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Mississippi

70% stayed home, and residents fill 100% of Mississippi's seats.

831
students started dental school
#32 of 52 in the nation
70%
stayed in-state
584 students
247
left for another state
#35 most leavers
48
different schools attended
across 30 states
Destinations

Where Mississippi's students went

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

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

The most common picks

In MississippiOut of state
  1. University of MississippiMS · Public
    58470.3%
  2. University of TennesseeTN · Public
    556.6%
  3. Meharry Medical CollegeTN · Private
    273.2%
  4. University of AlabamaAL · Public
    182.2%
  5. University of LouisvilleKY · Public
    172.0%
  6. LSU Health Sciences CenterLA · Public
    161.9%
  7. Lincoln Memorial UniversityTN · Private
    101.2%
  8. Tufts UniversityMA · Private
    91.1%
  9. LECOM College of Dental MedicineFL · Private
    91.1%
  10. Medical University of South CarolinaSC · Public
    70.8%
The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 831 students from Mississippi started dental school, 32nd in the nation. 70% stayed in Mississippi, all of them at public schools.

The 247 who left went to 29 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Tennessee (TN), with 55 students.

Stayed in Mississippi for dental school70%
Went to an in-state public school70%
Seats at Mississippi's schools filled by residents100%
Inbound

Who else comes here

Mississippi's dental school enrolled 584 students; 100% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

    Home schools

    Dental schools in Mississippi

    • University of MississippiPublic584 from MS
    All 48 schools Mississippi students attended
    SchoolStateTypeStudentsShare
    University of MississippiMSPublic58470.3%
    University of TennesseeTNPublic556.6%
    Meharry Medical CollegeTNPrivate273.2%
    University of AlabamaALPublic182.2%
    University of LouisvilleKYPublic172.0%
    LSU Health Sciences CenterLAPublic161.9%
    Lincoln Memorial UniversityTNPrivate101.2%
    Tufts UniversityMAPrivate91.1%
    LECOM College of Dental MedicineFLPrivate91.1%
    Medical University of South CarolinaSCPublic70.8%
    Howard UniversityDCPrivate70.8%
    Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral HealthMOPrivate60.7%
    Roseman University of Health SciencesUTPrivate50.6%
    Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZPrivate40.5%
    Creighton UniversityNEPrivate30.4%
    Lyon College School of Dental MedicineARPrivate30.4%
    New York UniversityNYPrivate30.4%
    Case Western Reserve UniversityOHPrivate30.4%
    University of North CarolinaNCPublic30.4%
    University at BuffaloNYPublic20.2%
    Midwestern University - AZAZPrivate20.2%
    University of Detroit MercyMIPrivate20.2%
    Kansas City UniversityMOPrivate20.2%
    University of MichiganMIPublic20.2%
    Indiana UniversityINPublic20.2%
    University of OklahomaOKPublic20.2%
    Western University of Health SciencesCAPrivate20.2%
    Loma Linda UniversityCAPrivate20.2%
    University of FloridaFLPublic20.2%
    University of KentuckyKYPublic20.2%
    University of PennsylvaniaPAPrivate20.2%
    Temple UniversityPAPublic20.2%
    University of the PacificCAPrivate10.1%
    University of California, San FranciscoCAPublic10.1%
    Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVAPublic10.1%
    University of ColoradoCOPublic10.1%
    Marquette UniversityWIPrivate10.1%
    West Virginia UniversityWVPublic10.1%
    University of MarylandMDPublic10.1%
    Southern Illinois UniversityILPublic10.1%
    UT Health San AntonioTXPublic10.1%
    University of Missouri, Kansas CityMOPublic10.1%
    Augusta UniversityGAPublic10.1%
    Nova Southeastern UniversityFLPrivate10.1%
    Texas A&M UniversityTXPublic10.1%
    University of UtahUTPublic10.1%
    Ohio State UniversityOHPublic10.1%
    Touro College of Dental MedicineNYPrivate10.1%