| Maximum Class Size | 84 |
| In-State Enrollees | 55 |
| Out-of-State Enrollees | 29 |
| 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.). | $350,193 |
| 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.). | $249,639 |
| Average Accepted Overall GPA | 3.55 |
| Average Accepted Science GPA | 3.64 |
| DAT Academic Average | 21 |
| Crowns Required | 6 |
| Avg. # Crowns Completed | 13 |
| RCTs Required | 5 |
| Avg. # RCTs Completed | 7 |
| Arches of Dentures Required | 4 |
| Avg. # Arches Completed | 9 |
| Required Shadowing Hours | Preferred, not required |
| Anatomy Credits | Not required |
| Biochemistry Credits | 3 |
| Biology Credits | 8 |
| General Chemistry Credits | 8 |
| English Credits | Not required |
| Math Credits | Not required |
| Microbiology Credits | Not required |
| Organic Chemistry Credits | 8 |
| Physics Credits | 8 |
| Physiology Credits | Not required |
| Psychology Credits | Not required |
| CASPer Required | N/A |
| Canadian Acceptances | 1 |
| Other International Acceptances | N/A |
| Accepts Canadian DAT? | N/A |
| Advanced Standing Entrance Year | 3 |
| Advanced Standing Students | 4 |
Iowa provides both strong and early clinical experience for their students. First year students begin performing cleanings on patients at the end of the school year. Second year students perform cleanings as well as minor restorative procedures during second year. Third and fourth year students are primarily full-time clinic like most other schools. Specifically in 3rd year, you get to go through all different specialty rotations for a certain amount of time, which was a great experience, though this is common at most programs. It's great to work with each specialty and learn in-depth what the day-to-day of each specialty entails. 4th year is awesome because we basically choose which kind of experiences/procedures we want. You can do as little or as much as you want for 4th year, kind of like owning your own practice. For example, I really enjoy endodontics and I was able to get a lot of endo experience (about 10 cases in 4th year alone, along with 8 cases my 3rd year). Some people did not want to do any endo (besides the amount required to graduate) so instead they chose cases like esthetic build-ups or veneers.