Dental · DDS/DMD

Loma Linda University dental school (DDS): cost, class size and admission

Loma Linda University is on the CODA list with the status Approval without Reporting Requirements, next accreditation visit 2031. IPEDS counts 125 dental degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Loma Linda, CA CODA: Approval without Reporting Requirements, next review 2031 Checked Oct 2026

Listed by CODA as: Loma Linda University School of Dentistry

Loma Linda University at a glance

Source: the school's own pages, IPEDS, CODA list
Class size
Not published
Dental degrees conferred
125IPEDS, 2024-25
CODA status
Approval without Reporting RequirementsNext visit 2031
Program length
4 academic years

INBDE results are not published by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations.

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Cost of attendanceProgram pageNot published
  • Class sizeProgram pageNot published
  • Dental degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.0401125
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$113,952
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$149,878
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degreeNot published
  • General dentists, median wage, CaliforniaBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$165,950

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageADEA AADSAS · June 1 to November 1 (AADSAS submission window)
  • Minimum overall GPA2.7
  • Program length4 academic years
  • Program startsNot published
  • Admission testAs the program states it, Date not statedDAT required; DAT scores of 20 or higher are recommended
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedGeneral biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, general physics (each with lab); biochemistry; English composition

Accreditation

  • StatusCODA list, fetched 2026-10-28Approval without Reporting Requirements
  • Last accreditation visit2024
  • Next accreditation review2031
  • Program websiteVisit

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What the numbers say

IPEDS shows Loma Linda conferring 125 dental degrees in 2024-25. ADEA AADSAS accepts applications to the School of Dentistry between June 1 and November 1; check the program's page for the current cycle. The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations does not release school-level INBDE pass rates, which leaves Loma Linda without a board exam number on this page. The school sets its minimum GPA at 2.7, requires the DAT and recommends scores of at least 20. Required courses are general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry and general physics, each with lab, plus biochemistry and English composition. For biochemistry the school recommends a full year and notes that lab courses do not meet the requirement. After a 2024 site visit, CODA gives Loma Linda a status of Approval without Reporting Requirements, with its next review in 2031. In College Scorecard data, the median for graduates of Loma Linda's dentistry program who finished in 2020-21 and 2021-22 was $113,952 1 year after completion. The figure 4 years after completion is $149,878, College Scorecard says, for graduates of the same program from 2017-18 and 2018-19. California dentists had a BLS median wage of $165,950 in May 2025, a statewide figure given as context.

Sources

  1. Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA): Search for Dental Programs, predoctoral (DDS/DMD) programs (JavaScript page, rendered), fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. dentistry.llu.edu: Dentistry, DDS Program | School of Dentistry, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. llucatalog.llu.edu: Dentistry - D.D.S. < Loma Linda University, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  4. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): IPEDS Completions, awards by program and award level, 2024-25 (provisional release), 21 Jul 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  5. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  6. Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE): INBDE results are reported to candidates and their schools; pass rates by school are not published
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026