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1 Survey of Dental Education Academic Programs, Enrollment, and Graduates Volume 1 Provides statistical information on academic programs, admission requirements, enrollment, and graduate levels, tuition costs, and faculty. Also features trends in applications, first-year and total predoctoral enrollments, first-year repeaters, attrition rates, numbers of graduates, female student enrollment and first-year tuition and fees. April 2011

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4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction... 1 Dental Schools in the United States and Canada... 2 Academic Programs... 5 Comparison of Examined Applications, Applicants, and First-Year Enrollment... 7 Admissions... 8 First-Year Enrollment Total Enrollment Attrition Graduates Outcomes Student Educational Costs Financial Assistance Methods of Instruction Patient Care in Dental Schools Advanced Dental Education in Dental Schools and Non-Dental School Institutions Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Appendix B: Survey of Dental Education Groups I and II Sample Instruments... 77

5 LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1: Dental Schools in the United States and Canada... 2 Table 2: Description of Academic Programs in United States and Canadian Dental Schools, Table 3: Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications, Applicants, and First-Year Enrollment, to Table 4: Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications, to Table 5: Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications by Gender, to Table 6: Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications by Race/Ethnicity, Table 7: Table 8: Amount of Predental Education of First-Year United States and Canadian Dental Students, Amount of Predental Education of First-Year United States Dental Students, to Table 9: First-Year Enrollment and First-Year Repeating Students, to Table 10: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment, to Table 11: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender, to Table 12a: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, to Table 12b: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Table 13: State of Residence of First-Year United States Dental Students, Table 14: Total United States and Canadian Dental School Enrollment by Class and Gender, Table 15: Female United States Dental School Enrollment by Class, and Table 16: Female United States Dental School Enrollment Compared with Total Enrollment by Class, Table 17: Total United States Dental School Enrollment, to Table 18: Total United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender, to Table 19: Total United States Dental School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Table 20a: United States Dental School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Class, Table 20b: United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, to Table 21: United States Dental School Attrition by Class, to Table 22: United States Dental School Graduates, 2000 to Table 23: United States Dental School Graduates by Gender, 2000 to ii

6 LIST OF TABLES (Continued) Page Table 24a: United States Dental School Graduates by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 2000 to Table 24b: United States and Canadian Dental School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Table 25: Table 26: First-Year Tuition and Annual Related Educational Costs in the United States and Canada, First-Year United States Dental School Tuition and Fees for Residents and Non-Residents, to Table 27: Financial Assistance Awarded to United States Dental School Students, Table 28: Instruction Methods Used in United States Dental Schools, Table 29: Table 30: Patient Care Provided by United States and Canadian Dental School Students During the Recent Year Advanced Dental Education Programs Sponsored by United States and Canadian Dental Schools, Table 31: Advanced Education in Dental Schools - First-Year Enrollment, to Table 32: Advanced Education in Dental Schools - Total Enrollment, to Table 33: Advanced Education in Dental Schools - Graduates, 2000 to Table 34: Advanced Education in Non-Dental School Institutions - First-Year Enrollment, to Table 35: Advanced Education in Non-Dental School Institutions - Total Enrollment, to Table 36: Advanced Education in Non-Dental School Institutions - Graduates, 2000 to iii

7 LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1: Classification of United States Dental Schools, Figure 2: United States Dental School Examined Applications by Gender, to Figure 3: Figure 4: Comparison of Predental Education of First-Year Students in United States Dental Schools, and Percentage of First-Year United States Dental Students with Bachelor s Degrees, to Figure 5: Percentage of Repeating First-Year United States Dental Students, to Figure 6: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender, to Figure 7: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Figure 8: Region of Residence of First-Year United States Dental Students, Figure 9: Total United States Dental School Enrollment by Class and Gender, Figure 10: Total United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender, to Figure 11: Total United States Dental School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Figure 12: United States Dental School Graduates by Gender, 2000 to Figure 13: Number of 2009 Graduates in Dental-Related Activity Figure 14: United States Dental School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Figure 15: Outcomes Assessment for Class of Figure 16: Average First-Year United States and Canadian Dental School Tuition, Figure 17: Average United States Dental School Tuition and Fees for First-Year Resident and Non-Resident Students, to Figure 18: Average Amount of Financial Assistance Requested and Awarded to United States Dental School Students, Figure 19: Number of United States Dental Schools Offering Selected Instruction Methods, Figure 20: Average Number of Patient Visits and New Patients Screened in United States Dental Schools, to Figure 21: Number of United States and Canadian Dental Schools Offering Advanced Dental Education Programs, Figure 22: Enrollment and Graduate Trends in Advanced Dental Education Programs Sponsored by Dental Schools, to Figure 23: Enrollment and Graduate Trends in Advanced Dental Education Programs Sponsored by Non-Dental School Institutions, to iv

