University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry

Kansas City, Missouri

Average GPA

3.78 / 4.0

Average DAT

420 (20.2)

Average class size

109

Tuition (In-state)

$46,883

Tuition (Out-of-state)

$92,788

Cost of attendance

$119,500

About

UMKC School of Dentistry will be a model oral healthcare education institution that maintains the highest ethical and scientific standards of care, serving patients and the profession in an evolving healthcare environment.

UMKC School of Dentistry serves as a leader in the advancement of oral healthcare through exceptional educational programs, scientific inquiry, patient care and service to society.

We will achieve excellence by:

• Developing professionals through rigorous academic education and practical training.

• Performing teaching and research that incorporates best-practice techniques, setting goals that are achievable and measurable, as well as by seeking feedback from our students, colleagues and community.

• Adhering to high standards of evidence-based dentistry and clinical judgment through collaboration and leadership.

We will practice compassion by:

• Taking a genuine interest in the needs of those we serve in order to help them live healthy and productive lives through the services we deliver.

• Interacting with others as servant leaders.

• Promoting an environment of shared strength through humility and gratitude for our shared talents.

We will act with integrity by:

• Demonstrating that ethical behavior is a lifelong habit of honest and sincere action that benefits the profession and society.

• Fulfilling our social contract to perform our work and serve our communities with the veracity and honor that undergird our profession.

• Committing ourselves to the highest moral and ethical standards that will hold us accountableto our own actions and those of our institution, our colleagues, our students, and our community.

We will act justly by:

• Being sensitive to the complexities inherent in the diversity of our community.

• Striving to allocate the School’s limited resources in a manner that best meets the needs of our students, patients, faculty, and staff.

• Doing what is right through our exercise of collegiality, respect, and fairness in all our interactions.

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DAT is shown on the new 200–600 scale with the old score in parentheses. Figures come from each school's official materials and the ADA Survey of Dental Education where available (U.S. stats last reviewed September 2026); confirm with the school before applying. See a number that looks off? Tell us.