University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry: Average DAT, GPA, and How to Get In

Numbers below come from UNMC'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.

UNMC College of Dentistry is a public DDS program based in Lincoln, Nebraska. If you're building a target list, here's exactly what UNMC has told applicants about its own class, straight from unmc.edu and catalog.unmc.edu, with nothing rounded or guessed.

UNMC dental school stats at a glance

UNMC's average DAT score

Per UNMC's own class profile page, the incoming Class of 2029 (fall 2025 matriculants) posted an average dental admissions test score of 21.8. The school's page doesn't say which DAT subscore that 21.8 represents — it isn't explicitly tied to Academic Average, Total Science, or Perceptual Ability — and it doesn't state the scale outright either. Given the magnitude, it reads consistent with the legacy 1–30 Academic Average scale rather than the newer 200–600 scale, but since UNMC's page itself doesn't confirm that, treat 21.8 as a directional benchmark rather than a precise cutoff. Notably, per the school's admissions page, UNMC does not set a minimum GPA or DAT score requirement for applicants at all — candidates just need to demonstrate they're academically prepared.

If you want to know where a score in that range actually falls nationally, our DAT score percentiles guide walks through the ADA's official percentile tables, and our DAT score converter will translate any score you're tracking between the old 1–30 scale and the new 200–600 scale.

UNMC's average GPA

Per the same class profile page, the Class of 2029 averaged a 3.82 cumulative GPA and a 3.76 science GPA. As with the DAT figure, UNMC doesn't publish a minimum GPA requirement — these are simply the averages the school reports for its most recent entering class.

Class size and how competitive admission is

Per UNMC's class profile, 56 students enrolled in the Class of 2029 (31 men, 25 women) out of 803 total applicants. Of those 56, 40 came from Nebraska and 16 from eight other states. UNMC does not publish a formal acceptance rate on its admissions or class-profile pages, so we won't calculate one here — but the raw counts above show that while UNMC is a public, in-state-focused program, out-of-state admission is real, just limited. For the most current applicant and enrollment figures, check the school's admissions page directly.

Application deadline and interview process

Per UNMC's official admissions page, the early deadline to submit your AADSAS application is October 1, roughly a year ahead of intended matriculation. Interviews are by invitation only, per the same page, and are conducted August through November — so an early, complete application matters if you want a shot at that interview window. Because deadlines can move cycle to cycle, confirm the exact current date on UNMC's admissions page before you submit.

Tuition

Per UNMC's official course catalog, 2025-2026 tuition runs $46,815/year for Nebraska residents and $97,595/year for non-residents. That figure is tuition only for the first-year DDS program across a three-term academic year — it does not include mandatory fees, which add roughly $14,805/year for residents according to the same fee schedule. Budget for both lines, and check the catalog's tuition & fees page directly for the most current numbers, since they typically update each academic year.

What makes UNMC's DDS program distinct

A few things worth knowing beyond the raw numbers, all per UNMC's own admissions and class-profile pages: the college sets no minimum GPA or DAT threshold, evaluating applicants holistically instead. It also runs the Rural Health Opportunities Program and Kearney Health Opportunities Program, which offer tuition scholarships and guaranteed admission to qualifying rural Nebraska residents — 6 members of the Class of 2029 came in through these pathway programs. If you're a rural Nebraska applicant, those tracks are worth investigating well before you'd otherwise apply.

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