8 INTRODUCTION Volume 1: Academic Programs, Enrollment, and Graduates summarizes information gathered by the American Dental Association's (ADA) annual Survey of Dental Education for The purpose of this report is to present information from dental schools regarding academic programs, admissions, enrollment, attrition, graduates, educational expenses and financial assistance, patient care, advanced dental education and faculty positions. Requests to complete the Survey of Dental Education were sent to all 58 United States dental schools and ten Canadian dental schools in August Responses to Group I, Group II, Group III, and the Critical Sheet portions of the survey were provided electronically. All U.S. schools were required to complete the survey in order to maintain accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The survey instrument used in this project consists of four sections 1, with each section focused on a particular aspect of the dental school. Group I queries general information, including facilities, admissions, faculty and patient care. Group II pertains to student information, including enrollment by academic year and by race/ethnicity, citizenship, the number of graduates by race/ethnicity, tuition and financial aid. Group III solicits detailed information about revenue by source and expenditures by functional categories. Group IV, conducted in alternate years, asks for details on clock hours and curriculum offered. Data gathered in Groups I and II are used in this volume. In addition to the data obtained by the Survey of Dental Education, Volume 1 also contains some information gathered by other surveys. The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) supplied additional faculty data compiled from their annual Survey of Dental Educators and other information. Details about advanced education programs are taken from the ADA's annual Survey of Advanced Dental Education. For more information about the latter report, please contact the Survey Center. Survey Center reports are available for purchase from the ADA Catalog Service by calling or visiting online at (reports listed under Survey and Economic Research on Dentistry). The latest copies of each dental education report are available at Together, the four sections of the survey are presented in a five-volume series of reports available from the ADA Survey Center individually or as a set. Volume 2 covers tuition, admissions policies and attrition. Volume 3 provides information on dental school faculty and support staff 2. Volume 4, produced in alternate years, reports clock hours of classroom instruction and laboratory experience by major teaching area and type of instruction. Volume 5 provides financial information, including detailed information on revenue and expenditures at U.S. dental schools by category. Because each report serves as a summary, not all the data compiled from the survey are included in the reports. CODA utilizes the data during the annual accreditation process. The information collected is also useful to dental school administrators, the ADA Board of Trustees and Council on Dental Education and Licensure, and potential dental school applicants. 1 Note that the Group IV-Curriculum section of the survey is conducted in alternate years. The survey did not include the Group IV- Curriculum section. 2 This report is on hiatus for the report year, due to lack of faculty data from the American Dental Education Association.

9 DENTAL SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ALABAMA University of Alabama School of Dentistry rd Avenue S. SDB 406 Birmingham, AL Dean: Dr. Huw F. Thomas ARIZONA A.T. Still University - Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health 5850 East Still Circle Mesa, AZ Dean: Dr. Jack Dillenberg Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine North 59th Avenue Glendale, AZ Dean: Dr. Russell O. Gilpatrick CALIFORNIA University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry 2155 Webster Street San Francisco, CA Dean: Dr. Patrick Ferrillo University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry 513 Parnassus Avenue, Room S-630 San Francisco, CA Dean: Dr. John Featherstone University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry Center for Health Science Rm Los Angeles, CA Dean: Dr. No-Hee Park University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry 925 West 34th Street Los Angeles, CA Dean: Dr. Avishai Sadan Table 1: Dental Schools in the United States and Canada 1 UNITED STATES Western University of Health Sciences 2 College of Dental Medicine 309 E. Second Street Pomona, CA Dean: Dr. Steven W. Friedrichsen COLORADO University of Colorado at Denver and Health Science Center School of Dentistry E 17th Avenue Aurora, CO Dean: Dr. Denise K. Kassebaum CONNECTICUT University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT Dean: Dr. R. Lamont (Monty) MacNeil DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Howard University College of Dentistry 600 W Street, NW Washington, DC Dean: Dr. Leo E. Rouse FLORIDA University of Florida College of Dentistry 1600 SW Archer Road, Room D4-6 Gainesville, FL Dean: Dr. Teresa A. Dolan Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine 3200 South University Drive Fort Lauderdale, FL Dean: Dr. Robert A. Uchin LECOM College of Dental Medicine Lakewood Ranch Boulevard Brandenton, FL Dean: Dr. Robert Hirsch ILLINOIS Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine 2800 College Avenue Building Room 2300 Alton, IL Dean: Dr. Ann M. Boyle University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry 801 South Paulina Street Suite 102 Chicago, IL Dean: Dr. Bruce S. Graham Midwestern University 3 College of Dental Medicine st Street Downers Grove, IL Dean: Dr. M.A.J. Lex MacNeil INDIANA Indiana University School of Dentistry 1121 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN Dean: Dr. John N. Williams IOWA University of Iowa College of Dentistry 100 Dental Science Building Iowa City, IA Dean: Dr. David C. Johnsen KENTUCKY University of Kentucky College of Dentistry 800 Rose Street D-136 UKMC Lexington, KY Dean: Dr. Sharon P. Turner University of Louisville School of Dentistry 501 South Preston Street Louisville, KY Dean: Dr. John J. Sauk Loma Linda University School of Dentistry Dental School Loma Linda, CA Dean: Dr. Charles J. Goodacre GEORGIA Georgia Health Sciences University 5 School of Dentistry th Street Rm AD1119 Augusta, GA Dean: Dr. Connie L. Drisko Source: Commission on Dental Accreditation LOUISIANA Louisiana State University School of Dentistry 1100 Florida Avenue New Orleans, LA Dean: Dr. Henry Gremillion 1 Please note that information in this table reflects the status of programs at the date of publication, not during the academic year. 2 Western University of Health Sciences was accredited in Midwestern Unversity, Illinois was accredited in August LECOM College of Dental Medicine was accredited in February Name of sponsoring institution changed from Medical College of Georgia in

