Dental schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 3 DDS/DMD dental schools in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory: Penn Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, and Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry. Compare each one's GPA figures, in-state preference rating, and interview format below, then see how residency is treated.
Studying dentistry in Pennsylvania
About Pennsylvania: Pop. ~13.0M; Philadelphia (~6.2M metro) and Pittsburgh (~2.4M metro) are the primary medical training centers. Pennsylvania hosts the oldest US medical school (University of Pennsylvania, est. 1765) and a large DO school ecosystem.
In-state preference: Private schools (Penn, Jefferson, Drexel) admit nationally. Temple and Penn State Hershey favor in-state applicants. PCOM (DO) and LECOM (DO) are among the largest osteopathic schools in the country and admit broadly but have a geographic reach across the Northeast.
Major health systems in Pennsylvania
- UPMC
- Penn Medicine
- Jefferson Health
- Temple Health
- Geisinger Health
- Highmark Health
Dental schools in Pennsylvania
3 dental schools in Pennsylvania for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.
- GPA
- 3.76
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.70
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.58
- unconfirmed
GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Pennsylvania
Of the 3 dental programs in Pennsylvania in our catalog, 1 is rated moderate. None of these programs has admissions figures we have confirmed on the school's own pages yet, so the table shows the in-state rating and verification status only. Each program's profile has more detail.
| Program | In-state preference | Data check |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Dental Medicine | None recorded | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine | Moderate | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
| Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry | None recorded | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
The in-state preference column is NextGen MedPrep's rating from each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not a school policy, except where a row says “published policy”. A dash means the school has not published that figure in a form we could confirm. Sources for every confirmed figure are linked on the program's profile.
Nearby: other Northeast states with dental schools
States in the same US Census region (Northeast), with the number of dental schools in each.
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