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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio dental school (DDS): cost, class size and admission

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is on the CODA list with the status Approval without Reporting Requirements, next accreditation visit 2027. The program reports a class size of 100. IPEDS counts 107 dental degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

San Antonio, TX CODA: Approval without Reporting Requirements, next review 2027 Checked Oct 2026

Listed by CODA as: The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Dentistry

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio at a glance

Source: the school's own pages, IPEDS, CODA list
Class size
100Program page, Date not stated (approximate)
Dental degrees conferred
107IPEDS, 2024-25
CODA status
Approval without Reporting RequirementsNext visit 2027
Program length
Not published

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

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Cost of attendanceProgram pageNot published
  • Class sizeProgram page, Date not stated (approximate)100
  • Dental degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.0401107
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$131,503
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$156,247
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degreeNot published
  • General dentists, median wage, TexasBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$162,360

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageTMDSAS (Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service) · October 1
  • Minimum overall GPA2.8 (BCPM GPA)
  • Program lengthNot published
  • Program startsNot published
  • Admission testAs the program states it, Date not statedDAT required; minimum Academic Average 390 (3-digit scale)
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedBiological sciences, general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry (credit hours as listed on the page)

Accreditation

  • StatusCODA list, fetched 2026-10-28Approval without Reporting Requirements
  • Last accreditation visit2019
  • Next accreditation review2027
  • Program websiteVisit

Nearby dental schools

What the numbers say

The School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio holds Commission on Dental Accreditation status of Approval without Reporting Requirements, with a last site visit in 2019 and a next review in 2027. The school states that approximately 100 students may be admitted to an entering class, and IPEDS counts 107 dental degrees conferred in 2024-25. The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations does not publish INBDE pass rates by school, so none appear here. Applications go through TMDSAS, the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service, by an October 1 deadline printed without a cycle year, so check the program's page. Published minimums are a BCPM GPA of 2.8 and a DAT Academic Average of 390 on the 3-digit scale. Required coursework spans the biological sciences, general and organic chemistry and biochemistry, with credit hours listed by the school. College Scorecard puts median earnings for graduates of the dentistry, first professional degree field here at $131,503 1 year after completion, for those who finished in 2020-21 and 2021-22. For the 2017-18 and 2018-19 cohorts, the College Scorecard median for graduates of that same field 4 years after completion was $156,247. Texas dentists had a BLS median wage of $162,360 in May 2025, a figure for the state's workforce rather than this school.

Sources

  1. Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA): Search for Dental Programs, predoctoral (DDS/DMD) programs (JavaScript page, rendered), fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. uthscsa.edu: Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) | School of Dentistry, 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. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026