72% stayed home, and residents fill 87% of Louisiana's seats.
Matriculants from Louisiana by the state of their dental school, 2011–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2011 to 2025, 1,285 students from Louisiana started dental school, 23rd in the nation. 72% stayed in Louisiana, all of them at public schools.
The 363 who left went to 29 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Meharry Medical College (TN), with 69 students.
Louisiana's dental school enrolled 1,065 students over the same years, 87% of them residents. Arkansas (56) and Florida (18) sent the most outsiders.
Louisiana's dental school enrolled 1,065 students; 87% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 922 | 71.8% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 69 | 5.4% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 34 | 2.6% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 26 | 2.0% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 25 | 1.9% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 17 | 1.3% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 16 | 1.2% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 16 | 1.2% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 10 | 0.8% |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine | AR | Private | 10 | 0.8% |
| University of Texas at Houston | TX | Public | 10 | 0.8% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 9 | 0.7% |
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 8 | 0.6% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 7 | 0.5% |
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 7 | 0.5% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 6 | 0.5% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 6 | 0.5% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 5 | 0.4% |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 5 | 0.4% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 5 | 0.4% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 4 | 0.3% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 4 | 0.3% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 4 | 0.3% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 4 | 0.3% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 4 | 0.3% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 4 | 0.3% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 4 | 0.3% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 4 | 0.3% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 4 | 0.3% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 3 | 0.2% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 3 | 0.2% |
| West Virginia University | WV | Public | 3 | 0.2% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Lincoln Memorial University | TN | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| High Point University | NC | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Southern Illinois University | IL | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |