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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
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