Path32
CT · FIPS 09 · Northeast · State Pathfinder

Connecticut

50% stayed home, and residents fill 57% of Connecticut's seats.

826
students started dental school
#33 of 52 in the nation
50%
stayed in-state
409 students
417
left for another state
#25 most leavers
49
different schools attended
across 28 states
Destinations

Where Connecticut's students went

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

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

The most common picks

In ConnecticutOut of state
  1. University of ConnecticutCT · Public
    40949.5%
  2. Tufts UniversityMA · Private
    759.1%
  3. Boston UniversityMA · Private
    566.8%
  4. New York UniversityNY · Private
    556.7%
  5. University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private
    283.4%
  6. University of New EnglandME · Private
    263.1%
  7. Touro College of Dental MedicineNY · Private
    202.4%
  8. Columbia UniversityNY · Private
    192.3%
  9. University of MarylandMD · Public
    121.5%
  10. LECOM College of Dental MedicineFL · Private
    81.0%
The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 826 students from Connecticut started dental school, 33rd in the nation. 50% stayed in Connecticut, all of them at public schools.

The 417 who left went to 27 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Tufts University (MA), with 75 students.

Connecticut's dental school enrolled 723 students over the same years, 57% of them residents. Massachusetts (115) and New York (41) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in Connecticut for dental school50%
Went to an in-state public school50%
Seats at Connecticut's schools filled by residents57%
Inbound

Who else comes here

Connecticut's dental school enrolled 723 students; 57% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

  1. Massachusetts115
  2. New York41
  3. New Jersey25
  4. Florida23
  5. New Hampshire18
Home schools

Dental schools in Connecticut

  • University of ConnecticutPublic409 from CT
All 49 schools Connecticut students attended
SchoolStateTypeStudentsShare
University of ConnecticutCTPublic40949.5%
Tufts UniversityMAPrivate759.1%
Boston UniversityMAPrivate566.8%
New York UniversityNYPrivate556.7%
University of PennsylvaniaPAPrivate283.4%
University of New EnglandMEPrivate263.1%
Touro College of Dental MedicineNYPrivate202.4%
Columbia UniversityNYPrivate192.3%
University of MarylandMDPublic121.5%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFLPrivate81.0%
Harvard UniversityMAPrivate81.0%
Midwestern University - ILILPrivate81.0%
Stony Brook UniversityNYPublic70.8%
University at BuffaloNYPublic60.7%
Temple UniversityPAPublic60.7%
Midwestern University - AZAZPrivate60.7%
University of the PacificCAPrivate50.6%
Western University of Health SciencesCAPrivate50.6%
University of California, San FranciscoCAPublic50.6%
University of Detroit MercyMIPrivate40.5%
Case Western Reserve UniversityOHPrivate40.5%
Howard UniversityDCPrivate40.5%
Nova Southeastern UniversityFLPrivate40.5%
Roseman University of Health SciencesUTPrivate40.5%
Rutgers School of Dental MedicineNJPublic30.4%
University of North CarolinaNCPublic30.4%
University of PittsburghPAPublic30.4%
University of ColoradoCOPublic30.4%
Creighton UniversityNEPrivate20.2%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral HealthMOPrivate20.2%
Marquette UniversityWIPrivate20.2%
Meharry Medical CollegeTNPrivate20.2%
Ohio State UniversityOHPublic20.2%
University of KentuckyKYPublic20.2%
University of California, Los AngelesCAPublic20.2%
Medical University of South CarolinaSCPublic20.2%
University of LouisvilleKYPublic20.2%
University of WashingtonWAPublic10.1%
Lincoln Memorial UniversityTNPrivate10.1%
Indiana UniversityINPublic10.1%
California Northstate UniversityCAPrivate10.1%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZPrivate10.1%
UT Health San AntonioTXPublic10.1%
University of MichiganMIPublic10.1%
University of IowaIAPublic10.1%
University of Missouri, Kansas CityMOPublic10.1%
Universidad Ana G. MendezPRPrivate10.1%
University of UtahUTPublic10.1%
Kansas City UniversityMOPrivate10.1%