Interviewing University of Iowa Class of 2030 Interview/Acceptance Thread

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Link to last years thread: University of Iowa Class of 2029 Interview/Acceptance Thread

Link to interview prep: University of Iowa School of Dentistry & Dental Clinics Interview Feedback
----> Be sure to give feedback on your interview to help future applicants! 🙂

Link to school website: College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics | The University of Iowa

Class of 2024 (ADEA Guide) General Stats: Overall GPA: 3.68 Science GPA: 3.62 DAT: 21.0AA, 20.5TS, 21.2PAT Applied: 856 OOS: 741 Applied, N/A Interviewed, 83 Accepted IS: 97 Applied, N/A Interviewed, 56 Accepted International: 27 Applied, N/A Interviewed, 3 Accepted # Enrolled: 82 OOS Students Enrolled: CA‑1, FL‑4, ID‑1, IL‑3, IN‑1, MN‑2, MT‑1, ND‑1, NJ‑1, OH‑1, OR‑1, SD‑1, UT‑1, WA‑1, WI‑6, WY‑2

Class of 2026 (ADEA Guide) General Stats: Overall GPA: 3.74 Science GPA: 3.66 DAT: 21.3AA, 20.9TS, 21.3PAT Applied: 844 OOS: 705 Applied, 82 Accepted IS: 119 Applied, 53 Accepted International: 20 Applied, 0 Accepted # Enrolled: 80 5th-95th Percentiles Science: 2.96-4.00 Overall: 3.26-4.00 OOS Students Enrolled: CA-1, CT-1, GU-1, ID-2, IL-5, IN-1, MI-1, MN-4, NE-1, ND-1, OH-1, SD-1, TX-3, UT-1, WA-1, WI-4

Class of 2028 (ADEA Guide) General Stats: Overall GPA: 3.74 Science GPA: 3.66 DAT: 21.2AA, 20.9TS, 20.6PAT Applied: 1,130 OOS: 990 Applied, 77 Accepted IS: 117 Applied, 58 Accepted International: 23 Applied, 1 Accepted # Enrolled: 80 5th-95th Percentiles Science: 2.96-4.00 Overall: 3.26-4.00 18-27AA, 18-24PAT, 17-27TS OOS Students Enrolled: AZ-1, CA-1, CO-1, FL-2, GA-1, IL-4, MI-1, MN-3, ND-3, NJ-1, SD-1, TX-1, WI-5

**Iowa prefers applicants who apply as early as possible and requires DAT scores to be received no later than September 15th!

Good luck everyone!

 

[notadoctor99]

Interview #1
Notification date: 6/13/25
Method of notification: email
Residency: IS
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/3/25
Application verified: 6/4/25
GPA (science, overall): sGPA 3.69, GPA 3.67
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 22(460) / 21(450) / 21(450) / 22 (430) / no. Took my DAT in 2024 so I have the old scores.
Dates available OR your interview date: interview 8/1, which was first available
Method of interview: in-person

I was deferred last year and had no other interviews (late submission plus low volunteer hrs) so I'm very excited this year. Submitted right when the app opened and was surprised with how quickly it was verified/interview invite sent. Good luck to everyone else!

 

[DentBoy7]

Interview #1
Notification date: 6/29/25
Method of notification: email
Residency: OOS
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/5/25
Application verified: 6/11/25
GPA (science, overall): sGPA 3.52, GPA 3.52
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 20(420) / 21(450) / 20(430) / 21(410) / No
Dates available OR your interview date: interview 9/10, which was my first available, other dates were 9/18/25 and 11/3/25
Method of interview: in-person

 

[ahopefulpredent2030]

Interview #1
Notification Date: 7/11/25
Method of notification: email
Residency: IS
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/9/25
Application verified: 7/11/25
GPA (science, overall): sGPA 3.0, GPA 3.3
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 18/17/19/19/No (Took during old scoring)
Dates available OR your interview date: Interview 9/10, other dates were 9/18 and 11/3
Method of interview: in-person