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Admissions Statistics for Washington Dental School Requirements

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Background Information

  • Location: Seattle, WA
  • Institution Type: Public
  • Campus Setting: Urban
  • Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)
  • Mission Statement: “To advance oral and craniofacial health as a global leader in collaborative education, personalized patient care, commitment to serving community needs and continuous improvement through discovery and innovation.”
  • Year Opened: 1945
  • Number of Months to Earn Degree: 47
  • Campus Housing Available: Yes
  • Class Size: 62
  • Term Type: Quarter

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: 24

Acceptance Rates by Location:

Number of Applicants
Number of Enrollees
Enrollment Rate
Overall
972
62
6.38%
In-State
188
53
28.19%
Out-State
722
7
0.97%
International
62
2
3.23%

Class Breakdown by Residency:

Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
53
85.48%
Out-State
7
11.29%
International
2
3.23%

Academic Averages for Acceptance:

DAT Academic Average
DAT Natural Science
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
21.6
21.4
21
3.68
3.62

Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:

5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
18
26
Cumulative GPA
3.19
3.99
Science GPA
3.11
3.99

Prerequisites

Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:

Required Coursework:

Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
Biology
2 semesters/3 quarters
GeneralChemistry
1 semester/2 quarters
Organic Chemistry
1 semester/2 quarters
Physics
2 semesters/3 quarters
Biochemistry
1 semester/2 quarters
Microbiology
1 semester/2 quarters
  • Recommended courses include: Anatomy and Histology

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:

  • At least 50 hours of dental shadowing are required

Letters of Recommendation: 

  • Three letters required. Three types of recommendation letters are suggested: one dentist, one science faculty, and one character reference (community service/volunteer work) 

Dental Admissions Test Requirements:

Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
No
No
Most recent scores, as well as the trend for repeated attempts

Supplemental Information:

Mandatory Casper
Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
No
Yes
No
Yes: $100 for all applicants

Interview Format

  • Starting in the 2025 cycle only in-person multiple mini interviews (MMIs) will be offered.

Finances and Application Logistics

Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2025:

Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$57,500
$84,926
$13,240
$35,000
D2
$66,284
$98,135
$12,712
$35,682
D3
$66,276
$98,135
$7,718
$35,682
D4
$61,352
$98,135
$7,718
$35,682

University Offerings

1. Academic Offerings 

  • Pre-Dental Opportunities
    • Empowering Youth for Health Careers events
    • Summer Health Profession Education Program
    • Doctor for a Day events (middle school-high school outreach)
  • Research
    • Students may obtain a PhD in Oral Health Sciences
    • Summer Research Fellowship (SURF) is offered annually to dental students, allowing them to work on a research project under faculty mentorship while earning a stipend
    • Students may participate in summer quarter research group with a D4 mentor
    • There are 7 research labs in the school of dentistry, spanning the topics of endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral health sciences, oral medicine, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and restorative dentistry.

2. Clinical Experiences

  • Clinical Curriculum Overview
    • D1-D2: Focus on biomedical foundations and pre-clinical practice in the simulation lab. 
    • D3-D4: Clinical skill clerkships. Students provide comprehensive patient care.
  • Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
    • Oral Health Sciences (PhD/MS)
    • Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD)/Postgraduate Certificates:
      • Endodontics
      • Oral Pathology
      • Oral Medicine
      • Orthodontics
      • Pediatric Dentistry
      • Periodontics
      • Prosthodontics
    • Residencies:
      • General Practice
      • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
      • Oral Radiology 
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