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Admissions Statistics for LSU Dental School Requirements
Background Information
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Institution Type: Public
- Campus Setting: Urban
- Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)
- Mission Statement: “To serve the needs of Louisiana’s citizens by educating future general dentists, specialists and allied dental professionals to provide excellent and current health care.”
- Year Opened: 1968
- Number of Months to Earn Degree: 48
- Campus Housing Available: Yes
- Class Size: 75
- Term Type: Academic Year
Combined degrees offered:
B.A./B.S.
M.B.A.
M.P.H.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Other Degrees
International Dental Graduate Programs:
Traditional Predoctoral Program for IDGs
Advanced Standing Program for IDGs
No
Yes
Admissions Statistics: (2024 Applicant and Entering Class Data)
- Mean Age of First-Time, First-Year Enrollees: 23
Acceptance Rates by Location:
Number of Applicants
Number of Enrollees
Enrollment Rate
Overall
631
75
11.89%
In-State
168
63
37.50%
Out-State
458
12
2.62%
International
5
0
0.00%
Class Breakdown by Residency:
Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
63
84.00%
Out-State
12
16.00%
International
0
0.00%
Academic Averages for Acceptance:
DAT Academic Average
DAT Natural Science
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
21.6
21.1
20.4
3.70
3.61
Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:
5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
20
24
Cumulative GPA
3.21
4.00
Science GPA
3.11
4.00
Prerequisites
Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:
Required Coursework:
Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
Biology
12/18
General Chemistry
8/12
Organic Chemistry
8/12
Physics
8/12
Biochemistry
3/6
Microbiology
3/6
English
9 hours
- Recommended courses include: Anatomy, Cell Biology, Histology, Immunology, Molecular Biology/Genetics, Physiology, Embryology, and Virology
Community College Coursework and Advanced Placement Credit:
Prerequisites
Electives
AP Credit Accepted
Yes
Yes
Community College Coursework Accepted
Yes
Yes
Maximum number of Community College Credit Hours:
- N/A
Required Shadowing Hours:
- No, although the committee will not consider applicants for admission who have no shadowed in a general dentist’s office. They recommend 50-100 shadowing hours to be competitive (spread over 3-4 different general dental offices)
Letters of Recommendation:
- Option 1: One Pre-professional committee letter
- Option 2: Two letters from basic science professors
Dental Admissions Test Requirements:
Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission
DAT Score Considered
Yes
No
Yes (email unofficial report)
Highest AA and sectional scores (in the last 4 years)
Supplemental Information:
Mandatory Casper
Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
Yes
Yes
Yes, but the supplemental application is sent by invitation only
Yes: $200 for all applicants
Interview Format
- Approximately 120 virtual candidates are interviewed each cycle by a member of the admissions committee. Interviews can last 15-30 minutes and run from August through October.
- LSUSD is one of the few schools still including a 35-minute chalk carving exercise as part of the interview process.
Finances and Application Logistics
Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2025:
Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$35,141
$63,869
Included in Tuition
~$25,000
D2
$35,141
$63,869
Included in Tuition
~$25,000
D3
$35,141
$63,869
Included in Tuition
~$25,000
D4
$35,141
$63,869
Included in Tuition
~$25,000
University Offerings
1. Academic Offerings
- Pre-Dental Opportunities
- Mini admissions workshops
- Predental 101 Conference/Program
- Summer Health Professions Education Program
- Research
- During D1-D2, dental students have many options to participate in student research on topics such as composite and restorative materials, infectious and periodontal disease, craniofacial wound healing, pain regulation and oral effects of systemic diseases.
- Students can travel to partake in research meetings, conferences, and the school’s annual Research Day
2. Clinical Experiences
- Clinical Curriculum Overview
- D1: Students take courses on the basic sciences, preclinical technical skills, and oral diagnostics.
- D2: Students continue science and preclinical courses while starting patient treatment in oral diagnosis, operative dentistry, and periodontics.
- D3: Students take clinical didactic courses and provide comprehensive patient care including operative dentistry, prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, oral diagnosis and endodontics.
- D4: Students provide total comprehensive patient care and take elective courses.
- Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- Advanced Education and Residency Programs:
- Endodontics
- General Practice Residency
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orofacial Pain
- Orthodontics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
- Fellowship Programs:
- Periodontics Implants
- Periodontics Externship
- Advanced Education and Residency Programs:
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