1. Applicants by Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Dental Schools, 2000-2014
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Black or African American
391
428
425
495
551
666
743
807
717
718
694
692
684
635
581
Hispanic or Latino
506
466
488
452
554
629
715
838
627
859
880
925
946
965
American Indian or Alaska Native 45 38 49 56 68 76 92 79 77 66 39 24 36 40
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander NA 12 14 8 7
All URM Subtotal
942
932
962
1,003
1,173
1,371
1,550
1,724
1,421
1,527
1,603
1,625
1,641
1,624
1,598
Asian1
1,821
1,609
1,555
1,693
1,892
2,377
2,831
3,187
2,929
3,060
3,234
2,918
2,961
2,916
2,891
White
4,700
4,154
4,256
4,335
4,683
6,111
7,062
7,664
6,559
6,384
6,447
6,143
6,050
6,022
5,910
Non-URM Subtotal
6,521
5,763
5,811
6,028
6,575
8,488
9,893
10,851
9,488
9,444
9,681
9,061
9,011
8,938
8,801
Two or More Races
323
317
350
353
340
Not Reported/Unknown
307
764
1,145
1,685
872
1,020
1,167
1,269
1,239
394
378
544
370
Nonresident Alien
696
697
703
636
Total Applicants
7,770
7,412
7,537
8,176
9,433
10,731
12,463
13,742
12,178
12,210
12,001
12,039
12,077
12,162
11,745
1Asian includes Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander for years 2000 to 2009.
NA: Not Available
Note: All URM includes Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2014 Entering Class