10 Table 1 (Continued): Dental Schools in United States and Canada MARYLAND University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery 650 West Baltimore Street Suite 6402 Baltimore, MD Dean: Dr. Christian S. Stohler MASSACHUSETTS Harvard University School of Dental Medicine 188 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA Dean: Dr. R. Bruce Donoff Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine 100 East Newton Street Boston, MA Dean: Dr. Jeffrey W. Hutter Tufts University School of Dental Medicine One Kneeland Street Boston, MA Dean: Dr. Lonnie H. Norris MICHIGAN University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Detroit, MI Dean: Dr. Mert N. Aksu University of Michigan School of Dentistry 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI Dean: Dr. Peter J. Polverini MINNESOTA University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Room Moos Tower 515 SE Delaware Street Minneapolis, MN Dean: Dr. Patrick M. Lloyd MISSISSIPPI University of Mississippi School of Dentistry 2500 North State Street Jackson, MS Dean: Dr. Gary Reeves UNITED STATES MISSOURI University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry 650 East 25 th Street Kansas City, MO Dean: Dr. Marsha A. Pyle NEBRASKA Creighton University School of Dentistry 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE Dean: Dr. Wayne W. Barkmeier University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry 40 th and Holdrege Streets Lincoln, NE Dean: Dr. John W. Reinhardt NEVADA University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine 1001 Shadow Lane Las Vegas, NV Dean: Dr. Karen P. West NEW JERSEY University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Dental School 110 Bergen Street, Room B815 Newark, NJ Dean: Dr. Cecile A. Feldman NEW YORK Columbia University College of Dental Medicine 630 West 168th Street PH7 East Room 122 New York, NY Dean: Dr. Ira B. Lamster New York University College of Dentistry 345 East 24 th Street New York, NY Dean: Dr. Charles N. Bertolami State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Health Sciences Center 154 Rockland Hall Stony Brook, NY Dean: Dr. Ray C. Williams State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine 325 Squire Hall 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY Dean: Dr. Michael Glick NORTH CAROLINA University of North Carolina School of Dentistry UNC-CH CB# Old Dental Bldg Chapel Hill, NC Interim Dean: Dr. John Stamm East Carolina University 1 School of Dental Medicine 600 Moyne Boulevard Greenville, NC Dean: Dr. James R. Hupp OHIO Ohio State University College of Dentistry 305 West 12 th Avenue PO Box Columbus, OH Dean: Dr. Carole A. Anderson Case School of Dental Medicine Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH Dean: Dr. Jerold S. Goldberg OKLAHOMA University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry 1201 North Stonewall Avenue Oklahoma City, OK Dean: Dr. Stephen K. Young OREGON Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry 611 Southwest Campus Drive Portland, OR Dean: Dr. Jack W. Clinton PENNSYLVANIA Temple University The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry 3223 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA Dean: Dr. Amid I. Ismail Source: Commission on Dental Accreditation 1 East Carolina University, School of Dental Medicine was accredited in February

11 Table 1 (Continued): Dental Schools in United States and Canada PENNSYLVANIA (continued) University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine 240 South 40th Street; Robert Shattner Center Philadelphia, PA Dean: Dr. Dennis F. Kinane University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine 3501 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA Dean: Dr. Thomas W. Braun SOUTH CAROLINA Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine 171 Ashley Avenue Charleston, SC Dean: Dr. John J. Sanders TENNESSEE Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry 1005 D.B. Todd Boulevard Nashville, TN Dean: Dr. Janet H. Southerland University of Tennessee College of Dentistry 875 Union Avenue Memphis, TN Dean: Dr. Timothy L. Hottel ALBERTA University of Alberta Department of Dentistry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 3036 Dentistry/Pharmacy Building Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2N8 Dean: Dr. Paul Major BRITISH COLUMBIA University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry 2199 Westbrook Mall Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z7 Dean: Dr. Charles Shuler MANITOBA University of Manitoba Faculty of Dentistry 780 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W2 Dean: Dr. A. (Tony) Iacopino UNITED STATES TEXAS Baylor College of Dentistry Texas A&M Health Science Center 3302 Gaston Avenue Dallas, TX Dean: Dr. James S. Cole University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston Dental Branch 6516 M. D. Anderson Blvd. Room 147 Houston, TX Interim Dean: Dr. John Valenza University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio Dental School 7703 Floyd Curl Drive San Antonio, TX Dean: Dr. Kenneth L. Kalkwarf VIRGINIA Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry P.O. Box North 12 th Street Richmond, VA Interim Dean: Dr. David C. Sarrett CANADA NOVA SCOTIA Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry 5981 University Avenue Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 Dean: Dr. Thomas Boran ONTARIO University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry 124 Edward Street, Room 301 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6 Dean: Dr. David Mock University of Western Ontario Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Schulich School of Dentistry 1151 Richmond Street London, Ontario N6A 5C1 Dean: Dr. Harinder S. Sandhu WASHINGTON University of Washington School of Dentistry D322 Health Sciences Building 1959 NE Pacific Street Seattle, WA Dean: Dr. Martha J. Somerman WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia University School of Dentistry Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center 1150 HSC North/Medical Center Drive Morgantown, WV Interim Dean: Dr. Louise T. Veselicky WISCONSIN Marquette University School of Dentistry 1801 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI Dean: Dr. William Keith Lobb PUERTO RICO University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry Medical Sciences Campus Main Building Office #A103B 1 st Fl. San Juan, PR Dean: Dr. Humberto J. Villa QUEBEC McGill University Faculty of Dentistry 3640 University Street, Room M/28 Montréal, Quebec H3A 2B2 Dean: Dr. Paul Allison Université de Montréal Faculté Médecine Dentaire C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7 Dean: Dr. Gilles Lavigne Université Laval Faculté de médecine dentaire Pavillon de médecine dentaire Ste-Foy, Québec G1K 7P4 Dean: Dr. Andre Fournier SASKATCHEWAN University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry 107 Wiggins Road Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5 Dean: Dr. Gerry Uswak Source: Commission on Dental Accreditation and Canadian Dental Association 4

