Dental · DDS/DMD

Stony Brook University dental school (DDS): cost, class size and admission

Stony Brook University is on the CODA list with the status Approval without Reporting Requirements, next accreditation visit 2028. The program reports a class size of 46. IPEDS counts 47 dental degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Stony Brook, NY CODA: Approval without Reporting Requirements, next review 2028 Checked Oct 2026

Listed by CODA as: Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine

Stony Brook University at a glance

Source: the school's own pages, IPEDS, CODA list
Class size
46Program page, Date not stated (approximate)
Dental degrees conferred
47IPEDS, 2024-25
CODA status
Approval without Reporting RequirementsNext visit 2028
Program length
Not published

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

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition, whole programProgram page, 2026-27, New York State residents, four years D1 to D4$156,520
  • Class sizeProgram page, Date not stated (approximate)46
  • Dental degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.040147
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$77,801
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$160,639
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degreeNot published
  • General dentists, median wage, New YorkBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$183,060

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageADEA AADSAS · October 1
  • Minimum overall GPANot published
  • Program lengthNot published
  • Program startsNot published
  • Admission testAs the program states it, 2026-27 cycleDAT mandatory; score must be obtained after June 1, 2021 for the 2026-2027 cycle
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedBiology 2 semesters with labs; General Chemistry 2 with labs; Organic Chemistry 2 with labs; Physics 2 with labs; English 2 writing intensive; Biochemistry 1; Calculus I and II or Calculus I and Statistics

Accreditation

  • StatusCODA list, fetched 2026-10-28Approval without Reporting Requirements
  • Last accreditation visit2021
  • Next accreditation review2028
  • Program websiteVisit

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What the numbers say

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine reports a class size of about 46; IPEDS shows 47 dental degrees conferred in 2024-25. The school's 2026-27 table puts tuition for New York State residents at $156,520 for all 4 years, D1 to D4. Stony Brook's INBDE pass rate is not published, since the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations does not report results for individual schools. Applicants use AADSAS, where the deadline is October 1; that date has no year attached, so check the program's page. The DAT is mandatory, and the 2026-27 cycle accepts only scores obtained after June 1, 2021. Prerequisites are 2 lab semesters each of biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry and physics, 2 semesters of writing-intensive English, 1 of biochemistry, and Calculus I with either Calculus II or Statistics. The Commission on Dental Accreditation gives the school Approval without Reporting Requirements; its last site visit was in 2021, and the next review is set for 2028. Measured by the College Scorecard, graduates of the dentistry, first professional degree field at Stony Brook had median earnings of $77,801 1 year after completion (2020-21 and 2021-22 cohorts). At 4 years after completion, the College Scorecard median for graduates of that field from the 2017-18 and 2018-19 cohorts was $160,639. New York's dentists had a May 2025 BLS median wage of $183,060.

Sources

  1. Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA): Search for Dental Programs, predoctoral (DDS/DMD) programs (JavaScript page, rendered), fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. dentistry.stonybrookmedicine.edu: Doctor of Dental Surgery Program Admissions | Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. dentistry.stonybrookmedicine.edu: Courses and Curriculum | Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, 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. dentistry.stonybrookmedicine.edu: Cost of Attendance | Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, 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