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Kentucky

91% stayed home, and residents fill 42% of Kentucky's seats.

1,248
students started dental school
#24 of 52 in the nation
91%
stayed in-state
1,138 students
110
left for another state
#46 most leavers
39
different schools attended
across 23 states
Destinations

Where Kentucky's students went

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

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

The most common picks

In KentuckyOut of state
  1. University of KentuckyKY · Public
    57946.4%
  2. University of LouisvilleKY · Public
    55944.8%
  3. Lincoln Memorial UniversityTN · Private
    201.6%
  4. Indiana UniversityIN · Public
    90.7%
  5. New York UniversityNY · Private
    60.5%
  6. University of MichiganMI · Public
    60.5%
  7. Columbia UniversityNY · Private
    60.5%
  8. Midwestern University - ILIL · Private
    50.4%
  9. Meharry Medical CollegeTN · Private
    40.3%
  10. University of PittsburghPA · Public
    40.3%
The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 1,248 students from Kentucky started dental school, 24th in the nation. 91% stayed in Kentucky, all of them at public schools.

The 110 who left went to 22 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Lincoln Memorial University (TN), with 20 students.

Kentucky's dental schools enrolled 2,735 students over the same years, 42% of them residents. Florida (230) and Indiana (138) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in Kentucky for dental school91%
Went to an in-state public school91%
Seats at Kentucky's schools filled by residents42%
Inbound

Who else comes here

Kentucky's 2 dental schools enrolled 2,735 students; 42% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

  1. Florida230
  2. Indiana138
  3. Ohio137
  4. Utah137
  5. Georgia124
Home schools

Dental schools in Kentucky

  • University of KentuckyPublic579 from KY
  • University of LouisvillePublic559 from KY
All 39 schools Kentucky students attended
SchoolStateTypeStudentsShare
University of KentuckyKYPublic57946.4%
University of LouisvilleKYPublic55944.8%
Lincoln Memorial UniversityTNPrivate201.6%
Indiana UniversityINPublic90.7%
New York UniversityNYPrivate60.5%
University of MichiganMIPublic60.5%
Columbia UniversityNYPrivate60.5%
Midwestern University - ILILPrivate50.4%
Meharry Medical CollegeTNPrivate40.3%
University of PittsburghPAPublic40.3%
University of Detroit MercyMIPrivate40.3%
Case Western Reserve UniversityOHPrivate40.3%
Medical University of South CarolinaSCPublic30.2%
Ohio State UniversityOHPublic30.2%
University of California, San FranciscoCAPublic30.2%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFLPrivate20.2%
Tufts UniversityMAPrivate20.2%
University of MinnesotaMNPublic20.2%
Boston UniversityMAPrivate20.2%
Howard UniversityDCPrivate20.2%
University of PennsylvaniaPAPrivate20.2%
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVAPublic20.2%
Loma Linda UniversityCAPrivate20.2%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral HealthMOPrivate20.2%
Western University of Health SciencesCAPrivate10.1%
Midwestern University - AZAZPrivate10.1%
Marquette UniversityWIPrivate10.1%
Roseman University of Health SciencesUTPrivate10.1%
University of TennesseeTNPublic10.1%
Touro College of Dental MedicineNYPrivate10.1%
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityOHPublic10.1%
Temple UniversityPAPublic10.1%
Harvard UniversityMAPrivate10.1%
Augusta UniversityGAPublic10.1%
University of New EnglandMEPrivate10.1%
University of FloridaFLPublic10.1%
Kansas City UniversityMOPrivate10.1%
University of North CarolinaNCPublic10.1%
University of Texas at HoustonTXPublic10.1%