Dental · DDS/DMD

Meharry Medical College dental school: cost, class size and admission

Meharry Medical College is on the CODA list with the status Approval without Reporting Requirements, next accreditation visit 2029. IPEDS counts 61 dental degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Nashville, TN CODA: Approval without Reporting Requirements, next review 2029 Checked Oct 2026

Listed by CODA as: Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Meharry Medical College at a glance

Source: the school's own pages, IPEDS, CODA list
Class size
Not published
Dental degrees conferred
61IPEDS, 2024-25
CODA status
Approval without Reporting RequirementsNext visit 2029
Program length
4 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 51.040161
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degreeNot published
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degreeNot published
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degreeNot published
  • General dentists, median wage, TennesseeBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$215,290

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageADEA AADSAS · December 15 of the year prior to matriculation
  • Minimum overall GPANot published
  • Program length4 years
  • Program startsNot published
  • Admission testAs the program states it, Date not statedDAT required
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedGeneral biology or zoology, inorganic chemistry with quantitative analysis, organic chemistry, general physics (each with laboratory), English composition, biochemistry, calculus or statistics

Accreditation

  • StatusCODA list, fetched 2026-10-28Approval without Reporting Requirements
  • Last accreditation visit2022
  • Next accreditation review2029
  • Program websiteVisit

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What the numbers say

The 2024-25 IPEDS completions data show 61 dental degrees conferred by Meharry Medical College, the institution that houses the School of Dentistry. Its School of Dentistry presents the curriculum as a multi-year program in general dentistry. Meharry's INBDE pass rate cannot be given, since the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations does not publish pass rates for each school. Applications are filed through ADEA AADSAS, a centralized service for U.S. and Canadian dental schools, and are due by December 15 of the year before matriculation; check the program's page for the cycle. Every applicant must take the Dental Admission Test. Laboratory work is expected in general biology or zoology, inorganic chemistry with quantitative analysis, organic chemistry and general physics, and the list adds English composition, biochemistry, and calculus or statistics. Meharry's dental school carries Approval without Reporting Requirements from the Commission on Dental Accreditation, whose last site visit there was in 2022; 2029 is the year of the next review. In Tennessee, the BLS put the May 2025 median wage for dentists at $215,290.

Sources

  1. Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA): Search for Dental Programs, predoctoral (DDS/DMD) programs (JavaScript page, rendered), fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. meharry.edu: Application Process - Meharry Medical College, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. 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
  4. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  5. Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE): INBDE results are reported to candidates and their schools; pass rates by school are not published
  6. meharry.edu: Prerequisites - Meharry Medical College, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. meharry.edu: Admissions - Meharry Medical College, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  8. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026