West Virginia University 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.

West Virginia University School of Dentistry (WVU) is a public DDS program in Morgantown, West Virginia. If WVU is on your school list, here's exactly what the school has told applicants about its own Class of 2029, straight from WVU's own pages, with nothing rounded or guessed — and where a number isn't published, we say so plainly instead of filling in a guess.

WVU dental school stats at a glance

WVU's average DAT score

WVU's most recently published class-profile page — for the Class of 2029 — lists an Academic Average (AA) of 420 and a Perceptual Ability Test (PAT) score of 430, per the school's published class profile. Both numbers are on the new DAT 200-600 scale adopted in 2023, not the old 1–30 scale, so don't confuse a "420" here with a score in the old 1–30 range. The page did not list a separate Total Science average for this class year, so we're not including one. WVU's site also references older-cycle DAT figures for earlier classes on the old 1–30 scale, but rather than mix scales or lean on an unverified secondary summary, this page sticks to the Class of 2029 figures WVU has published on its current profile page.

Curious where a 420 AA or 430 PAT actually falls nationally? Our DAT score percentiles guide lays out the ADA's own official percentile tables so you can see exactly how any score on the new 200-600 scale stacks up, and our DAT score converter translates between the old 1–30 scale and the new one if you're comparing against an older benchmark.

WVU's average GPA

Per the same Class of 2029 profile page, WVU's entering class averaged a 3.71 overall GPA and a 3.63 science GPA. As with the DAT numbers, this is tied to one specific entering class rather than a published rolling multi-year average, so treat it as the most recent snapshot rather than a permanent bar to clear.

Class size and what WVU looks for

WVU's Class of 2029 enrolled 48 students — 30 West Virginia residents and 18 non-residents — per the school's published class profile. WVU does not publish an acceptance rate or total applicant count on its official site, so we're not estimating one here.

A few things stand out about how WVU evaluates applicants beyond the numbers. The school requires a dedicated Anatomy course (3 semester hours) as a standalone prerequisite, separate from Biology/Zoology with lab — a quirk not every dental school requires explicitly. On interview day, candidates go through a brief in-person writing exercise and an interactive group Q&A in addition to one-on-one interviews with committee members; both virtual and in-person interview formats are offered, and virtually-interviewed candidates can attend an optional in-person "Second Look" event afterward. And on shadowing and service, the Class of 2029's admits averaged 184 hours of dental shadowing and 219 hours of volunteer service — well above the roughly 100-hour shadowing benchmark WVU itself cites as typical for successful applicants.

Application deadline

Per WVU's official "Apply Now" page, the AADSAS application and DAT scores must both be submitted by November 1 of the year preceding enrollment. Worth flagging: that same page states DAT scores are valid for only 3 years from the test date, while a separate FAQ page on WVU's own site states a 5-year validity window — the two WVU pages don't agree, so if your DAT score's age is close to either cutoff, confirm directly with WVU admissions rather than assuming which page governs.

Tuition

Per WVU School of Dentistry's official tuition page, 2025-2026 per-term charges (University Tuition + University Fee + Program Fee combined) run $15,237 for West Virginia residents and $33,858 for non-residents. WVU's tuition page doesn't clearly state how many terms make up a full year for DDS students, so we're not calculating or estimating an annual total here — use the per-term figures above and confirm the current full-year cost directly with WVU.

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