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Georgia

47% stayed home, and residents fill 92% of Georgia's seats.

2,681

students started dental school

#10 of 52 in the nation

47%

stayed in-state

1,268 students

1,413

left for another state

#9 most leavers

different schools attended

across 36 states

Destinations

Where Georgia's students went

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

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

Top 10 schools

The most common picks

In GeorgiaOut of state

Augusta UniversityGA · Public
1,26847.3%
Meharry Medical CollegeTN · Private
1154.3%
Tufts UniversityMA · Private
983.7%
University of LouisvilleKY · Public
893.3%
University of AlabamaAL · Public
682.5%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFL · Private
682.5%
New York UniversityNY · Private
662.5%
Howard UniversityDC · Private
602.2%
Nova Southeastern UniversityFL · Private
431.6%
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA · Public
411.5%

The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 2,681 students from Georgia started dental school, 10th in the nation. 47% stayed in Georgia, all of them at public schools.

The 1,413 who left went to 35 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Meharry Medical College (TN), with 115 students.

Georgia's dental school enrolled 1,373 students over the same years, 92% of them residents. South Carolina (42) and North Carolina (16) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in Georgia for dental school47%

Went to an in-state public school47%

Seats at Georgia's schools filled by residents92%

Inbound

Who else comes here

Georgia's dental school enrolled 1,373 students; 92% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

Home schools

Dental schools in Georgia

Augusta UniversityPublic1,268 from GA

All 65 schools Georgia students attended

School	State	Type	Students	Share
Augusta University	GA	Public	1,268	47.3%
Meharry Medical College	TN	Private	115	4.3%
Tufts University	MA	Private	98	3.7%
University of Louisville	KY	Public	89	3.3%
University of Alabama	AL	Public	68	2.5%
LECOM College of Dental Medicine	FL	Private	68	2.5%
New York University	NY	Private	66	2.5%
Howard University	DC	Private	60	2.2%
Nova Southeastern University	FL	Private	43	1.6%
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Public	41	1.5%
University of Tennessee	TN	Public	41	1.5%
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Private	40	1.5%
Midwestern University - IL	IL	Private	38	1.4%
Boston University	MA	Private	37	1.4%
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	35	1.3%
Temple University	PA	Public	33	1.2%
Columbia University	NY	Private	33	1.2%
University of Florida	FL	Public	33	1.2%
University of North Carolina	NC	Public	32	1.2%
University of Maryland	MD	Public	30	1.1%
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	Public	29	1.1%
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	27	1.0%
Touro College of Dental Medicine	NY	Private	24	0.9%
University of Michigan	MI	Public	21	0.8%
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Public	21	0.8%
Lincoln Memorial University	TN	Private	20	0.7%
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	19	0.7%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	CA	Private	19	0.7%
Case Western Reserve University	OH	Private	18	0.7%
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	Private	17	0.6%
Roseman University of Health Sciences	UT	Private	16	0.6%
Harvard University	MA	Private	14	0.5%
Creighton University	NE	Private	13	0.5%
Midwestern University - AZ	AZ	Private	13	0.5%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	AZ	Private	12	0.4%
University of California, San Francisco	CA	Public	11	0.4%
Indiana University	IN	Public	9	0.3%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	MO	Private	9	0.3%
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	Public	8	0.3%
University at Buffalo	NY	Public	8	0.3%
University of New England	ME	Private	7	0.3%
High Point University	NC	Private	7	0.3%
Kansas City University	MO	Private	7	0.3%
University of Connecticut	CT	Public	7	0.3%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	Public	7	0.3%
University of Colorado	CO	Public	6	0.2%
LSU Health Sciences Center	LA	Public	5	0.2%
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	5	0.2%
Marquette University	WI	Private	4	0.1%
Ohio State University	OH	Public	4	0.1%
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	NJ	Public	3	0.1%
University of Utah	UT	Public	3	0.1%
University of Iowa	IA	Public	3	0.1%
University of Illinois Chicago	IL	Public	2	0.1%
California Northstate University	CA	Private	2	0.1%
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	2	0.1%
Oregon Health & Science University	OR	Public	2	0.1%
University of Missouri, Kansas City	MO	Public	2	0.1%
UT Health San Antonio	TX	Public	1	0.0%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	Public	1	0.0%
Stony Brook University	NY	Public	1	0.0%
University of Puerto Rico	PR	Public	1	0.0%
University of Oklahoma	OK	Public	1	0.0%
University of Washington	WA	Public	1	0.0%
Northeast Ohio Medical University	OH	Public	1	0.0%