State reference · collected 2026-10
Dental schools in California: DAT scores and GPA
7 schools in the DAT600 finder. The median DAT Academic Average across the 6 schools that publish one is 452.5. These are entering-class averages, not cutoffs.
Compare California schools
Rows marked * were filled from public aggregators, not the school's own page. est. = converted from the old 1-30 scale; the ADA's 2025 concordance is approximate.
| School | Avg AA | Avg GPA | Out-of-state tuition (yr 1) | International | Advanced standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Northstate University College of Dental MedicinePrivate | — | — | — | Unknown | — |
| Loma Linda University School of Dentistry*Private | 420 est. | 3.45 | $98,888 | Yes | Yes (CAAPID) |
| UCLA School of DentistryPublic | 489 | 3.90 | $90,690 | Unknown | — |
| UCSF School of DentistryPublic | 480 est. | 3.78 | — | Yes | — |
| University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of DentistryPrivate | 455 | 3.75 | $135,700 | Yes | Yes (CAAPID) |
| USC Herman Ostrow School of DentistryPrivate | 450 | 3.81 | — | Yes | Yes (CAAPID) |
| Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental MedicinePrivate | 430 | 3.65 | — | Yes | Yes (CAAPID) |
Read this before you trust a row
- This is not an admission probability. A school's average is one number; admitted students sit above and below it.
- The state median weights each school equally and leaves out schools with no published DAT average.
- Figures come from each school's own site where it publishes them (collected 2026-10). Rows marked * were filled from public aggregators (ADEA Official Guide figures quoted by DAT-Prep, Student Doctor Network).
- Advanced standing = a program for dentists trained outside the US/Canada, listed in ADEA CAAPID.