New York
| Maximum Class Size | 84 |
| In-State Enrollees | 22 |
| Out-of-State Enrollees | 62 |
| 4-Yr Total Tuition and Fees These values come from the 2018-19 Commission on Dental Accreditation report. They include the total tuition and fees to complete the program, DO NOT include cost of living, and may slightly overestimate the program's cost, as some minor costs are optional (student health insurance, laptop, etc.). | $344,708 |
| 4-Yr Total Tuition and Fees (in-state) These values come from the 2018-19 Commission on Dental Accreditation report. They include the total tuition and fees to complete the program, DO NOT include cost of living, and may slightly overestimate the program's cost, as some minor costs are optional (student health insurance, laptop, etc.). | $345,428 |
| Average Accepted Overall GPA | 3.72 |
| Average Accepted Science GPA | 3.69 |
| DAT Academic Average | 24 |
| Crowns Required | 3 |
| Avg. # Crowns Completed | 6 |
| RCTs Required | 4 |
| Avg. # RCTs Completed | 3 |
| Arches of Dentures Required | 6 |
| Avg. # Arches Completed | 9 |
| Required Shadowing Hours | 25 |
| Anatomy Credits | 3 |
| Biochemistry Credits | 3 |
| Biology Credits | 8 |
| General Chemistry Credits | 8 |
| English Credits | 6 |
| Math Credits | 6 |
| Microbiology Credits | Not required |
| Organic Chemistry Credits | 8 |
| Physics Credits | 8 |
| Physiology Credits | 3 |
| Psychology Credits | Not required |
| CASPer Required | N/A |
| Canadian Acceptances | N/A |
| Other International Acceptances | 1 |
| Accepts Canadian DAT? | |
| Advanced Standing Entrance Year | 2 |
| Advanced Standing Students | 8 |
"The vast majority of Columbia graduates go on to specialty programs with some students going into GPRs. This is something Columbia is proud of; it came up multiple times during my interview."
"There isn’t a direct correlation between what is taught in class and what is on the exams."
"Many students do the bare minimum in preclinic and their workmanship pales in comparison to what is required at other programs."
What are the best things about attending Columbia University College of Dental Medicine?
For the first 18 months, nearly all your classes are medical school classes. You are taught by medical school faculty in the same classroom as the medical students and take similar exams as the medical students. Your exams and classes are graded on a Pass/Fail basis, normally meaning that if you get over a 60 or 70% on the exam, you pass. There is not a public class rank. Many of my classmates believe the pass/fail grading scale cuts down on the stress they would otherwise feel. It also helps the class to be less competitive with one another; people freely share notes and study guides.
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