Creighton University School of Dentistry
Nebraska
Maximum Class Size114
In-State Enrollees14
Out-of-State Enrollees100
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.).
$278,776
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.).
$278,776
Average Accepted Overall GPA3.62
Average Accepted Science GPA3.58
DAT Academic Average19.9
Crowns Required19
Avg. # Crowns CompletedN/A
RCTs Required12
Avg. # RCTs CompletedN/A
Arches of Dentures Required10
Avg. # Arches CompletedN/A
Required Shadowing Hours40
Anatomy Credits3
Biochemistry Credits3
Biology Credits6
General Chemistry Credits8
English Credits6
Math CreditsNot required
Microbiology Credits3
Organic Chemistry Credits6
Physics Credits6
Physiology Credits3
Psychology CreditsNot required
CASPer RequiredN/A
Canadian AcceptancesN/A
Other International Acceptances4
Accepts Canadian DAT?N/A
Advanced Standing Entrance Year2
Advanced Standing StudentsN/A
"A "C" grade is considered a 77% anything below that is a D. This is something a lot of people tend to struggle with, especially when given a 50 question exam on over 1700 slides."
"When I graduate from Creighton I feel confident enough to know I won’t need to do a residency to be able to do all things involved in a general practice."
"Now on the good side, it is so boring in NE that you literally end up studying for fun!"

What are the best things about attending Creighton University School of Dentistry?

The best thing in my opinion about Creighton University is the amount of clinical experience we get. Before going to Creighton, I knew this was something they boasted about, but I don’t think I fully understood the value until being in school. I have a friend who attends dental school at the University of New England and he is 100% sure that he needs to do a general residency because he said (in his 3rd year – Mid March) has only used his handpiece on a live patient 3 times. Quite simply put, when I graduate from Creighton I feel confident enough to know I won’t need to do a residency to be able to do all things involved in a general practice. Before the end of my 2nd year, I had completed a class 1 (type of filling) on a patient, constructed full dentures for a patient, and assisted with extractions, gingivectomies and much more. Like many other programs, once we are in our 3rd year in the fall (August), we enter clinic and have our own patients every day, Monday through Friday. There are also no residencies here so when a patient comes into your patient pool needing extraction of a 1st maxillary molar, you are the one who gets to do it! If there is something you want to do more of, you can find it. It’s nice that we can control our schedules and what we want to do more of.

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