• Class of 2029 Facts & Figures

    Penn Dental Medicine’s DMD students come from a wide range of background with a shared commitment to dental medicine. The facts and figures below highlight the demographic and academic profile of our current first-year students.

  • Applicants: 2,999
  • Enrollees: 178

Gender

  • Female: 126
  • Male: 52

Average Age

  • 22 (20 – 32)

Thirty U.S. states and one Canadian providence of residence represented:

  • Alabama
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Ontario, Canada
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • Texas
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin

11% of the class are international citizens, representing:

  • Canada
  • China
  • India
  • Iran
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Vietnam

Average DAT Scores

  • Academic Average: 23.49 (470)
  • Perceptual Ability: 21.60 (460)
  • Reading Comprehension: 23.86 (470)
  • Total Science: 23.32 (480)

Cumulative Average GPAs

  • Overall: 3.85
  • Science: 3.82

Average Dental Experience Hours

  • Dental Shadowing Hours: 254
  • Dental Experience Hours: 694
  • Combined: 441

Ninety undergraduate schools are represented in the Class of 2029:

  • Auburn University
  • Austin College
  • Barnard College
  • Boston University
  • Brandeis University
  • Brown University
  • Bucknell University
  • California Northstate University
  • CA Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
  • Carleton College
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Clemson University
  • College of William and Mary
  • Columbus State University
  • Cornell University
  • Duke University
  • Emory University
  • Florida State University
  • George Mason University
  • George Washington University
  • Gwynedd-Mercy College
  • Hamilton College
  • Haverford College
  • Hobart and Willian Smith Colleges
  • Indiana University
  • James Madison University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Lehigh University
  • Marquette University
  • Marymount University
  • McMaster University
  • Millsaps College
  • Montclair State University
  • Muhlenberg College
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • New York University
  • North Carolina State University
  • Northeastern University
  • Nova Southeastern University
  • Oregon State University
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Queen’s University
  • Rowan University
  • Rutgers University – New Brunswick
  • Saint Olaf College
  • Southeast Missouri State University
  • State University of New York – Stony Brook
  • State University of New York – University at Buffalo
  • State University of New York -Binghamton
  • The College of New Jersey
  • The Ohio State University
  • Tufts University
  • Tulane University
  • University of California – Berkeley
  • University of California – Davis
  • University of California – Irvine
  • University of California – Los Angeles
  • University of California – Santa Barbara
  • University of California – Santa Cruz
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Detroit Mercy
  • University of Florida
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Illinois
  • University of Mary Washington
  • University of Maryland – Baltimore County
  • University of Maryland – College Park
  • University of Massachusetts – Amherst
  • University of Michigan
  • University of New England
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Texas – Dallas
  • University of the Pacific
  • University of Virgina
  • University of Washington
  • University of Western Ontario
  • University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Villanova University
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Wayne State University
  • York University

The Class of 2029 represented 34 different undergraduate majors:

  • Applied Statistics
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Science
  • Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Cognitive Science
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Economics and Human Health
  • English
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Exercise Science
  • Health and Human Biology
  • Health and the Human Sciences
  • Health Science
  • Human Biology
  • Human Biology and Society
  • Human Health
  • Human Physiology
  • Integrative Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Global Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences
  • Life Sciences
  • Medical Biology
  • Medical Sciences
  • Medicine, Health, and Society
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Organizational Studies
  • Psychobiology
  • Psychology
  • Psychology & Neurobiology
  • Public Health
  • Public Health Science
  • Science, Society and Policy
  • Sociology
  • Veterinary Bioscience