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TABLE 303. NUMBER OF DENTAL SCHOOL APPLICANTS, FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENTS, AND NEW ENTRANTS ACADEMIC YEARS: 1986-87 TO 2000-01

ACADEMIC
YEAR
NUMBER
OF
APPLICANTS
NUMBER OF
FIRST-YEAR
STUDENTS
NUMBER OF
NEW
ENTRANTS 1/
NUMBER OF
APPLICANTS
PER NEW
ENTRANT
PERCENT OF
APPLICANTS
ENROLLED
1986-87 5,724 4,554 4,418 1.3 77
1987-88 5,397 4,370 4,221 1.3 78
1988-89 5,019 4,196 4,054 1.2 81
1989-90 4,996 3,979 3,843 1.3 77
1990-91 5,123 4,001 3,839 1.3 75
1991-92 5,632 4,047 3,910 1.4 69
1992-93 6,108 4,072 3,966 1.5 65
1993-94 6,753 4,100 4,005 1.7 59
1994-95 7,713 4,121 4,017 1.9 52
1995-96 8,437 4,237 4,153 2.0 49
1996-97 8,872 4,255 4,162 2.1 47
1997-98 9,829 4,347 4,257 2.3 43
1998-99 9,447 4,268 4,199 2.2 44
1999-2000 9,010 4,314 4,245 2.1 47
2000-01 7,772 4,327 4,270 1.8 55

1/ New entrants exclude repeating students.

SOURCE: American Association of Dental Schools. Dean's Briefing Book and unpublished data. American Dental Association. 2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education. Academic Programs, Enrollment, and Graduates, Vol 1. Chicago, 2002. Also prior annual reports.