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Florida

47% stayed home, and residents fill 67% of Florida's seats.

6,510

students started dental school

#4 of 52 in the nation

47%

stayed in-state

3,084 students

3,426

left for another state

#2 most leavers

different schools attended

across 37 states

Destinations

Where Florida's students went

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

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

Top 10 schools

The most common picks

In FloridaOut of state

University of FloridaFL · Public
1,28219.7%
Nova Southeastern UniversityFL · Private
1,20718.5%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFL · Private
5959.1%
Tufts UniversityMA · Private
3325.1%
New York UniversityNY · Private
3014.6%
University of LouisvilleKY · Public
1762.7%
University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private
1702.6%
Boston UniversityMA · Private
1512.3%
University of MarylandMD · Public
1452.2%
Midwestern University - ILIL · Private
1442.2%

The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 6,510 students from Florida started dental school, 4th in the nation. 47% stayed in Florida, 20% at an in-state public school.

The 3,426 who left went to 36 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Tufts University (MA), with 332 students.

Florida's dental schools enrolled 4,590 students over the same years, 67% of them residents. Texas (160) and Georgia (144) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in Florida for dental school47%

Went to an in-state public school20%

Seats at Florida's schools filled by residents67%

Inbound

Who else comes here

Florida's 3 dental schools enrolled 4,590 students; 67% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

Home schools

Dental schools in Florida

LECOM College of Dental MedicinePrivate595 from FL
Nova Southeastern UniversityPrivate1,207 from FL
University of FloridaPublic1,282 from FL

All 73 schools Florida students attended

School	State	Type	Students	Share
University of Florida	FL	Public	1,282	19.7%
Nova Southeastern University	FL	Private	1,207	18.5%
LECOM College of Dental Medicine	FL	Private	595	9.1%
Tufts University	MA	Private	332	5.1%
New York University	NY	Private	301	4.6%
University of Louisville	KY	Public	176	2.7%
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Private	170	2.6%
Boston University	MA	Private	151	2.3%
University of Maryland	MD	Public	145	2.2%
Midwestern University - IL	IL	Private	144	2.2%
Howard University	DC	Private	127	2.0%
Columbia University	NY	Private	104	1.6%
Temple University	PA	Public	101	1.6%
University of Alabama	AL	Public	88	1.4%
Meharry Medical College	TN	Private	87	1.3%
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	84	1.3%
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Public	82	1.3%
Touro College of Dental Medicine	NY	Private	80	1.2%
Midwestern University - AZ	AZ	Private	80	1.2%
Roseman University of Health Sciences	UT	Private	67	1.0%
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Public	62	1.0%
Case Western Reserve University	OH	Private	56	0.9%
University of Michigan	MI	Public	55	0.8%
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	54	0.8%
Marquette University	WI	Private	51	0.8%
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	NJ	Public	48	0.7%
University of New England	ME	Private	46	0.7%
Harvard University	MA	Private	44	0.7%
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	43	0.7%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	AZ	Private	41	0.6%
University of Colorado	CO	Public	41	0.6%
University of North Carolina	NC	Public	40	0.6%
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	Private	36	0.6%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	CA	Private	35	0.5%
Indiana University	IN	Public	34	0.5%
Lincoln Memorial University	TN	Private	29	0.4%
Ohio State University	OH	Public	29	0.4%
Creighton University	NE	Private	25	0.4%
University at Buffalo	NY	Public	23	0.4%
University of Connecticut	CT	Public	23	0.4%
University of Tennessee	TN	Public	22	0.3%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	MO	Private	22	0.3%
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	Public	20	0.3%
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	18	0.3%
LSU Health Sciences Center	LA	Public	18	0.3%
University of California, San Francisco	CA	Public	17	0.3%
University of Iowa	IA	Public	14	0.2%
Kansas City University	MO	Private	14	0.2%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	Public	13	0.2%
Augusta University	GA	Public	12	0.2%
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	Public	12	0.2%
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	12	0.2%
West Virginia University	WV	Public	10	0.2%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez	PR	Private	10	0.2%
University of Utah	UT	Public	9	0.1%
High Point University	NC	Private	8	0.1%
Ponce Health Science University	PR	Private	7	0.1%
University of Washington	WA	Public	7	0.1%
Oregon Health & Science University	OR	Public	7	0.1%
University of Illinois Chicago	IL	Public	6	0.1%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	Public	5	0.1%
California Northstate University	CA	Private	4	0.1%
University of Texas at Houston	TX	Public	4	0.1%
UT Health San Antonio	TX	Public	4	0.1%
University of Puerto Rico	PR	Public	4	0.1%
Stony Brook University	NY	Public	3	0.0%
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences	WA	Private	2	0.0%
Southern Illinois University	IL	Public	2	0.0%
Texas A&M University	TX	Public	2	0.0%
University of Oklahoma	OK	Public	1	0.0%
University of Missouri, Kansas City	MO	Public	1	0.0%
Northeast Ohio Medical University	OH	Public	1	0.0%
Texas Tech University	TX	Public	1	0.0%