One dental school, and 71% of Alabama's future dentists go there.
Matriculants from Alabama by the state of their dental school, 2011–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2011 to 2025, 1,080 Alabamians started dental school, 27th in the nation. 71% went to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the state's only dental school, so every Alabamian who stayed home went to a public school.
The other 313 scattered across 53 schools in 32 other states. Meharry in Nashville and the University of Louisville were the most popular ways out. Alabama's school, in turn, filled 75% of its seats with Alabamians; Florida (88) and Georgia (68) sent the most outsiders.
Alabama's dental school enrolled 1,025 students; 75% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 767 | 71.0% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 46 | 4.3% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 35 | 3.2% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 21 | 1.9% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 20 | 1.9% |
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 14 | 1.3% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 14 | 1.3% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 11 | 1.0% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 9 | 0.8% |
| Lincoln Memorial University | TN | Private | 9 | 0.8% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 8 | 0.7% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 7 | 0.6% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 7 | 0.6% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 6 | 0.6% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 6 | 0.6% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 6 | 0.6% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 5 | 0.5% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 4 | 0.4% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 4 | 0.4% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 4 | 0.4% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 4 | 0.4% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 4 | 0.4% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 4 | 0.4% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 4 | 0.4% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 3 | 0.3% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 3 | 0.3% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 3 | 0.3% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Augusta University | GA | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Texas at Houston | TX | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine | AR | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Puerto Rico | PR | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| West Virginia University | WV | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| High Point University | NC | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Northeast Ohio Medical University | OH | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.1% |