{"id":1789,"date":"2022-06-29T21:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T21:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"\/dentistry\/?post_type=program&#038;p=1789"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:28:12","slug":"competitive","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/dentistry\/programs\/doctor-of-dental-medicine\/competitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitive Class Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/dentistry\/images\/030122-cdm-sim-lab-015.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"College of Dental Medicine Assistant Professsor Steven Gold, DDS, provides hand-on training to students Emmie Ho and Sean Zendedel in the Dental Sim Lab\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        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transition-default\" href=\"\/dentistry\/programs\/doctor-of-dental-medicine\/faqs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQs<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.westernu.edu\/portal\/advising-cdm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Advising Appointment<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.westernu.edu\/register\/request-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request Information<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/admissions\/visit-campus\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Campus<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"\/dentistry\/programs\/doctor-of-dental-medicine\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h2>Competitive Candidate Profile<\/h2>\n<p>Although there is no formula to ensure admittance to the Doctor of Dental Medicine program, it is in your best interest to demonstrate to the admissions committee whichever of the following key attributes you possess.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/dentistry\/images\/080522-cdm-white-coat-ceremony-51.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Students in white coat ceremony in hotel conference room\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">We desire that each<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Dental Medicine student<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\"><div class=\"wysiwyg-content lazyloaded\"><ul><li>Is academically prepared to succeed in our rigorous professional program.<\/li><li>Students working the in simulation labDisplay integrity, compassion and respect.<\/li><li>Is flexible and adaptable to change.<\/li><li>Is well-rounded with diverse educational and life experiences.<\/li><li>Has demonstrated an interest and involvement in the community.<\/li><li>Has knowledge of and has experienced opportunities in an oral health care setting.<\/li><li>Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.<\/li><li>Has a good understanding of both the dental profession and WesternU.<\/li><li>Participate in community-based education and service learning projects.<\/li><li>Embrace life-long learning.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p>The following statistics for this year\u2019s entering class (seated Fall 2025) will give you a sense of where you might fall within the applicant pool. For additional statistics, please visit the Office of Institutional Research\u2019s <a href=\"\/ire\/outcomes\/dental-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"opens in a new window\">Academic Outcomes web page<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Application Counts<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-styled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82%\">Number of AADSAS Applications Received<\/td>\n<td>2,627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82%\">Number of Interviews Conducted<\/td>\n<td>320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82%\">Number of Students Enrolled<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82%\">Number of Males Enrolled<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82%\">Number of Females Enrolled<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82%\">Number of California Residents<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Competitive Statistics from Admitted Students<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-styled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Average Overall GPA<\/td>\n<td>3.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average Science GPA<\/td>\n<td>3.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average AA DAT<\/td>\n<td>430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average PA DAT<\/td>\n<td>430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average TS DAT<\/td>\n<td>430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"parent":1721,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1789","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/1789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/1789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3202,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/1789\/revisions\/3202"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/1721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}