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Admissions Statistics and Requirements for University of Illinois at Chicago Dental School

Background Information

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Institution Type: Public
  • Campus Setting: Urban
  • Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Medicine
  • Mission Statement: “Advancing oral health through transformative education, research, clinical care and advocacy within a diverse and inclusive environment”
  • Year Opened: 1891
  • Number of Months to Earn Degree: 44
  • Campus Housing Available: Yes
  • Class Size: 70
  • 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: (2022 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
1522
70
4.60%
In-State
429
67
15.62%
Out-State
1037
3
0.29%
International
56
0
0%

Class Breakdown by Residency:

Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
67
95.71%
Out-State
3
4.29%
International
0
0%

Academic Averages for Acceptance:

DAT Academic Average
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
20.4
20.2
3.67
3.7

Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:

5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
17
25
Cumulative GPA
3.40
3.99
Science GPA
3.28
3.98

Prerequisites

Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:

Required Coursework:

Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
Biology
6/9
Inorganic Chemistry
10/15
Organic Chemistry
4/6
Physics
6/9
Biochemistry
3/4
Composition
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
No
No
Community College Coursework Accepted
Yes
Yes

Maximum number of Community College Credit Hours:

  •  O Hours Required

Required Shadowing Hours:

  • A minimum of 50 hours of dental shadowing are strongly recommended (100 or more hours are advised to be a competitive applicant). Other factors that are considered are participation in the pre-dental club at the university, leadership, community service and volunteering. Research is also encouraged.

Letters of Recommendation: 

  • Option 1: Committee letter
  • Option 2: Three letters. Preferably: two from science professors and a third from a non-relative dental professional

Dental Admissions Test Requirements:

Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
No
No
Highest score considered

Supplemental Information:

Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
Yes
Yes
Yes: $85 fee

Interview Format

  • In-person, closed file one-on-one interview with 1-2 faculty members for 20 minutes. 
  • Interview includes a tour, student panel, and financial aid presentation. 

Finances and Application Logistics

● Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2023:

Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$37,074
$66,716
$17,424
$20,000
D2
$55,611
$100,074
$26,136
$20,000
D3
$55,611
$100,074
$26,136
$20,000
D4
$55,611
$100,074
$26,136
$20,000

University Offerings

1. Academic Offerings 

  • Pre-Dental Opportunities
    • DAT Summer Preparation Program
    • Illinois Pre Dental Consortium
    • Post-baccalaureate programs
    • Summer Enrichment Programs
      • Multidisciplinary Oral Science Training (MOST) Summer program allows undergraduates to participate in a 12 week research program
  • Research
    • Most research-oriented dental school in Illinois (level-1 public research university)
    • The DMD/PhD program offers a customizable curriculum which combines clinical care with oral science research and biomedical technology.
    • Clinical Research Center clinic allows for various research methods including observational and interventional. 
    • Faculty conduct Interdisciplinary Oral Science research including regenerative sciences, craniofacial pathobiology, clinical, translational, and community research
    • Summer research program allows students to participate in research the summer before they enter D1
    • Clinic and Research day allows students to share their research accomplishments

2. Clinical Experiences

  • Clinical Curriculum Overview
    • The DMD program revolves around learning in small groups on a case-based curriculum. Students can work together to educate themselves and each other on case scenarios such as diagnosis of disease and the correlation between oral and overall health. 
      • D1: Students focus on biomedical and clinical sciences.
      • D2: Students get assigned their first patients in the clinic at the end of D2 year.
      • D3-D4: Continued patient care and offsite clinical rotations. 
        • D4s can participate in an advanced version of small group learning called Oral Systemic issues in Dentistry, where they observe/deliver case presentations covering a wide variety of dental disciplines.
  • Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
    • Advanced Specialty Programs:
      • Clinical Specialty Program in Endodontics
      • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Training Program
      • Orthodontics Advanced Specialty Training Program
      • Pediatric Dentistry Graduate Residency Program
      • Periodontics Postgraduate Program
      • Advanced Specialty in Prosthodontics

 

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