Dental · DDS/DMD

University of California-San Francisco dental school: cost, class size and admission

University of California-San Francisco is on the CODA list with the status Approval without Reporting Requirements, next accreditation visit 2027. IPEDS counts 76 dental degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

San Francisco, CA CODA: Approval without Reporting Requirements, next review 2027 Checked Oct 2026

Listed by CODA as: University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry

University of California-San Francisco at a glance

Source: the school's own pages, IPEDS, CODA list
Class size
Not published
Dental degrees conferred
76IPEDS, 2024-25
CODA status
Approval without Reporting RequirementsNext visit 2027
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 51.040176
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$113,681
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Dentistry, first professional degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$152,323
  • 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 · October 1
  • Minimum overall GPANot published
  • Program length4 years
  • Program startsNot published
  • Admission testAs the program states it, Date not statedDAT required; average DAT scores for the entering class are approximately 23 in both Academic Average and Total Science
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedEnglish composition (2 courses); inorganic chemistry with lab; organic chemistry with lab; biochemistry; physics with lab; general biology or zoology with lab

Accreditation

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

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What the numbers say

The IPEDS completions file credits UCSF with 76 dental degrees conferred in 2024-25. Applications must reach ADEA AADSAS electronically by October 1, and no cycle year is printed beside that date, so check the program's page. Like the other dental schools on this site, UCSF has no INBDE pass rate here, since the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations does not publish results by school. The DAT is required; UCSF puts the average for its entering class at approximately 23 in both Academic Average and Total Science. Prerequisites are English composition, biochemistry, and lab courses in inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and general biology or zoology. The main DDS pathway runs 4 years, as the school describes it on its DDS page. UCSF holds Approval without Reporting Requirements from CODA; its last site visit dates to 2019, and the next review is scheduled for 2027. According to College Scorecard, graduates of UCSF's dentistry program who completed it in 2020-21 and 2021-22 reported a median of $113,681 1 year after completion. At the 4 years after completion mark, the College Scorecard median for graduates of the program from 2017-18 and 2018-19 was $152,323. Dentists statewide in California earned a BLS median of $165,950 as of May 2025.

Sources

  1. Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA): Search for Dental Programs, predoctoral (DDS/DMD) programs (JavaScript page, rendered), fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. dentistry.ucsf.edu: DDS How to Apply | UCSF 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. dentistry.ucsf.edu: DDS Course Prerequsites | UCSF School of Dentistry, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. dentistry.ucsf.edu: DDS Program | UCSF School of Dentistry, 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