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Alaska

No dental school at home, so all 211 students left the state.

211
students started dental school
#46 of 52 in the nation
0%
stayed in-state
0 students
211
left for another state
#39 most leavers
40
different schools attended
across 24 states
Destinations

Where Alaska's students went

Matriculants from Alaska by the state of their dental school, 2011–2025. Hover a state for the count.

Alaska (stayed home)1–4 students5–19 students20–49 students50–199 students200+ studentsNone
Top 10 schools

The most common picks

In AlaskaOut of state
  1. Loma Linda UniversityCA · Private
    5827.5%
  2. University of ColoradoCO · Public
    167.6%
  3. University of WashingtonWA · Public
    136.2%
  4. Midwestern University - AZAZ · Private
    125.7%
  5. Creighton UniversityNE · Private
    115.2%
  6. Roseman University of Health SciencesUT · Private
    104.7%
  7. Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR · Public
    94.3%
  8. University of UtahUT · Public
    94.3%
  9. Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZ · Private
    73.3%
  10. Marquette UniversityWI · Private
    62.8%
The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 211 students from Alaska started dental school, 46th in the nation. Alaska has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.

They went to 24 states. The most popular out-of-state school was Loma Linda University (CA), with 58 students.

Stayed in Alaska for dental school0%
Went to an in-state public school0%
Inbound

Who else comes here

Alaska has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.

Home schools

Dental schools in Alaska

None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.

All 40 schools Alaska students attended
SchoolStateTypeStudentsShare
Loma Linda UniversityCAPrivate5827.5%
University of ColoradoCOPublic167.6%
University of WashingtonWAPublic136.2%
Midwestern University - AZAZPrivate125.7%
Creighton UniversityNEPrivate115.2%
Roseman University of Health SciencesUTPrivate104.7%
Oregon Health & Science UniversityORPublic94.3%
University of UtahUTPublic94.3%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZPrivate73.3%
Marquette UniversityWIPrivate62.8%
University of MichiganMIPublic62.8%
University of Nevada, Las VegasNVPublic62.8%
Midwestern University - ILILPrivate41.9%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral HealthMOPrivate41.9%
Western University of Health SciencesCAPrivate41.9%
Tufts UniversityMAPrivate31.4%
University of MinnesotaMNPublic31.4%
University of IowaIAPublic31.4%
University of LouisvilleKYPublic20.9%
Boston UniversityMAPrivate20.9%
Nova Southeastern UniversityFLPrivate20.9%
Touro College of Dental MedicineNYPrivate20.9%
Howard UniversityDCPrivate20.9%
Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesWAPrivate10.5%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USCCAPrivate10.5%
University of California, San FranciscoCAPublic10.5%
University of California, Los AngelesCAPublic10.5%
University of PennsylvaniaPAPrivate10.5%
New York UniversityNYPrivate10.5%
Temple UniversityPAPublic10.5%
University of PittsburghPAPublic10.5%
University of Detroit MercyMIPrivate10.5%
University of Puerto RicoPRPublic10.5%
Medical University of South CarolinaSCPublic10.5%
UT Health San AntonioTXPublic10.5%
Texas A&M UniversityTXPublic10.5%
Harvard UniversityMAPrivate10.5%
Indiana UniversityINPublic10.5%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFLPrivate10.5%
University of KentuckyKYPublic10.5%