U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1955 - 2007
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American Dental Education Association U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1955 - 2007 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 Applicants First-Time Enrollees Year Number Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes
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U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1955 - 2007. Source : American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes. Percent of Applicants Enrolled in Dental School, 2000-2007. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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U.S. Dental School Applicants and First-Year Enrollment Trends 1955 - 2007
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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
American Dental Education Association
Percent of Applicants Enrolled in Dental School, 2000-2007
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070
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6054.5
57.6 5855.4
47.242.5
3733.6
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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 Enrollees, 2000-2007
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20072.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
3.353.41 3.42 3.42 3.44 3.49 3.5 3.5
3.253.32 3.32 3.32 3.35
3.41 3.423.5
GPA Total GPA Science
Year
GPA
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re (M
ean)
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes
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
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Age
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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
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
02468
101214161820222426
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Age
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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, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
Geographic Distribution of Applicants and Enrollees, 2007
New Eng-land
Mid-Atlantic Southeast Midwest Southwest Northwest Pacfic West0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
338
1756
3270
2359
1814
1029
2343
166
689993
846
417 397
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Applicants Enrollees
Geographical Area
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ber
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes
American Dental Education Association
Percent of Applicants from Various Geographical Areas Enrolled in Dental School, 2007
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
Northwest
Pacfic West
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55
49.1
39.2
30.3
35.9
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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
Geographical Source of Dental School Enrollees, 2007
New England4%
Mid-Atlantic16%
Southeast23%
Midwest19%
Southwest10%
Northwest9%
Pacfic West20%
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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
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16,000
Applicants First-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
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3.5
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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
Percentage of Applicants Enrolled, 2000-2007
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
Percentage of Applicants Enrolled
Year
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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
Total First-Year Enrollees, 2000-2007
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20074,100
4,200
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4,400
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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes
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Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) Black/African American (B/AA)Hispanic/Latino (H/L) Native American/Alaska Native (NA/AN)
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Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering class.
First-Time, First-Year Minority Enrollees in U.S. Dental Schools 1990 - 2007
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%
