University of Michigan School 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.

The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is a public DDS program in Ann Arbor, MI. Here's exactly what Michigan 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.

Michigan dental school stats at a glance

Michigan's average DAT score

Per the school's published class profile, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry lists an Average DAT Score of 22 for its 2025 Entering Class (the Fall 2025 matriculating class). The school's page doesn't spell out whether that 22 is Academic Average or Total Science, or which DAT scale it's on — but a value of 22 only makes sense on the legacy 1-30 scale, since this cohort would have tested before the DAT's rescaling to the current 200-600 system. Michigan does not publish a stated minimum DAT score alongside this figure.

To put a 22 on the old scale 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 compare to what Michigan has published.

Michigan's average GPA

The same class profile page lists an average GPA of 3.82 for the 2025 Entering Class. This is published as an overall/cumulative figure; the school does not break out a separate average science GPA on this page, and does not state a minimum GPA requirement.

Class size and applicant pool

Per the school's Facts & Figures page, Michigan's 2025 Entering Class enrolled 109 students — 62 Michigan residents and 47 non-residents — out of 1,098 applications. The school does not publish an acceptance rate alongside that figure.

Application deadline

Per Michigan's official Applicants page, the ADEA AADSAS application deadline is October 15. DAT scores must be received before that deadline, and the school notes that to meet it, applicants generally should not take the DAT after August 31 of the application year.

Tuition

Per the University of Michigan Financial Aid Office's 2025-2026 D.D.S. Cost of Attendance budget table, residents should expect Tuition & Fees of about $62,130/year for D2-D4 and $52,236 for the 10-month D1 budget; non-residents should expect about $84,584/year for D2-D4 and $71,070 for D1. These are the "Tuition & Fees" line item, not isolated tuition alone, and the Board of Regents finalizes rates each June or July — confirm the current-year number on the school's site before budgeting.

What makes Michigan's DDS admissions process distinct

A few admissions details worth knowing beyond the raw numbers, all per the school's own pages. Michigan requires 100 hours of dental shadowing completed at the time of application submission, not merely by matriculation — applicants who fall short will not be reviewed or considered for interview. The school interviews using a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format delivered virtually, with roughly 300 candidates invited each cycle between September and January, plus an optional in-person Visit Day for interviewing candidates. Michigan also requires a separate, non-refundable $75 supplemental application fee paid directly to the school online, though fee waivers are available through the AADSAS Fee Assistance Program.