12 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Of the 58 dental schools operating in the United States in , 24 awarded a D.M.D. (Doctor of Dental Medicine) and 34 granted a D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery) degree. The source of financial support for each school is described according to one of the three following classifications: 1 public, private or private-state related. Thirty-seven dental schools in the United States (63.8%) were classified as public, 17 as private (29.3%) and four as private-state related (6.9%). (See Figure 1.) All Canadian dental schools were classified as public except for one, which was classified as private-province related. The number of schools and their classification has not changed significantly in the past decade. During the school year, there were 55 dental schools in the United States, of which 36 (65.5%) were classified as public, 14 (25.5%) as private and five (9.1%) as private-state related. Figure 1: Classification of United States Dental Schools, Private-State Related Schools 6.9% Private Schools 29.3% Public Schools 63.8% Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Survey of Dental Education. (Group I, Question 9). Table 2 on the next page provides a description of the academic programs of the dental schools in the United States and Canada. Data in the table present information on the type and length of the term, the minimum and maximum length of the academic year and the total length of the program expressed in numbers of weeks required. A description of the type of academic program (whether or not the academic year is equal to the calendar year) at each dental school is also included. During the academic year there were 57 dental schools in the United States that had a four academic year-four calendar year (4-4) program. The University of the Pacific had a four academic year-three calendar year (4-3). All responding Canadian dental schools had four academic year-four calendar year programs, except for Universite de Montreal, which had a five academic year-five calendar year program. 1 Refer to Glossary for definitions. 5

13 Table 2: Description of Academic Programs in United States and Canadian Dental Schools, ST DENTAL SCHOOL TYPE OF TERM LENGTH OF TERM (WEEKS) LENGTH OF ACADEMIC YEAR (WEEKS) TOTAL LENGTH OF PROGRAM (WEEKS) TYPE OF PROGRAM 1 TYPE OF DEGREE GRANTED TYPE OF INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA SEMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY QUARTER D.M.D. PRIVATE CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC QUARTER D.D.S. PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO QUARTER D.D.S. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES QUARTER D.D.S. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIMESTER D.D.S. PRIVATE LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY QUARTER D.D.S. PRIVATE WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES SEMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT ACADEMIC YEAR D.M.D. PUBLIC DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PRIVATE FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ACADEMIC YEAR D.M.D. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC YEAR D.D.S. PUBLIC MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY OTHER D.M.D. PRIVATE BOSTON UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE TUFTS UNIVERSITY TRIMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT-MERCY SEMESTER D.D.S. PRIVATE-STATE RELATED UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ACADEMIC YEAR D.D.S. PUBLIC MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS TRIMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY AT NEW JERSEY TRIMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PRIVATE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PRIVATE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY QUARTER D.D.S. PUBLIC CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE SEMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY QUARTER D.M.D. PUBLIC PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE-STATE RELATED UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA OTHER D.M.D. PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SEMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE-STATE RELATED SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE SEMESTER D.D.S. PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC TX TEXAS A&M, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON QUARTER D.D.S. PUBLIC WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PRIVATE-STATE RELATED PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO ACADEMIC YEAR D.M.D. PUBLIC SK UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC AB UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC BC UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ACADEMIC YEAR D.M.D. PUBLIC MB UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA SEMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC NS DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC ON UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SEMESTER D.D.S. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO N/A 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A QC MCGILL UNIVERSITY TRIMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL TRIMESTER D.M.D. PUBLIC UNIVERSITE LAVAL TRIMESTER D.M.D. PRIVATE-PROVINCE RELATED 1 4-4: 4 ACADEMIC YEARS, 4 CALENDAR YEARS; 4-3: 4 ACADEMIC YEARS, 3 CALENDAR YEARS; 5-5: 5 ACADEMIC YEARS, 5 CALENDAR YEARS. 2 BLOCK COURSES; SEMESTERS USED FOR BILLING PURPOSES ONLY 3 START AND END DATES VARY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 4 NOT AVAILABLE Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Survey of Dental Education. (US Group I: Questions 9-13 and 16. Canada Group I: Questions 4-8 and 11). 6

