Northeast Ohio Medical University Bitonte 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.

Northeast Ohio Medical University's Bitonte College of Dentistry is a public DMD program in Rootstown, Ohio — and it's brand new. The school earned initial accreditation in 2024 and matriculated its first-ever class in August 2025, which means there's no multi-year class profile to pull an average DAT or GPA from yet. Here's exactly what NEOMED has published so far, straight from its own admissions requirements page and official sources, with nothing rounded or guessed.

NEOMED dental school stats at a glance

NEOMED's average DAT score

NEOMED's Bitonte College of Dentistry does not currently publish an average DAT score, and there's a simple reason: it hasn't had a class long enough to report one. Per ADEA's coverage of the school's opening, the inaugural class matriculated in August 2025 — the only class the school has enrolled so far. What NEOMED does publish, per its admissions requirements page, is a recommended minimum DAT Academic Average in roughly the 16-17 range (old 1-30 scale) — explicitly framed as a recommended minimum for applicants to present, not a measured class average. NEOMED's admissions page does not give a new 200-600 scale equivalent for this figure.

If you want to see where a 16 or 17 Academic Average actually falls nationally, or want to translate an old-scale score to the new 200-600 scale, our DAT score percentiles guide walks through the ADA's official percentile tables, and our DAT score converter will convert any score so you can compare your own practice results against benchmarks like NEOMED's directly.

NEOMED's average GPA

Same story on GPA: no published class average exists yet. Per NEOMED's admissions requirements page, applicants are recommended to present a minimum overall and science GPA of about 3.00 — again a stated recommended minimum, not a measured incoming-class figure. The same page notes candidates must complete 30 semester hours of prerequisite coursework at a regionally accredited institution before matriculating, and that a bachelor's degree is required to begin study, though applicants may apply while their degree is still in progress.

Class size and application volume

The one hard number NEOMED has behind it: 52 students in its inaugural class, 32 of them from Ohio, who matriculated in August 2025 — per ADEA's member-news coverage of the college's opening. That same coverage describes Bitonte College of Dentistry as the only public dentistry school in northeast Ohio. NEOMED doesn't publish applicant volume or an acceptance rate for that class, so there's nothing sourced to report on selectivity beyond the class-size figure itself.

Application deadline

NEOMED does not publish a specific supplemental application deadline on the admissions requirements page we reviewed. Check the school's admissions page for the current AADSAS cycle's dates before you apply.

Tuition

Per NEOMED's official Cost of Attendance PDF for the Bitonte College of Dentistry, base tuition for the 2025-2026 year is $57,500 across all four DDS years (D1-D4) for residents, with total direct billable cost (tuition plus fees) running roughly $64,747 to $65,355 per year. Non-residents pay an additional $35,000/year surcharge on top of that, bringing their total direct cost to roughly $92,500 to $100,300 per year.

What makes Bitonte College of Dentistry distinct

A couple of things worth knowing beyond the raw numbers. Bitonte College of Dentistry is genuinely new: it earned initial accreditation in 2024 and matriculated its first-ever class of 52 students in August 2025, and per ADEA's coverage of that opening, it's the only public dentistry school in northeast Ohio. Because this is the inaugural class, the school hasn't yet published a class-profile page with average DAT or GPA statistics — that's expected to change once its first cohort progresses further. In the meantime, per NEOMED's own admissions requirements page, candidates need 30 semester hours of prerequisite coursework at a regionally accredited institution and a bachelor's degree to begin study, though you can apply while your degree is still in progress.

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