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Illinois

58% stayed home, and residents fill 61% of Illinois's seats.

3,932

students started dental school

#5 of 52 in the nation

58%

stayed in-state

2,262 students

1,670

left for another state

#6 most leavers

different schools attended

across 36 states

Destinations

Where Illinois's students went

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

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

Top 10 schools

The most common picks

In IllinoisOut of state

University of Illinois ChicagoIL · Public
95824.4%
Southern Illinois UniversityIL · Public
69817.8%
Midwestern University - ILIL · Private
60615.4%
Marquette UniversityWI · Private
3007.6%
University of MichiganMI · Public
902.3%
University of IowaIA · Public
782.0%
Indiana UniversityIN · Public
741.9%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral HealthMO · Private
741.9%
Tufts UniversityMA · Private
661.7%
Creighton UniversityNE · Private
651.7%

The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 3,932 students from Illinois started dental school, 5th in the nation. 58% stayed in Illinois, 42% at an in-state public school.

The 1,670 who left went to 35 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Marquette University (WI), with 300 students.

Illinois's dental schools enrolled 3,729 students over the same years, 61% of them residents. Michigan (213) and California (179) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in Illinois for dental school58%

Went to an in-state public school42%

Seats at Illinois's schools filled by residents61%

Inbound

Who else comes here

Illinois's 3 dental schools enrolled 3,729 students; 61% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

Home schools

Dental schools in Illinois

Midwestern University - ILPrivate606 from IL
Southern Illinois UniversityPublic698 from IL
University of Illinois ChicagoPublic958 from IL

All 67 schools Illinois students attended

School	State	Type	Students	Share
University of Illinois Chicago	IL	Public	958	24.4%
Southern Illinois University	IL	Public	698	17.8%
Midwestern University - IL	IL	Private	606	15.4%
Marquette University	WI	Private	300	7.6%
University of Michigan	MI	Public	90	2.3%
University of Iowa	IA	Public	78	2.0%
Indiana University	IN	Public	74	1.9%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	MO	Private	74	1.9%
Tufts University	MA	Private	66	1.7%
Creighton University	NE	Private	65	1.7%
Midwestern University - AZ	AZ	Private	64	1.6%
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Private	63	1.6%
University of Louisville	KY	Public	63	1.6%
New York University	NY	Private	62	1.6%
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	49	1.2%
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	38	1.0%
Columbia University	NY	Private	34	0.9%
LECOM College of Dental Medicine	FL	Private	33	0.8%
Roseman University of Health Sciences	UT	Private	33	0.8%
Case Western Reserve University	OH	Private	32	0.8%
Boston University	MA	Private	29	0.7%
Nova Southeastern University	FL	Private	28	0.7%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	AZ	Private	28	0.7%
Touro College of Dental Medicine	NY	Private	22	0.6%
Meharry Medical College	TN	Private	22	0.6%
Temple University	PA	Public	21	0.5%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	CA	Private	19	0.5%
University of California, San Francisco	CA	Public	17	0.4%
Howard University	DC	Private	17	0.4%
Harvard University	MA	Private	17	0.4%
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Public	17	0.4%
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	16	0.4%
University of Missouri, Kansas City	MO	Public	14	0.4%
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	Private	14	0.4%
University of Maryland	MD	Public	13	0.3%
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	12	0.3%
Ohio State University	OH	Public	12	0.3%
University of Colorado	CO	Public	12	0.3%
Kansas City University	MO	Private	12	0.3%
University of New England	ME	Private	12	0.3%
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	11	0.3%
University of North Carolina	NC	Public	9	0.2%
University of Alabama	AL	Public	8	0.2%
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	Public	6	0.2%
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Public	6	0.2%
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	Public	6	0.2%
Lincoln Memorial University	TN	Private	5	0.1%
University of Utah	UT	Public	5	0.1%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	Public	4	0.1%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez	PR	Private	4	0.1%
University of Oklahoma	OK	Public	4	0.1%
Oregon Health & Science University	OR	Public	4	0.1%
University at Buffalo	NY	Public	3	0.1%
University of Tennessee	TN	Public	3	0.1%
UT Health San Antonio	TX	Public	2	0.1%
California Northstate University	CA	Private	2	0.1%
University of Texas at Houston	TX	Public	2	0.1%
West Virginia University	WV	Public	2	0.1%
Augusta University	GA	Public	2	0.1%
High Point University	NC	Private	2	0.1%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	Public	2	0.1%
LSU Health Sciences Center	LA	Public	1	0.0%
Northeast Ohio Medical University	OH	Public	1	0.0%
Ponce Health Science University	PR	Private	1	0.0%
University of Washington	WA	Public	1	0.0%
University of Florida	FL	Public	1	0.0%
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	NJ	Public	1	0.0%