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American Dental Education Association
Applicants and First-Time Enrollees, 2000-2008
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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American Dental Education Association
Applicant/First-Year Enrollee Ratio, 2000-2008
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0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1980 - 2008
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
Total First-Year Enrollees, 2000-2008
4,000
4,100
4,200
4,300
4,400
4,500
4,600
4,700
4,800
4,900
5,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
Grade Point Averages of Dental School Applicants, 2000-2008
3.23.18 3.19 3.2
3.25 3.24
3.283.3
3.33
3.08 3.07 3.07 3.07
3.13 3.12
3.16
3.23.22
2.90
2.95
3.00
3.05
3.10
3.15
3.20
3.25
3.30
3.35
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Year
GPA Total GPA Science
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes and historic
American Dental Education Association
Grade Point Averages of Dental School Enrollees, 2000-2008
3.353.41 3.42 3.42 3.44 3.49 3.5 3.5 3.52
3.253.32 3.32 3.32 3.35
3.41 3.42 3.5 3.46
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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GPA Total GPA Science
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
DAT Count, 2000-2008
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
Age Distribution of Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2008
02468
10121416182022242628
Less than 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 More than 30
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Age
2008 Applicants 2008 Enrollees
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
Predental Majors of Applicants and Enrollees, 2008
Predental Major % of Applicants
% of Enrollees
Enrollment Rate
Language, Humanities, Fine Arts 3.8 3.8 39.6
Social Sciences 1.2 1.2 38.9
Biological Science 50.5 51.5 40.1
Chemistry/Physical Science 14.6 15.2 41.0
Math/ Computer Science 1.1 1.1 42.2
Engineering 2.4 2.7 44.3
Education .7 .6 34.5
Business 4.3 4.5 41.5
Pre-dentistry 14.3 13.0 35.7
Other Major 4.0 4.0 39.1
No Major/ Missing 3.2 2.4 29.5
Total 100.0 100.0 39.4
Source: American Dental Education Association, Applicant Analysis Survey, Using NCES BPS major field coding system
American Dental Education Association
Percent of Applicants and Enrollees by Range of Grade Point Averages, 2008
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
GPA Scores
< 2.50 2.50 – 2.74 2.75 – 2.99 3.0 – 3.24 3.25 – 3.49 3.5 – 3.74 3.75+
Applicants
Science GPA 6.8% 8.0% 14.5% 20.1% 21.3% 16.3% 13.0%
Total GPA 2.8% 5.2% 10.4% 20.3% 25.0% 21.9% 14.4%
Enrollees
Science GPA 0.8% 2.5% 7.0% 16.6% 24.6% 25.3% 23.2%
Total GPA 0.3% 1.2% 3.7% 12.5% 25.1% 31.5% 25.7%
American Dental Education Association
Percent of Applicants and Enrollees by Range of DAT Scores, 2008
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
DAT Scores
< 14 14 - 16 17 - 18 19 - 20 21+
Applicants
Academic Average 2.1% 22.4% 39.7% 27.0% 8.9%
Perceptual Ability 3.1% 19.0% 27.1% 29.7% 21.0%
Total Science 3.1% 24.2% 34.0% 27.3% 11.3%
Enrollees
Academic Average 0.1% 7.6% 36.6% 39.8% 15.9%
Perceptual Ability 0.7% 11.7% 25.7% 33.5% 28.4%
Total Science 0.2% 9.5% 31.9% 39.0% 19.4%
American Dental Education Association
Percent of Applicants Enrolled in Dental School, 2000-2008
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
Percent of Applicants from Various Geographical Areas Enrolled in Dental School, 2008
54.3
41.5
35.5
41.6
39.2
43.6
41
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Central
Southwest
Northwest
Far West
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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
Geographical Source of Dental School Enrollees, 2008
New England4%
Mid-Atlantic16%
Southeast21%
Central19%
Southwest11%
Northwest9%
Far West20%
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes. The graphs reflect U.S. regions only.
American Dental Education Association
Geographic Distribution of Applicants and Enrollees, 2008
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1233
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Applicants Enrollees
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007 and 2008 Entering Classes