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Texas A&M
Admissions Statistics for Texas A&M Dental School Requirements
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Background Information
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Institution Type: Public
- Campus Setting: Urban
- Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)
- Mission Statement: “To improve the oral health of Texans and shape the future of dentistry by developing exemplary clinicians, educators and scientists.”
- Year Opened: 1905
- Number of Months to Earn Degree: 48
- Campus Housing Available: No
- Class Size: 100-102
- 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
No, but opening soon
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
1,709
102
5.97%
In-State
908
90
9.91%
Out-State
753
5
0.66%
International
48
7
14.58%
Class Breakdown by Residency:
Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
90
88.24%
Out-State
5
4.90%
International
7
6.86%
Academic Averages for acceptance:
DAT Academic Average
DAT Natural Science
DAT Perceptual Ability C
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
21.4
21
19.7
3.76
3.69
Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:
5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
19
26
Cumulative GPA
3.29
4.00
Science GPA
3.09
4.00
Prerequisites
Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:
Required Coursework:
Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
General Biology
18/12
General Chemistry
8/12
Organic Chemistry
8/12
Physics
8/12
Anatomy
4/6
Biochemistry
3/5
Microbiology
3/5
Physiology
3/5
English
6/10
Statistics
3/5
Recommended courses include:
- Histology, Immunology, Biochemistry II, Neuroscience, and Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Small Business Management, Personal Finance, Mechanical Drawing, Studio Art, Psychology, and Sociology.
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:
- No limit
Required Shadowing Hours:
- 0 Hours Required
- 100+ Hours Recommended to be competitive
Letters of Recommendation:
- One Health Professions Committee Packet OR Three individual letters of evaluation
- One evaluation letter must come from a dentist
- Optional: One extra letter (not included in HP Committee Packet) may be submitted in addition to the required letters
Dental Admissions Test Requirements:
Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
Yes
No
Most recent
Supplemental Information:
Mandatory Casper
Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
No
Yes, for OOS (TX residents must apply through TMDSAS)
Yes
No
Interview Format
- In-person interviews with two faculty members for about 15 minutes each.
Finances and Application Logistics
Financial Estimations for students starting in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026:
Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$38,025
$48,825
$13,962
$21,794
D2
$38,046
$48,846
$16,046
$25,386
D3
$38,046
$48,846
$15,188
$25,386
D4
$38,046
$48,846
$13,392
$25,386
University Offerings
1. Academic Offerings
- Pre-Dental Opportunities
- DAT Workshops
- Post Baccalaureate programs
- Summer Pre-Dental Programs
- High school, Collegiate, and Post-Baccalaureate level programs available
- Research
- Predoctoral Research Training Fellowship program allows students to complete a 2-month long research project with a faculty mentor.
- Research spans from laboratory, translational, to clinical
- Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis provides a forum for increased research to improve the treatment of disease and disorder in the craniofacial regions
2. Clinical Experiences
- Clinical Curriculum Overview
- D1: Emphasis on basic science courses with an introduction to clinics with observation rotations and preclinical technique courses.
- D2: Students practice preclinical techniques in the simulation lab. Preliminary patient treatment.
- D3: Continued study of clinical dentistry and direct patient treatment under faculty supervision.
- D4: Comprehensive patient care including advanced procedures and extramural rotations.
- Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- Advanced Clinical Certificate Programs:
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry
- Dental Public Health
- Endodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthodontics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontic
- Advanced Clinical Certificate Programs:
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