Application Volume

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Nationwide, the number of people applying to dental schools has declined since the most recent peak in 1997 (8,602 applicants in 1997, 6,362 in 2001). http://dental.pacific.edu/admissions1/student_profiles.htm

Does anyone know what the applicant volume in more recent years is?

 

[m2thep23]

the last i heard it was around 12-13 thousand, in other words 97 doesn't even compare. this year is the most competitive year of all time!!!

 

[Gargamel]

http://www.adea.org/DEPR/Assocreportdec2000.PDF

Have a look at figure 1. In the mid '70s there were close to 17,000 applicants.

 

[mdub]

the last i heard it was around 12-13 thousand, in other words 97 doesn't even compare. this year is the most competitive year of all time!!!

It looks like 2004 had about 9400 applicants: http://www.adea.org/CEPRWeb/DEPR/Documents/2003and2004 Applicant Analysis.pdf

I'm not sure how they measure the applicants, though. Does that mean they were applying for the 2004-2005 schools year?

 

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Does anyone have a link to more recent application figures?