What's A Good DAT Score? - Kaplan Test Prep

BEST SCORES

Scores that will put you in the top 10% of all test takers

ACADEMIC AVERAGE 21+
SURVEY OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES 21+
  BIOLOGY 21+
  GENERAL CHEMISTRY22+
  ORGANIC CHEMISTRY22+
QUANTITATIVE REASONING19+
READING COMPREHENSION23+
PERCEPTUAL ABILITY22+

BETTER SCORES

These scores will put you in a highly competitive place in admissions (top 25% of all test takers)

ACADEMIC AVERAGE 19-20
SURVEY OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES 19-20
  BIOLOGY 19-20
  GENERAL CHEMISTRY19-21
  ORGANIC CHEMISTRY19-21
QUANTITATIVE REASONING17-18
READING COMPREHENSION21-22
PERCEPTUAL ABILITY20-21
GOOD SCORES These scores put you ahead of the pack (50%+), but won’t be as advantageous when applying to highly competitive programs
ACADEMIC AVERAGE 18
SURVEY OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES 17-18
  BIOLOGY 17-18
  GENERAL CHEMISTRY17-18
  ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 17-18
QUANTITATIVE REASONING15-16
READING COMPREHENSION19-20
PERCEPTUAL ABILITY18-19

BELOW AVERAGE SCORES

These scores may be enough to get into a wide variety of dental schools, but will be below average compared to the testing population

ACADEMIC AVERAGE 17 and below
SURVEY OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES 16 and below
  BIOLOGY 16 and below
  GENERAL CHEMISTRY16 and below
  ORGANIC CHEMISTRY16 and below
QUANTITATIVE REASONING14 and below
READING COMPREHENSION18 and below
PERCEPTUAL ABILITY17 and below

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