19.1 | 3.46 | 3.38 |
| 2004 | 933 | 359 | — | 84 | — | 18.8 | 3.42 | 3.36 |
| 2003 | 217 | 217 | — | 81 | — | 18.63 | 3.44 | 3.35 |
| 2002 | 190 | 190 | — | 91 | — | 18.78 | 3.36 | 3.28 |
| 2001 | 825 | 825 | — | 86 | — | 18.09 | 3.34 | 3.28 |
| 2000 | 920 | 920 | — | 76 | — | 19.03 | 3.40 | 3.28 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.