65% stayed home, and residents fill 68% of Minnesota's seats.
Matriculants from Minnesota by the state of their dental school, 2011–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2011 to 2025, 1,561 students from Minnesota started dental school, 19th in the nation. 65% stayed in Minnesota, all of them at public schools.
The 553 who left went to 31 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Creighton University (NE), with 103 students.
Minnesota's dental school enrolled 1,474 students over the same years, 68% of them residents. Wisconsin (115) and North Dakota (59) sent the most outsiders.
Minnesota's dental school enrolled 1,474 students; 68% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 1,008 | 64.6% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 103 | 6.6% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 52 | 3.3% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 47 | 3.0% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 44 | 2.8% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 22 | 1.4% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 19 | 1.2% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 19 | 1.2% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 17 | 1.1% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 13 | 0.8% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 12 | 0.8% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 12 | 0.8% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 11 | 0.7% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 10 | 0.6% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 9 | 0.6% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 9 | 0.6% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 8 | 0.5% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 8 | 0.5% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 8 | 0.5% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 7 | 0.4% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 7 | 0.4% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 6 | 0.4% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 6 | 0.4% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 6 | 0.4% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 6 | 0.4% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 6 | 0.4% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 6 | 0.4% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 5 | 0.3% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 5 | 0.3% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 5 | 0.3% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 5 | 0.3% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 4 | 0.3% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 4 | 0.3% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 4 | 0.3% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 4 | 0.3% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 4 | 0.3% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 4 | 0.3% |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 3 | 0.2% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 3 | 0.2% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 3 | 0.2% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 3 | 0.2% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 3 | 0.2% |
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| California Northstate University | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Lincoln Memorial University | TN | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Ponce Health Science University | PR | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Southern Illinois University | IL | Public | 1 | 0.1% |