Data for Rural Origins Sub-Category Bachelor of Dental Surgery Programme
(2015 – 2019)
Number of New Zealand Rural Origins sub-category seats available each year (under the graduate
category only).
There is not a set number of Rural-Origin sub-category places each year for a specific category. Of the
60 domestic places available, two-thirds go to Health Sciences First Year and the remaining one-third
goes to Graduate and Alternative places. There are 10 places available overall for Rural across all
categories.
Number of New Zealand Rural Origins sub-category applicants each year (under the graduate category
only).
2019 – 20
2018 – 13
2017 – 14
2016 – 15
2015 – 14
Numbers of applicants who met the UMAT threshold each year (under the graduate category only).
2019 – 6
2018 – 6
2017 – 6
2016 – 5
2015 – 9