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Marquette
Admissions Statistics and Requirements for Marquette Dental School
Background Information
- Location: Milwaukee, WI
- Institution Type: Private State-Related
- Campus Setting: Urban
- Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Surgery
- Mission Statement:“The Marquette University School of Dentistry is committed to excellence in education, research, and service, resulting in high quality oral health care.”
- Year Opened: 1894
- Number of Months to Earn Degree: 45
- Campus Housing Available: No
- Class Size: 100
- Term Type: Semester
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: (2023 Applicant and Entering Class Data)
- Mean Age of First-Time, First-Year Enrollees: 22
Acceptance Rates by Location:
Number of Applicants
Number of Enrollees
Enrollment Rate
Overall
2479
99
3.99%
In-State
154
48
31.17%
Out-State
2125
51
2.4%
International
200
0
0%
Class Breakdown by Residency:
Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
48
48.48%
Out-State
51
51.52%
International
0
0%
Academic Averages for Acceptance:
DAT Academic Averag
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
20.5
20.8
3.71
3.62
Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:
5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
17
24
Cumulative GPA
3.16
4.00
Science GPA
3.02
4.00
Prerequisites
Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:
Required Coursework:
Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
Biology
8/12
Inorganic Chemistry
8/12
Organic Chemistry
8/12
Physics
8/12
Biochemistry
3/5
English
6/9
- Recommended courses include: Anatomy, Cell Biology, Histology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology/Genetics, Physiology, and Zoology
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:
- 45
Required Shadowing Hours:
- O Hours Required
- 100+ Hours Recommended to be competitive
Letters of Recommendation:
- Option 1: Committee letter
- Option 2: Two science faculty letters and a third letter of the applicant's choice
Dental Admissions Test Requirements:
Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
Yes
No
Only most recent score
Supplemental Information:
Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
Yes
No
Yes: $45 for all applicants
Interview Format
- Remote one on one interviews
Finances and Application Logistics
Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2024:
Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$60,120
$68,780
$17,578
$19,308
D2
$60,120
$68,780
$13,578
$19,308
D3
$60,120
$68,780
$8,418
$19,308
D4
$60,120
$68,780
$9,618
$19,308
1. Academic Offerings
- Pre-Dental Opportunities
- DAT Workshops
- Biomedical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Post-Baccalaureate Program
- Pre-Dental Scholar Program
- Research
- Students are responsible for contacting faculty for research opportunities
- The Student Research Group promotes and encourages dental student researchers
- Research themes include clinical oral healthcare and outcomes research, biomaterials and tissue engineering, dental public health, epidemiology, and access to care
2. Clinical Experiences
- Clinical Curriculum Overview
- The curriculum is based on a general practice Comprehensive Patient Care philosophy. This means that students are taught to provide comprehensive dental care without fragmentation into separate specialties.
- D1-D2: Students experience dental rounds, serve as dental assistants for D3-D4s, and provide simple dental care to patients.
- D3-D4: Students participate in assigned rotations at urban and rural community sites. They provide preventative and clinical dental services to underserved populations.
- The curriculum is based on a general practice Comprehensive Patient Care philosophy. This means that students are taught to provide comprehensive dental care without fragmentation into separate specialties.
- Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- Masters and Certificate Programs:
- Dental Biomaterials
- Endodontics
- Orthodontics
- Prosthodontics
- Masters and Certificate Programs:
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