14 COMPARISON OF EXAMINED APPLICATIONS 1, APPLICANTS, AND FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENT By utilizing applicant data from the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), it is possible to compare examined applications, applicants, and enrollment in dental schools. Table 3 presents, for the past ten academic years, the total number of applications examined by dental schools, the number of individual applicants, the ratio of examined applications to applicants, the total first-year enrollment, and the ratio of applicants to first-year enrollment. Between the and school years, the number of applicants to United States dental schools decreased from 7,770 to 7,412, but then increased each year to 13,742 by , before leveling off to 12,202 in Between and , first-year enrollment increased by 17.6% from 4,327 to 5,089. In addition, the average number of examined applications per applicant decreased from 6.74 for the academic year to a low of 3.25 in , then increased each year after, reaching 4.72 in The ratio of applicants to first-year enrollment decreased from 1.80 in to 1.68 in , then increased each year to a high of 2.88 by , before dropping to 2.40 in The sharp drop in number of applications between and , as well as the ratio of examined applications to applicants, should be viewed with caution, as it reflects a change in the way the question was asked starting in the survey. Table 3: Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications, Applicants, and First-Year Enrollment, to RATIO OF EXAMINED APPLICATIONS TO APPLICANTS RATIO OF APPLICANTS TO FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENT YEAR NUMBER OF EXAMINED APPLICATIONS NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENT ,354 7, , ,980 7, , ,522 7, , ,782 8, , ,032 9, , ,616 10, , ,523 12, , ,367 13, , ,256 12, , ,634 12, , Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Questions 5 and 7b) and American Dental Education Association, Division of Educational Policy and Research. 1 Number of individuals whose credentials were complete and examined by an admissions committee, and were considered for admission to the first-year class. This figure represents the total number of applications examined by all dental schools, and counts applicants more than once if they applied to multiple programs. 2 There was a change in the way this information was collected starting with the school year. Until , a single question was asked, How many applicants (defined as an individual whose credentials were complete and examined by an admissions committee) applied for admission to the current first year class? Please report only the applicants whose credentials were complete and examined by an admissions committee. The question was divided in two parts in ; the numbers presented are from Question 7b of the Group II section of the survey. Please refer to Appendix B to see the modified question. 7

15 ADMISSIONS 1 As illustrated in Figure 2 and detailed in Tables 4 and 5 (pages 9 and 10), the number of dental school examined applications has varied considerably in the past ten academic years. The number of examined applications decreased from 52,354 in to 28,782 by , increased in the following years to 57,634 in (The sharp drop between and should be viewed with caution, however, as it reflects a change in the way the question was asked starting in the survey.) Figure 2: United States Dental School Examined Applications 2 by Gender 3, to Number of Examined Applications 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Male Female 57,634 52,354 53,367 48,980 48,256 44,522 40,523 38,616 32,039 32,911 33,032 30,366 29,642 28,782 27,528 25,484 23,363 22,917 19,253 16,090 23,001 25,595 19,443 19,338 17,972 20,728 12,692 13,779 15,699 17, Year Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education. Table 6 (page 13) details the number of applications examined in by the race/ethnicity of the applicant. The highest percentage of applications (48.2%) came from white applicants, followed by Asian (33.0%), Hispanic (5.0%) and Black (4.1%). Less than one percent of applicants were American Indian in ethnicity (0.4%), and race/ethnicity was not specified for 9.4% of applicants. 1 For more information on admissions and incoming students at United States and Canadian dental schools, please see the Survey of Dental Education Volume 2: Tuition, Admission, and Attrition report, available for purchase from the ADA. The latest copies of each dental education report are available as a free download at 2 Number of individuals whose credentials were complete and examined by an admissions committee, and were considered for admission to the first-year class. This figure represents the total number of applications examined by all dental schools, and counts applicants more than once if they applied to multiple programs. 3 No gender breakdown was available from the University of Pennsylvania during the academic year; their figures are included in the total number of applications, however. 8

