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Upcoming changes to the DAT scoring and reporting methods begins in March 2025.
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Frequently asked questions about DAT scores

How are DAT results reported? 
DAT results are reported as scale scores. Scale scores are neither raw scores (i.e., the number of questions answered correctly) nor percentiles. DAT scale scores range from 1 to 30. A scale score of 19 typically signifies average performance on a national basis.
How many questions do I need to answer correctly to earn a particular DAT score?
The ADA does not release the total number of questions that must be correctly answered to earn a specific DAT scale score. This number will vary based on the specific examination form that is administered. For retest and test security purposes, multiple forms of the DAT are available for administration.
What is the new DAT Score Reporting Scale?

Beginning March 1, 2025, the ADA will implement a new scoring system for the DAT. To learn more about the new DAT scoring system and how it will benefit communities of interest, please view the DAT Scoring Update (PDF).

For assistance with interpreting DAT scores reported under the new scoring system, please download Understanding the New DAT Score Reporting Scale (PDF)

If there are different examination forms, wouldn’t that mean that some forms might be easier than others? How does this impact scoring?
Each examination form contains a separate set of questions which can differ in difficulty. Differences in examination form difficulty are addressed via sophisticated psychometric procedures that take question difficulty into account when determining candidate scale scores.
How is the DAT Academic Average score determined?
The DAT Academic Average score is the rounded average of a candidate’s scale score in Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Quantitative Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension. The Academic Average does not include the scale score from the Percentual Ability Test.
How is the DAT Total Science score determined?

For the DAT administrations completed before March 1, 2025, the DAT Total Science scale score is based on a candidate’s performance on the Survey of Natural Sciences section. The DAT Total Science score is NOT the rounded average of a candidate’s scale scores in Biology, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry.

For the DAT administrations completed after March 1, 2025, the DAT Total Science score is the rounded average of a candidate’s scale score in Biology, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry.


Does the DAT contain unscored questions?
Yes. A small number of questions on the test are experimental and are not scored. The data collected on unscored questions may be used in later test construction procedures, to ensure that these questions are appropriate before they become scored items. Unscored questions are presented in the same manner as scored questions.