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DMD Program: Class of 2009 Facts

The Class of 2009 brings some impressive credentials to Penn Dental Medicine, along with a diversity of backgrounds.

From 1,843 applicants, 116 students were accepted into the Class of 2009. For the third year in a row, the freshman class includes more women (64) than men (52). The average age is 24, with a range of 20-35.

Mean Science G.P.A.: 3.51

Mean Overall G.P.A.: 3.57

Mean DAT Scores
Academic: 20
Perceptual Ability: 17
Reading Comprehension: 20
Total Science: 19

Ethnicity
8 African American students
4 Hispanic students
33 Asian/Pacific Islander/Indian Subcontinent students
71 Caucasian students

Geographic Distribution Based on Permanent Residence
The incoming students represent 26 different states and seven foreign countries:

California - 8 Minnesota - 1 Albania - 1
Colorado - 1 Missouri - 2 Bolivia - 1
Connecticut - 1 New Jersey - 14 Canada - 5
Delaware - 2 New York - 20 Jamaica - 1
Florida - 5 North Carolina - 2 Kenya - 1
Georgia - 1 Ohio - 3 Korea - 4
Idaho - 1 Oregon - 1 Syria - 1
Illinios - 2 Pennsylvania - 13  
Kansas - 1 South Carolina - 1  
Louisiana - 1 Tennessee - 1  
Maine - 1 Texas - 2  
Massachusetts - 6 Virginia - 5  
Michigan - 2 Washington - 5  

Colleges Represented
The incoming students represent 84 different colleges and universities:

Adelphi University
Albright College
Bates College
Bennington College
Boise State University
Brown University
Canisius College
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
College of William and Mary
Cornell University
CUNY Hunter College
Eastern College
Emory University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Georgetown University
Gettysburg College
Howard University
Indiana University at Bloomington
Kalamazoo College
Korea University
Kyung Hee University
La Salle University
Loyola College
Mary Washington College
Millersville University
Muhlenberg College
New York University
North Carolina State University
      Raleigh
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pace University Pleasantville
Peace College
Penn State University
Pomona College
Pukyong National University
Purdue University
Queen's University
Rowan University of New Jersey
Rutgers University New Brunswick
Saint Lawrence University

Saint Olaf College
San Jose State University
Simon Fraser University
State University of New York
     Binghamton
State University of New York Stony
     Brook
Swarthmore College
Temple University
Trinity University
Tufts University
Tulane University of Lousiana
United States Naval Academy
University of British Columbia
University of California Berkeley
University of California Irvine
University of California Los Angeles
University of California Santa
     Barbara
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Ilinois Chicago Circle
University of Kansas
University of Maryland College Park
University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Michigan Ann Arbor
University of Missouri Columbia
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of Santa Clara
University of Scranton
University of Tampa
University of Toronto
University of Vermont
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wake Forest University
Washington State University
Wofford College
Yale University
Yeshiva University

Majors Represented
The incoming students represent 39 different majors:

Animal Science
Art History
Asian Studies
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration
Cell Biology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Communication Disorders
Computer Science
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
English
French
Health Science
Human Biology

Human Ecology
Life Sciences
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Microbiology
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Near Eastern Studies
Neuroscience
Nursing
Nutrition
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology
Political Science
Psychobiology
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Zoology

Previous Year:
Class of 2008 Facts


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Certifying Authority: School of Dental Medicine
Last Update:
30 May, 2007