16 Table 4: Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications 1, to ST DENTAL SCHOOL AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA , ,841 1, MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC 2,075 1,846 1,764 1,523 1,921 2,110 2,414 1, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO ,246 1,352 1, , ,014 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 1,236 1,272 1, N/A 3 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1,900 1,694 1,621 1, ,746 1, ,151 3,199 LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY 1,471 1, WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ,188 CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY 1,031 1,044 1,182 1, FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA , ,521 1,477 1,399 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 1,273 1,130 1, , GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO N/A IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY 1,206 1, IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ,257 1,201 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE 1,338 1,177 1, LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1,362 1,339 1,290 1, MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY 2,178 1,969 2,017 1,274 1,020 1, ,661 TUFTS UNIVERSITY 2,256 2,120 2,038 1,995 2, ,738 4,268 4,344 4,524 MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY ,016 1,250 1,516 1, ,770 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1,339 1,390 1,320 1,201 1,501 1,751 2,169 2, MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 1,435 1,330 1,156 1,276 1,521 1, ,353 2,522 2,258 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA , , NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS ,196 1,562 1,668 1,655 1,680 NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1,417 1,352 1, ,356 1, ,267 N/A 2,487 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 2,152 2,036 1, , ,342 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO ,051 1,369 1,695 1,902 1,990 NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE 1,710 1,580 1,100 1,023 1,339 1,823 2,153 2,516 2,697 2,481 OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 2,261 1,968 1, ,040 3,750 3,883 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA N/A 1,095 1,066 1,058 1,260 1,428 1,725 2,035 1,466 1,376 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 1,345 1, ,351 1, SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE 1,289 1, ,682 1,283 1,336 1,482 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE 1, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO ,051 1,092 1,045 1,045 VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY N/A WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ,370 1,437 WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 1,674 1,591 1, ,117 2,650 2,955 1,433 2,575 3,046 PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL 52,354 48,980 44,522 28,782 33,032 38,616 40,523 53,367 48,256 57,634 1 THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE WAY THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED STARTING WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR. UNTIL , A SINGLE QUESTION WAS ASKED, HOW MANY APPLICANTS (DEFINED AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE CREDENTIALS WERE COMPLETE AND EXAMINED BY AN ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE) APPLIED FOR ADMISSION TO THE CURRENT FIRST YEAR CLASS? PLEASE REPORT ONLY THE APPLICANTS WHOSE CREDENTIALS WERE COMPLETE AND EXAMINED BY AN ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE ; THE QUESTION WAS DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS IN ; THE NUMBERS PRESENTED ARE FROM QUESTION 7B OF THE GROUP II SECTION OF THE SURVEY. PLEASE REFER TO APPENDIX B TO SEE THE MODIFIED QUESTION. 2 IDENTIFIES A NEW PROGRAM. 3 NOT AVAILABLE. Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 7b). 9

17 Table 5: Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications 1 by Gender, to MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE ST DENTAL SCHOOL N 2 % N % N % N % N % N % AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC 1, , , UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1, , LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY 1, , , TUFTS UNIVERSITY 1, , , MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 1, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1, , , STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE 1, , OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 1, , UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA N/A 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 1, , , PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL BY GENDER 32, , , , , , THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE WAY THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED STARTING WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR. UNTIL , A SINGLE QUESTION WAS ASKED, HOW MANY APPLICANTS (DEFINED AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE CREDENTIALS WERE COMPLETE AND EXAMINED BY AN ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE) APPLEID FOR ADMISSION TO THE CURRENT FIRST YEAR CLASS? PLEASE REPORT ONLY THE APPLICANTS WHOSE CREDENTIALS WERE COMPLETE AND EXAMINED BY AN ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE ; THE QUESTION WAS DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS IN ; THE NUMBERS PRESENTED ARE FROM THE QUESTION 7B OF THE GROUP II SECTION OF THE SURVEY. PLEASE REFER TO APPENDIX B TO SEE THE MODIFIED QUESTION. 2 REFER TO GLOSSARY FOR DEFINITION. 3 IDENTIFIES A NEW PROGRAM. 4 NOT AVAILABLE Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 7b). 10

18 Table 5 (Continued): Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications by Gender, to MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE ST DENTAL SCHOOL N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC , , , UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA , , LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY 1, , , , , MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN , MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY , , UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS , NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE , , OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY , , , , , PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL BY GENDER 16, , , , , , , , Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 7b). 11

19 Table 5 (Continued): Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications by Gender, to MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE ST DENTAL SCHOOL N % N % N % N % N % N % AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA 1, , , MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES N/A N/A N/A N/A UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA , , , , LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO N/A N/A N/A N/A IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY , , TUFTS UNIVERSITY 2, , , , , , MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1, , MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 1, , , UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 1, , , NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1, , N/A N/A N/A N/A 1, , NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 2, , , , STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO , , NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE 1, , , , , OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 1, , , , , , UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY N/A N/A N/A N/A WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY , , , PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL BY GENDER 30, , , , , , Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 7b). 12

20 Table 6: Number of United States Dental School Examined Applications by Race/Ethnicity, WHITE BLACK HISPANIC AMERICAN INDIAN ASIAN NOT SPECIFIED COMBINED ST DENTAL SCHOOL MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE TOTAL AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZ MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO ,014 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ,794 1,405 3,199 LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ,188 CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ,399 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ,201 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY 1, ,469 2,192 4,661 TUFTS UNIVERSITY 1, ,431 2,093 4,524 MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT-MERCY ,770 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY , ,258 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS , ,680 NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY AT NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ,257 1,230 2,487 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1, ,312 2,030 4,342 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO , ,990 NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ,437 1,044 2,481 OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 1, ,137 1,746 3,883 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ,376 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE ,482 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO ,045 VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ,437 WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 1, ,831 1,215 3,046 PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL 17,019 10, ,453 1,353 1, ,611 9,398 3,022 2,379 32,039 25,595 57,634 UNITED STATES TOTAL BY RACE/ETHNICITY 27,788 2,336 2, ,009 5,401 PERCENT OF EXAMINED APPLICATIONS 48.2% 4.1% 5.0% 0.4% 33.0% 9.4% 1 NOT AVAILABLE Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Survey of Dental Education (Group II, Question 7b). 13

