5% stayed home, and residents fill 43% of Arkansas's seats.
Matriculants from Arkansas by the state of their dental school, 2011–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2011 to 2025, 757 students from Arkansas started dental school, 36th in the nation. 5% stayed in Arkansas, 0% at an in-state public school.
The 723 who left went to 29 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Tennessee (TN), with 400 students.
Arkansas's dental school enrolled 80 students over the same years, 43% of them residents. Louisiana (10) and Texas (8) sent the most outsiders.
Arkansas's dental school enrolled 80 students; 43% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 400 | 52.8% |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 56 | 7.4% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 44 | 5.8% |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine | AR | Private | 34 | 4.5% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 32 | 4.2% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 28 | 3.7% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 20 | 2.6% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 17 | 2.2% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 16 | 2.1% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 10 | 1.3% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 8 | 1.1% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 8 | 1.1% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 7 | 0.9% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 5 | 0.7% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 5 | 0.7% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 5 | 0.7% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 4 | 0.5% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 4 | 0.5% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 4 | 0.5% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 4 | 0.5% |
| West Virginia University | WV | Public | 3 | 0.4% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 3 | 0.4% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 3 | 0.4% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 3 | 0.4% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 3 | 0.4% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 3 | 0.4% |
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 3 | 0.4% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Augusta University | GA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Southern Illinois University | IL | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 1 | 0.1% |