• 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

  • 126 Female
  • 52 Male

Average Age

  • 22 (20 – 32)

31 states/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 Washinton 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

90 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