Meet the D.D.S. Class of 2028

Group of dental students in scrubs
The 88-member cohort boasts the highest average undergraduate grade point average (3.87) of any entering cohort in the School's 60-year history.
September 24, 2024

Members of UCLA School of Dentistry's D.D.S. Class of 2028 arrived on campus Monday, Sept. 16 for four full days of orientation activities, and officially began their collective journey as future oral health care practitioners with the start of fall quarter on Monday, Sept. 23. Stay connected with the class by following their Instagram account. 

The 88-member cohort boasts the highest average undergraduate grade point average of any entering cohort in the School's 60-year history, among other impressive credentials. Here's a look inside the numbers of the newest Dental Bruins...

Average Undergraduate GPA
3.87 overall | 3.84 in science courses

Average DAT Scores
23 overall 23 | 23 science 23 | 22 perceptual

Self-Reported Gender Data
60 female | 28 male

Self-Reported Ethnicity Data
42 Asian | 4 Black/African American | 8 Hispanic/Latine | 33 White | 1 other