88% stayed home, and residents fill 31% of Nebraska's seats.
Matriculants from Nebraska by the state of their dental school, 2011–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2011 to 2025, 794 students from Nebraska started dental school, 34th in the nation. 88% stayed in Nebraska, 67% at an in-state public school.
The 96 who left went to 27 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Midwestern University - AZ (AZ), with 13 students.
Nebraska's dental schools enrolled 2,257 students over the same years, 31% of them residents. South Dakota (130) and Idaho (126) sent the most outsiders.
Nebraska's 2 dental schools enrolled 2,257 students; 31% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 532 | 67.0% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 166 | 20.9% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 13 | 1.6% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 9 | 1.1% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 8 | 1.0% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 7 | 0.9% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 5 | 0.6% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 4 | 0.5% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 3 | 0.4% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 3 | 0.4% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 3 | 0.4% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 3 | 0.4% |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine | AR | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| High Point University | NC | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Lincoln Memorial University | TN | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 1 | 0.1% |