Howard University College of Dentistry: 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.

Howard University College of Dentistry (HUCD) is a private DDS program in Washington, DC. If you're building a target list, here's exactly what Howard has told applicants about its own program, straight from the school's own pages, with nothing rounded or guessed — and where Howard simply doesn't publish a number, we say so plainly instead of filling in a guess.

Howard dental school stats at a glance

Howard's average DAT score

Howard doesn't appear to publish a dated "entering class profile" page the way some dental schools do — there's no public "Class of 2029 profile" with a stated average DAT. That means we can't hand you a number here, and we're not going to invent one. The honest move is to check the school's admissions page for the current cycle directly, since figures can shift between cycles.

Even without Howard's own number, you can use the ADA's national data to know where you stand. Our DAT score percentiles guide walks through the ADA's official percentile tables so you can see where any score falls nationally, and our DAT score converter translates your practice scores between the old 1–30 scale and the new 200–600 scale.

Howard's average GPA

Same story here: Howard's admissions pages don't list an average or minimum GPA figure tied to a specific entering class. Until Howard publishes one, check the school's admissions page for the current cycle before you apply.

Class size and interview process

Per the school's own admissions page, Howard's "incoming predoctoral class size is 75-80 students," a figure echoed on the College's Office of Student Affairs site (hucdstudentaffairs.com), though it isn't tied to a specific entering-class year, and Howard doesn't publish an acceptance rate. The interview is a two-stage process: a 25-30 minute panel interview with faculty, students, and alumni, then a separate second interview with the Director of Admissions — plan for two distinct conversations, not one.

Application deadline

Per Howard's application schedule page, the cycle opens in May and the AADSAS deadline is February 1 of the year you expect to enter. Howard's own supporting documents and fees are recommended "no later than November 1st to be strongly considered for an interview," while the College's Office of Student Affairs site lists a firmer November 15 final date, with November 1 as the encouraged early date. Treat February 1 as the hard cutoff and November 1/15 as the practical priority deadline for an interview.

Tuition

Per Howard University's official "Notice of Student Charges, Academic Year 2025-2026," DDS tuition for D1-D3 students runs $19,534/semester in both Fall and Spring ($39,068/year total), plus $11,163 for the Summer term. D4-year tuition is $25,116/semester. Those figures are tuition only — they don't include books, instruments, central materials, or other per-semester fees itemized separately in Howard's own document. Since Howard is a private university, there's no resident/non-resident tuition split.

What makes Howard's DDS program distinct

A few things worth knowing beyond the raw numbers, all per the College's own site. Founded in 1881, HUCD is the fifth-oldest dental school in the U.S. and, per the Office of Student Affairs site, has trained more African American dentists than any other U.S. dental school. One prerequisite quirk: online and lab-based prerequisite science courses aren't accepted (a narrow military-verification exception applies post-2022), and AP or college-entrance-program credit can't satisfy required prerequisites.

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