American Dental Education Association DAT Count, 2000-2007 Source: American Dental Education...

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American Dental Education Association DAT Count, 2000-2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 Year DAT Count Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

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American Dental Education Association

DAT Count, 2000-2007

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070

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16000

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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

American Dental Education Association

Applicants and First-Time Enrollees, 2000-2007

Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

ApplicantsFirst-Time Enrollees

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American Dental Education Association

Applicant/First-Year Enrollee Ratio, 2000-2007

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070

0.5

1

1.5

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2.5

3

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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

American Dental Education Association

Grade Point Averages of Dental School Applicants, 2000-2007

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072.95

3.00

3.05

3.10

3.15

3.20

3.25

3.30

3.35

3.23.18 3.19 3.2

3.25 3.24

3.283.3

3.08 3.07 3.07 3.07

3.13 3.12

3.16

3.2

GPA Total GPA Science

Year

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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes and historic

American Dental Education Association

U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1955 - 2007

19

55

19

57

19

59

19

61

19

63

19

65

19

67

19

69

19

71

19

73

19

75

19

77

19

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19

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19

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19

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19

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19

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19

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19

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19

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19

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19

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20

01

20

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20

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07

0

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6,000

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Applicants First-Time Enrollees

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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes and historic

American Dental Education Association

Geographic Distribution of Applicants and Enrollees, 2007

New England Mid-Atlantic Southeast Midwest Southwest Northwest Pacfic West0

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1756

3270

2359

1814

1029

2343

166

689

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417 397

880

Applicants Enrollees

Geographical Area

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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

American Dental Education Association

Predental Majors of Applicants and Enrollees, 2007

Predental Major % of Applicants

% of Enrollees

Enrollment Rate

Biological/Life Science 56.4% 56.8% 35.3%

Business/Management 3.4% 3.4% 35.7%

Computer/Information Technology 0.7% 0.6% 31.6%

Education 0.4% 0.2% 20%

Engineering 1.6% 2.1% 44.4%

Health 12% 10.3% 30%

Humanities 3.4% 3.5% 36%

Mathematics 0.5% 0.6% 39.3%

Physical Sciences 10.1% 10% 34.9%

Social/Behavioral Sciences 7.8% 8.4% 37.7%

Other Technical/Professional 3.7% 4.0% 37.2%

Source: American Dental Education Association, Applicant Analysis Survey, Using NCES BPS major field coding system

American Dental Education Association

Age Distribution of Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2007

Less than 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 More than 30

0

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8

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20

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Source: American Dental Education Association, Applicant Analysis Survey

American Dental Education Association

Age Distribution of Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006

Less than 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 More than 30

0

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8

12

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Age

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Source: American Dental Education Association, Applicant Analysis Survey

American Dental Education Association

Minority Applicants to U.S. Dental Schools,1990 - 2007

Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering class.

American Dental Education Association

Percent of Applicants and Enrollees by Range of Grade Point Averages, 2007

Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

GPA Scores

< 2.50 2.50 – 2.74 2.75 – 2.99 3.0 – 3.24 3.25 – 3.49 3.5 – 3.74 3.75+

Applicants

Science GPA 7.9% 8.3% 14.7% 20.6% 19.3% 16.2% 12.9%

Total GPA 3.2% 5.5% 10.8% 22.2% 23.9% 19.9% 14.7%

Enrollees

Science GPA 1.0% 2.6% 6.6% 16.5% 23.4% 25.9% 24.0%

Total GPA 0.3% 1.2% 4.0% 13.0% 23.9% 30.1% 27.5%

American Dental Education Association

Percent of Applicants and Enrollees by Range of DAT Scores, 2007

Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

DAT Scores

< 14 14 - 16 17 - 18 19 - 20 21+

Applicants

Academic Average 2.5% 23.0% 35.5% 27.5% 15.9%

Perceptual Ability 5.6% 27.5% 31.6% 27.4% 16.4%

Total Science 4.1% 24.8% 32.7 26.7% 14.6%

Enrollees

Academic Average 0.1% 6.1% 26.4% 38.3% 29.1%

Perceptual Ability 0.3% 7.6% 25.4% 37.2% 29.6%

Total Science 1.5% 15.3% 29.7% 33.0% 20.6%

American Dental Education Association

2007 AADSAS Applicants by Gender

Source: American Dental Education Association; U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

• 13,742 AADSAS applicants

• 53% of 2007 AADSAS applicants are male; 47% are female