Illinois
| Maximum Class Size | 49 |
| In-State Enrollees | 46 |
| Out-of-State Enrollees | 3 |
| 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.). | $139,990 |
| 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.). | $139,990 |
| Average Accepted Overall GPA | 3.67 |
| Average Accepted Science GPA | 3.58 |
| DAT Academic Average | 21 |
| Crowns Required | 20 |
| Avg. # Crowns Completed | 24 |
| RCTs Required | 4 |
| Avg. # RCTs Completed | 6 |
| Arches of Dentures Required | 6 |
| Avg. # Arches Completed | 6 |
| Required Shadowing Hours | Preferred, not required |
| Anatomy Credits | 3 |
| Biochemistry Credits | 3 |
| Biology Credits | 8 |
| General Chemistry Credits | 8 |
| English Credits | 6 |
| Math Credits | Not required |
| Microbiology Credits | 3 |
| Organic Chemistry Credits | 8 |
| Physics Credits | 6 |
| Physiology Credits | 3 |
| Psychology Credits | Not required |
| CASPer Required | N/A |
| Canadian Acceptances | N/A |
| Other International Acceptances | N/A |
| Accepts Canadian DAT? | N/A |
| Advanced Standing Entrance Year | 3 |
| Advanced Standing Students | 8 |
"Professors are very accommodating in our didactic coursework. They are willing to work with each class to schedule exams in coordination with other courses, so as to avoid having too many exams back to back."
"Overall, students at SIU are less stressed than students at most other schools."
"Out-of-state students should definitely be aware that although SIU will still consider OOS applicants, they almost never admit OOS students."
What are the best things about attending Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine?
I have had an overwhelmingly positive experience at SIU SDM. I think the best thing about the program is how early we get hands-on experience. We had preclinical courses our first semester, so we were introduced to our handpieces and waxing instruments right away. I have heard that some schools don’t start any lab classes until their second semester, and I think it was very beneficial to get some practical experience under our belts from the beginning (also, let's face it, most of us didn’t decide to come to dental school to learn about the Krebs cycle for the eighth time, even though you will). With that said, we start seeing our own patients in clinic around the same time as most other dental schools: summer after second year.
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