21 Figure 3 illustrates that there were only slight changes between and with regard to the predental education of first-year students in United States dental schools. The percentage of students who entered dental school with a Bachelor s degree decreased slightly from 88.8% in to 88.1% in , and those who entered dental school with four years of predental education but no degree decreased slightly from 2.6% in to 2.2% in The percentage of first-year students entering in United States dental schools with a Master s degree increased from 5.2% in to 6.1% in First-year dental students with three years of predental education increased, from 2.1% in to 2.2% in Figure 3: Comparison of Predental Education of First-Year Students in United States Dental Schools, and years 0.2% 0.4% years 2.1% 2.2% Education 4 years Bachelor's 2.6% 2.2% 88.8% 88.1% Master's 5.2% 6.1% Ph.D. 0.3% 0.2% Other 0.7% 0.9% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Percent Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 12). Table 7 on the next page details the level of education achieved by dental students prior to enrollment in each United States and Canadian dental school: 4,483 of the 5,089 (88.1%) current United States first-year students entered dental school with a Bachelor s degree, while another 320 (6.3%) had a Master s degree or a Ph.D. Only 241 (4.7%) first-year students had less than a Bachelor s degree. In Canadian dental schools, a somewhat different picture of first-year students is evident, as shown in Table 7. About forty-five percent (45.5%) of first-year students entered Canadian dental schools with a Bachelor s degree as their highest award, and about a third (32.9%) had two or three years of predental education. 14

22 Table 7: Amount of Predental Education of First-Year United States and Canadian Dental Students, NUMBER OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ENTERING WITH PREDENTAL EDUCATION ST DENTAL SCHOOL 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS BACHELOR S DEGREE MASTER S DEGREE Ph.D. OTHER DEGREES AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT-MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY AT NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO UNITED STATES TOTAL , PERCENT 0.4% 2.2% 2.2% 88.1% 6.1% 0.2% 0.9% SK UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN AB UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BC UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MB UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA NS DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY ON UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A QC MCGILL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL UNIVERSITE LAVAL CANADA TOTAL PERCENT 21.5% 11.4% 3.6% 45.5% 7.3% 0.5% 10.2% Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Survey of Dental Education (US Group II, Question 12. Canada Group II, Question 6). 15

23 Figure 4 shows that over the last 30 years, at least 60% of students entering United States dental schools had Bachelor s degrees. The academic year had the smallest percentage of first-year students who entered with Bachelor s degrees (60.1%). However, the percentage has risen since then, reaching a high of 88.8% in the academic year. 100% Figure 4: Percentage of First-Year United States Dental Students with Bachelor s Degrees, to % 80% 70% 78.0% 77.0% 77.0% 75.9% 74.2% 72.3% 71.1% 68.5% 62.4% 61.5% 68.1% 75.5% 73.6% 78.9% 78.9% 88.1% 88.5% 85.9% 84.5% 83.9% 81.8% 88.8% 84.7% 86.9% 81.2% 82.8% 81.8% Percent 60% 50% 65.2% 60.1% 65.0% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Year Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education. Table 8 on page 17 presents predental education of United States dental students between and

24 Table 8: Amount of Predental Education of First-Year United States Dental Students, to YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS BACHELOR S MASTERS/PH.D./OTHER YEAR NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 12). 17

25 FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENT The percentage of repeating first-year students 1 in United States dental schools in the past decade has steadily decreased each year, as shown in Figure 5. After reaching a high of 2.0% in , this percentage decreased nearly every year after, to a low of 1.0% in Figure 5: Percentage of Repeating First-Year United States Dental Students, to % 3% Percent 2% 1% 1.3% 2.0% 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 0% Year Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education. Table 9 on the next page presents the first-year enrollment and number of repeating students in each United States and Canadian dental school for the past ten academic years. 1 Refer to Glossary for definition. 18

26 Table 9: First-Year Enrollment and First-Year Repeating Students, to ST DENTAL SCHOOL 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA 2 N/AP 3 - N/AP - N/AP MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY 2 N/AP - N/AP - N/AP - N/AP - N/AP - CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 2 N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY N/AV MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 2 N/AP - N/AP NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO UNITED STATES TOTAL 4, , , , , SK UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN AB UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BC UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MB UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA NS DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY N/AV N/AV ON UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO N/AV N/AV QC MCGILL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL CANADA TOTAL INDICATES THAT THERE WERE NO REPEATERS IN A GIVEN YEAR. IDENTIFIES A NEW PROGRAM. NOT APPLICABLE. NOT AVAILABLE. Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (US Group II, Questions 2 and 11. Canada Group II, Questions 2 and 5). 19

27 Table 9 (Continued): First-Year Enrollment and First-Year Repeating Students, to ST DENTAL SCHOOL 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT 1 ST YEAR ENROLL REPEAT AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY N/AP - N/AP - N/AP N/AP CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP N/AP 73 - CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY N/AV UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY N/AV UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA N/AV 82 1 OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY N/AV WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO UNITED STATES TOTAL 4, , , , , SK UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN AB UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BC UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MB UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA NS DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY N/AV 36 - ON UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO N/AV N/AV QC MCGILL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL N/AV N/AV N/AV N/AV N/AV N/AV UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL CANADA TOTAL Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (US Group II, Questions 2 and 11. Canada Group II, Questions 2 and 5). 20

