American Dental Education Association U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1955 - 2007 Source: American Dental Education Association,

American Dental Education Association

U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1955 - 2007

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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes


Percent of Applicants Enrolled in Dental School, 2000-2007

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Grade Point Averages of Dental School Enrollees, 2000-2007

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072.00

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Age Distribution of Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006

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Predental Majors of Applicants and Enrollees, 2007

Predental Major % of Applicants

% of Enrollees

Enrollment Rate

Biological/Life Science 56.4% 56.8% 35.3%

Business/Management 3.4% 3.4% 35.7%

Computer/Information Technology 0.7% 0.6% 31.6%

Education 0.4% 0.2% 20%

Engineering 1.6% 2.1% 44.4%

Health 12% 10.3% 30%

Humanities 3.4% 3.5% 36%

Mathematics 0.5% 0.6% 39.3%

Physical Sciences 10.1% 10% 34.9%

Social/Behavioral Sciences 7.8% 8.4% 37.7%

Other Technical/Professional 3.7% 4.0% 37.2%



Geographic Distribution of Applicants and Enrollees, 2007

New Eng-land

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Percent of Applicants from Various Geographical Areas Enrolled in Dental School, 2007

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Pacfic West

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Geographical Source of Dental School Enrollees, 2007

New England4%

Mid-Atlantic16%

Southeast23%

Midwest19%

Southwest10%

Northwest9%

Pacfic West20%

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Applicants and First-Time Enrollees, 2000-2007


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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering class.

First-Time, First-Year Minority Enrollees in U.S. Dental Schools 1990 - 2007


Percent of Applicants and Enrollees by Range of Grade Point Averages, 2007


GPA Scores

< 2.50 2.50 – 2.74 2.75 – 2.99 3.0 – 3.24 3.25 – 3.49 3.5 – 3.74 3.75+

Applicants

Science GPA 7.9% 8.3% 14.7% 20.6% 19.3% 16.2% 12.9%

Total GPA 3.2% 5.5% 10.8% 22.2% 23.9% 19.9% 14.7%

Enrollees

Science GPA 1.0% 2.6% 6.6% 16.5% 23.4% 25.9% 24.0%

Total GPA 0.3% 1.2% 4.0% 13.0% 23.9% 30.1% 27.5%


Percent of Applicants and Enrollees by Range of DAT Scores, 2007


DAT Scores

< 14 14 - 16 17 - 18 19 - 20 21+

Applicants

Academic Average 2.5% 23.0% 35.5% 27.5% 15.9%

Perceptual Ability 5.6% 27.5% 31.6% 27.4% 16.4%

Total Science 4.1% 24.8% 32.7 26.7% 14.6%

Enrollees

Academic Average 0.1% 6.1% 26.4% 38.3% 29.1%

Perceptual Ability 0.3% 7.6% 25.4% 37.2% 29.6%

Total Science 1.5% 15.3% 29.7% 33.0% 20.6%

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American Dental Education Association U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1955 - 2007 Source: American Dental Education Association,