2026 DDS Entering Class Profile

1,591

APPLICATIONS

144 - Resident
1,447* - Nonresident

*48 nonresidents meet the definition of Iowa resident for the limited purposes of determining compliance with Board Policy Manual, Section 3.2(D): Admissions Requirements.

82

CLASS SIZE

55 - Resident
27* - Nonresident

*12 nonresidents meet the definition of Iowa resident for the limited purposes of determining compliance with Board Policy Manual, Section 3.2(D): Admissions Requirements.

27

STATES OF RESIDENCE

California
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
New Jersey
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wisconsin
International: Canada

31

Undergraduate Schools

In-State
DRAKE UNIVERSITY
GRINNELL COLLEGE
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
LUTHER COLLEGE
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
WARTBURG COLLEGE

Out-of-State
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV
COLLEGE OF ST BENEDICT-ST JOHN'S UNIV
EMORY UNIV
GEORGIA STATE UNIV
GRAND CANYON UNIV
NORTH PARK UNIV
NORTHEASTERN UNIV
PURDUE UNIV-W LAFAYETTE
PURDUE UNIV FORT WAYNE
SAINT OLAF COLLEGE
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIV
UNIV OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES
UNIV OF DENVER
UNIV OF ILLINOIS-URBANA/CHAMPAIGN
UNIV OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES
UNIV OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
UNIV OF ROCHESTER
UNIV OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
UNIV OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE
UTAH STATE UNIV
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIV
WICHITA STATE UNIV

Grade Point Average (GPA)

3.80 Overall 
3.73 Science


Dental Admissions Test (DAT)

454 Academic Average
456 Total Science Average


Sex

49 Female
33 Male


Mean Age

22 (Range: 20-27)


Geographic Area Raised

31 Rural