East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine: Average DAT, GPA, and How to Get In

Numbers below come from the school's own published materials as of July 2026 (each is linked to its source). Admissions stats shift every cycle — treat these as a snapshot and confirm on the school's official admissions page before you apply.

East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine (ECU SoDM) is a public DMD program in Greenville, NC. Here's exactly what ECU has told applicants about its own program, straight from the school's pages, with nothing rounded or guessed — and where the school doesn't publish a figure, we say so plainly instead of guessing.

ECU dental school stats at a glance

ECU's average DAT score

Per the school's published class profile, ECU SoDM lists a mean Academic Average of 21.06 and a mean Total Science of 20.68 on the old 1–30 DAT scale for the Class of 2029 (entered Fall 2025) — the most recent class listed. That same page gives new-scale (200–600) equivalents for this class only: 440 (AA) and 430 (Total Science). Earlier class years on the page are shown only on the old scale — for example the Class of 2028 (Fall 2024) came in at AA 21.52 / Total Science 21.00, slightly higher than the most recent cohort.

To put a 440 Academic Average into national context, our DAT score percentiles guide walks through the ADA's official old-to-new concordance and percentile tables, and our DAT score converter will convert any score — old scale or new — so you can see how your own practice numbers stack up against what ECU has published.

ECU's average GPA

The same class profile page lists a mean Overall GPA of 3.62 and a mean Science GPA of 3.52 for the Class of 2029. These figures move year to year rather than trending in one direction: prior entering classes on the same page show 3.75/3.69 (Class of 2028, Fall 2024), 3.4/3.4 (Class of 2027, Fall 2023), 3.6/3.5 (Class of 2026, Fall 2022), and 3.47/3.37 (Class of 2025, Fall 2021). ECU does not publish a stated minimum GPA.

Class size and who can apply

Per the school's own class profile page, ECU SoDM enrolled 53 students in the Class of 2029, consistent with the 52–53 range the school has enrolled across the last five entering classes (2025–2029). ECU does not publish an acceptance rate. One detail that matters more than any number here: per the school's admissions page, ECU SoDM enrollment is currently limited to residents of North Carolina only, so out-of-state applicants should confirm current eligibility before applying.

Application deadline

Per ECU's own Center for Pre-Professional Advising, the AADSAS application deadline is December 1, with applications accepted starting June 1. Worth flagging: ECU SoDM's own admissions pages describe a related but different timeline — they say applicants may "initiate the formal application process in June," that "all admission requirements must be completed no later than June 30th" of the matriculation year, and that rolling admission offers begin December 15. We couldn't find the December 1 date stated verbatim on the dental school's own admissions pages, so treat it as sourced from ECU's advising office and confirm the exact submission deadline on the school's admissions page before you apply.

Tuition

Per ECU Financial Services' official Fall 2025 tuition & fees schedule, ECU SoDM tuition is $37,507/year. That figure isn't explicitly labeled resident vs. non-resident, but since the program currently only admits North Carolina residents, this is effectively the resident rate. Total annual cost including fees came to $50,782.61 for the D1 year ($46,439.00 for D2; $47,564.00 for D3/D4). Figures are subject to change per the source page — confirm the current-cycle number before budgeting.

What makes ECU's DMD admissions process distinct

A few admissions details worth knowing beyond the raw numbers, all per the school's own admissions page. Starting with the 2025–2026 application cycle, ECU added a new prerequisite: 3 semester hours of Biochemistry, on top of the standard biology/chemistry/organic chemistry/physics requirements. For the same cycle, ECU also updated its letters-of-recommendation requirement to specifically require a letter from a science professor, a letter from a community service director, and a letter from a practicing or retired North Carolina dentist — a more specific ask than the generic "committee letter or three individual letters" many schools request.