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Colorado

61% stayed home, and residents fill 60% of Colorado's seats.

1,171

students started dental school

#25 of 52 in the nation

61%

stayed in-state

710 students

461

left for another state

#24 most leavers

different schools attended

across 35 states

Destinations

Where Colorado's students went

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

Colorado (stayed home)1–4 students5–19 students20–49 students50–199 students200+ studentsNone

Top 10 schools

The most common picks

In ColoradoOut of state

University of ColoradoCO · Public
71060.6%
Creighton UniversityNE · Private
574.9%
Midwestern University - AZAZ · Private
463.9%
Roseman University of Health SciencesUT · Private
332.8%
Columbia UniversityNY · Private
161.4%
Midwestern University - ILIL · Private
141.2%
Loma Linda UniversityCA · Private
141.2%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZ · Private
141.2%
Western University of Health SciencesCA · Private
121.0%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFL · Private
110.9%

The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 1,171 students from Colorado started dental school, 25th in the nation. 61% stayed in Colorado, all of them at public schools.

The 461 who left went to 34 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Creighton University (NE), with 57 students.

Colorado's dental school enrolled 1,185 students over the same years, 60% of them residents. Arizona (73) and New Mexico (42) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in Colorado for dental school61%

Went to an in-state public school61%

Seats at Colorado's schools filled by residents60%

Inbound

Who else comes here

Colorado's dental school enrolled 1,185 students; 60% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

Home schools

Dental schools in Colorado

University of ColoradoPublic710 from CO

All 62 schools Colorado students attended

School	State	Type	Students	Share
University of Colorado	CO	Public	710	60.6%
Creighton University	NE	Private	57	4.9%
Midwestern University - AZ	AZ	Private	46	3.9%
Roseman University of Health Sciences	UT	Private	33	2.8%
Columbia University	NY	Private	16	1.4%
Midwestern University - IL	IL	Private	14	1.2%
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	14	1.2%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	AZ	Private	14	1.2%
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	Private	12	1.0%
LECOM College of Dental Medicine	FL	Private	11	0.9%
Oregon Health & Science University	OR	Public	11	0.9%
New York University	NY	Private	11	0.9%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	CA	Private	10	0.9%
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	10	0.9%
University of Utah	UT	Public	10	0.9%
Tufts University	MA	Private	9	0.8%
Nova Southeastern University	FL	Private	9	0.8%
Boston University	MA	Private	8	0.7%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	Public	8	0.7%
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Private	8	0.7%
University of Iowa	IA	Public	8	0.7%
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	8	0.7%
University of New England	ME	Private	7	0.6%
University of Michigan	MI	Public	7	0.6%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	MO	Private	7	0.6%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	Public	7	0.6%
University of Maryland	MD	Public	6	0.5%
Touro College of Dental Medicine	NY	Private	6	0.5%
Howard University	DC	Private	6	0.5%
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	5	0.4%
Indiana University	IN	Public	5	0.4%
Marquette University	WI	Private	5	0.4%
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	Public	5	0.4%
University of Louisville	KY	Public	5	0.4%
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	Public	4	0.3%
University of California, San Francisco	CA	Public	4	0.3%
University of Washington	WA	Public	4	0.3%
UT Health San Antonio	TX	Public	4	0.3%
University of Oklahoma	OK	Public	4	0.3%
Harvard University	MA	Private	4	0.3%
Case Western Reserve University	OH	Private	4	0.3%
University of Missouri, Kansas City	MO	Public	3	0.3%
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Public	3	0.3%
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	3	0.3%
University of North Carolina	NC	Public	2	0.2%
Kansas City University	MO	Private	2	0.2%
California Northstate University	CA	Private	2	0.2%
Southern Illinois University	IL	Public	2	0.2%
Lincoln Memorial University	TN	Private	2	0.2%
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Public	2	0.2%
LSU Health Sciences Center	LA	Public	2	0.2%
Ohio State University	OH	Public	2	0.2%
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences	WA	Private	1	0.1%
University of Alabama	AL	Public	1	0.1%
Texas A&M University	TX	Public	1	0.1%
University of Texas at Houston	TX	Public	1	0.1%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez	PR	Private	1	0.1%
University of Florida	FL	Public	1	0.1%
University of Connecticut	CT	Public	1	0.1%
High Point University	NC	Private	1	0.1%
West Virginia University	WV	Public	1	0.1%
Stony Brook University	NY	Public	1	0.1%