University of Puerto Rico 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.

University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine (UPR) is a public DMD program based in San Juan, inside the Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (Medical Sciences Campus). If you're building your school list, here's exactly what UPR has told applicants about its own program, straight from the school's own 2025-2026 Admissions Manual, with nothing rounded or guessed — and where UPR simply doesn't publish a number, we say so plainly instead of filling in a guess.

UPR dental school stats at a glance

What DAT score do you need for UPR?

UPR doesn't publish an average DAT score for its entering DMD class. Instead, its own Admissions Manual states minimum and competitive thresholds directly: a score of just 16 on the old DAT scale (360 SNS / 320 RCT / 340 PAT on the new 200–600 scale) clears the minimum bar to be considered, while 18+ on the old scale (400 SNS / 360 RCT / 390 PAT new) is explicitly called a "competitive application," per the school's official Admissions Manual. That minimum is unusually low next to most U.S. dental schools — but "cleared the minimum" and "got admitted" aren't the same thing, so treat 18+ old / 390+ new as the real floor if you're serious about this program, and check the school's admissions page for the current cycle before you lock in a target score.

To translate that into national context: on the ADA's own 200–600 scale, a 390 sits in roughly the mid-to-upper 40s percentile and 400 lands just past the 50th percentile, depending on the section — see our DAT score percentiles guide for the full official ADA table broken out by section. If you took the DAT on the old 1–30 scale or need to check a specific section's conversion, run it through our DAT score converter.

GPA and class size

UPR doesn't publish an average GPA or an entering class size for its DMD program in its official Admissions Manual or Admission Requirements documents — both spell out application requirements and DAT thresholds without a stated class profile. Check the school's admissions page for the current cycle if you want the most recent figures directly from UPR.

Who UPR is looking for

The biggest filter at UPR isn't a score — it's language and residency. The school states that "only fully bilingual candidates are considered," since coursework and clinical training happen in both Spanish and English, and it gives admissions preference to Puerto Rico residents, with only a limited quota reserved for non-resident applicants, per the school's official Admissions Manual.

Beyond that, UPR follows a stated four-factor evaluation: academic performance, DAT scores, personal characteristics, and approved science coursework. An interview is only granted after an initial screening on the first three factors, and applicants must also submit a portfolio — a CV plus evidence of research, community service, sports, work, and dental-office experience, per the official Admissions Manual. The school has also run an Advanced Placement Program for internationally trained dentists since 2010, alongside its DMD program and several postdoctoral specialty programs, per the official Admissions Manual.

Application deadline

Per the school's official Admissions Manual, both the ADEA AADSAS application and UPR's own Medical Sciences Campus admissions portal (solicitud.upr.edu, which opens September 1) are due November 1 — the year before your intended admission year. Your DAT must also be completed on or before that same November 1 date, so plan your last attempt well ahead of the deadline rather than up against it.

Tuition and cost of attendance

Per UPR's own "Estimated Costs of the Doctorate in Dental Medicine 2025-2026" table in its Admissions Manual, base tuition ("Credits") runs about $17,000/year, rising to roughly $28,200–$29,100/year once required fees — lab, tech, school fee, virtual books, utilization fee, supplies — are added, before living costs. All-in estimated cost of attendance, including housing, meals, transportation, and other living expenses, runs roughly $50,200–$59,600/year depending on which year (Dental I–IV) of the four-year program you're in. Non-resident tuition varies by the applicant's geographic residence rather than a single flat published number, and the school notes that all figures "may vary at any time," with final costs confirmed only at enrollment, per the official Admissions Manual.

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