Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine: Average DAT, GPA, and How to Get In

Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (WesternU) is a private DMD program in Pomona, California. Everything below comes straight from WesternU's own admissions pages, cited line by line.

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.

WesternU average DAT score

WesternU's Fall 2025 entering class averaged 430 (Academic Average), 430 (Total Science), and 430 (Perceptual Ability) on the new 200–600 DAT scale, where 400 is the national average, per the school's published class profile. WesternU presents this specifically as "this year's entering class (seated Fall 2025)," so treat it as a Fall 2025 snapshot rather than a permanent benchmark — the school doesn't publish an old 1–30-scale figure alongside it.

WesternU average GPA

The same Fall 2025 entering/admitted class averaged a 3.65 overall GPA and 3.36 science GPA, per the school's published class profile. WesternU's own stated minimum requirement is 3.35 overall and 3.22 science — so the class average sits noticeably above the published floor, both per the same source.

WesternU class size and applicant funnel

For the Fall 2025 entering class, WesternU received 2,627 AADSAS applications, invited 320 applicants to interview, and enrolled 69 students (29 male, 40 female, 46 California residents), per the school's published class profile. WesternU doesn't publish an official acceptance rate on that page, so we're not calculating one here — check the school's admissions page for the current cycle's figures.

Stats at a glance

Where does a 430 Academic Average actually land you nationally? Per the ADA's own official percentile table — the same one we break down in full in our DAT score percentiles guide — a 430 AA on the new scale sits around the 75th percentile. If you took the exam on the old 1–30 scale or you're comparing an older score, run it through our DAT score converter to see where it lines up against WesternU's published average.

WesternU application deadline

Per the school's admissions page, AADSAS closes December 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST for the 2027 entering class, and WesternU's own supplemental application shares that same deadline. Admissions are rolling, and the school explicitly advises applying well before the deadline rather than waiting until it.

WesternU tuition

WesternU's published 2026–2027 DMD student budget lists $98,950 in first-year tuition, with a total estimated tuition and fees figure of roughly $117,842, per the school's published financial page. WesternU is a private program and doesn't distinguish resident from non-resident tuition for the DMD; the school's own page notes these figures are estimates subject to change.

What else WesternU's admissions pages tell you

A few details from WesternU's own official pages that don't show up in most stats round-ups: every applicant must complete the Casper online situational-judgment test (65–85 minutes) and release scores to WesternU (school code #15) by the deadline, on top of AADSAS and the DAT, per the school's DMD requirements page. WesternU's stated minimum dental-related work experience is only 30 hours, but the school explicitly recommends 100+ hours for a competitive application, and those hours must be logged in AADSAS's "Dentistry/Shadowing Experience" section or the application won't be processed, per the same page. Once you're in, anatomy starts immediately: DMD 5030 Gross Anatomy in Fall of Year 1, followed by DMD 5135 Head and Neck Anatomy that Spring, per WesternU's published curriculum page.

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