28 Figure 6 presents first-year enrollment by gender at United States dental schools between and From 4,327 in , the size of the first-year class in United States dental schools increased by 17.6%, reaching 5,089 in The number of female first-year dental students is rising at a faster pace than male students, increasing by 35.2% between and , from 1,721 to 2,327. In that same time, the number of male freshmen increased 6.0% from 2,606 to 2,762. Female students represented 45.7% of the first-year class. See Table 10 (page 22) for first-year enrollment levels in each United States dental school and Table 11 (pages 23-25) for firstyear enrollment by gender. Figure 6: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender, to ,000 5,000 Male Female 4,327 4,407 4,448 4,618 4,612 4,688 4,733 4,770 4,918 5,089 First-Year Enrollment 4,000 3,000 2,000 2,606 2,530 2,493 2,608 2,641 2,610 2,686 2,692 2,744 2,762 1,000 1,721 1,877 1,955 2,010 1,971 2,078 2,047 2,078 2,174 2, Year Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 2). 21

29 Table 10: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment, to ST DENTAL SCHOOL AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL 4,327 4,407 4,448 4,618 4,612 4,688 4,733 4,770 4,918 5,089 NUMBER OF REPEATING STUDENTS IDENTIFIES A NEW PROGRAM. 2 REFER TO GLOSSARY FOR DEFINITION. Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 2). 22

30 Table 11: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender, to MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE ST DENTAL SCHOOL N % N % N % N % N % N % AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL BY GENDER 2, , , , , , IDENTIFIES A NEW PROGRAM. Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 2). 23

31 Table 11 (Continued): First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender, to MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE ST DENTAL SCHOOL N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL BY GENDER 2, , , , , , , , Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 2). 24

32 Table 11 (Continued): First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender, to MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE ST DENTAL SCHOOL N % N % N % N % N % N % AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL BY GENDER 2, , , , , , Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education (Group II, Question 2). 25

33 Figure 7 shows reported United States dental school first-year enrollment by race/ethnicity 1 and gender. There were more female than male first-year dental students in all racial/ethnic groups except white and American Indian. In , there were 134 male and 166 female Black first-year dental students; among Hispanics, there were 136 males and 188 females; and among Asians, there were 588 males and 660 females. Among all male first-year dental students, approximately two-thirds were white (63.8%, N=1,762) and slightly more than one-fifth (21.3%, N=588) were Asian. About half of all first-year female dental students were white (52.2%, N=1,214), while slightly less than one-third (28.4%, N=660) were Asian. There were 129 males and 89 females for whom racial/ethnic information was not specified. Figure 7: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, ,000 1,762 Male Female First-Year Enrollment 1,500 1, , White Black Hispanic American Indian Asian Not Specified Ethnicity/Race Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Survey of Dental Education (Group II, Question 2). Overall, about three-fifths (58.5%) of first-year students were white, while slightly less than one-quarter (24.5%) were Asian. Hispanics composed 6.4% of first year students, 5.9% were black, and less than one percent (0.5%) of first-year students were American Indian. Racial/ethnic information for 4.3% of first-year students was not specified. See Tables 12a and 12b (page 27) for racial/ethnic and gender breakdowns of first-year enrollment. Table 12a: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, to MALE FEMALE WHITE BLACK HISPANIC AMERICAN INDIAN ASIAN YEAR TOTAL N % N % N % N % N % N % N % ,327 2, , , ,407 2, , , ,448 2, , , ,618 2, , , ,612 2, , , ,688 2, , , ,733 2, , , ,770 2, , , ,918 2, , , , ,098 2, , , , Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education. (Group II, Question 2.) 1 Refer to Glossary for descriptions of race/ethnicity categories. 26

34 Table 12b: First-Year United States Dental School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, WHITE BLACK HISPANIC AMERICAN INDIAN ASIAN NOT SPECIFIED COMBINED ST DENTAL SCHOOL MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE TOTAL AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AZ A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ARIZONA MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA IL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY IA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY TUFTS UNIVERSITY MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT-MERCY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY AT NEW JERSEY NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CASE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TX TEXAS A&M, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO TOTAL BY GENDER 1,762 1, ,762 2,327 5,089 UNITED STATES TOTAL BY RACE/ETHNICITY 2, , PERCENT OF FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENT 58.5% 5.9% 6.4% 0.5% 24.5% 4.3% Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Survey of Dental Education (Group II, Question 2). 27

35 Figure 8 shows the region 1 of residence of first-year dental students in United States dental schools as reported by the dental schools. The largest percentage of first-year students (18.3%) reported their region of residence as the Pacific region. Other regions with large proportions of first-year students were the South Atlantic (16.3%), East North Central (13.3%), and Middle Atlantic (12.7%). The region with the smallest representation of first-year students was New England, with 3.5% of all first-year students. Table 13 (beginning on page 29) shows the state of residence for first-year students at each dental school during the academic year. Figure 8: Region of Residence of First-Year United States Dental Students, Mountain 422 (8.3%) West North Central 363 (7.1%) East North Central 679 (13.3%) New England 178 (3.5%) Middle Atlantic 646 (12.7%) Pacific 929 (18.3%) South Atlantic 832 (16.3%) West South Central 480 (9.4%) East South Central 261 (5.1%) Other/International/ Unspecified Areas 299 (5.9%) Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Survey of Dental Education (Group II, Class lists). 1 United States Census Regions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania South Atlantic: Delaware, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington Other/International/Unspecified Areas: Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, unspecified US states, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, unspecified Canadian provinces, and other countries. 28