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New York

73% stayed home, and residents fill 52% of New York's seats.

6,623

students started dental school

#3 of 52 in the nation

73%

stayed in-state

4,852 students

1,771

left for another state

#5 most leavers

different schools attended

across 33 states

Destinations

Where New York's students went

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

New York (stayed home)1–4 students5–19 students20–49 students50–199 students200+ studentsNone

Top 10 schools

The most common picks

In New YorkOut of state

New York UniversityNY · Private
2,27034.3%
University at BuffaloNY · Public
1,08616.4%
Stony Brook UniversityNY · Public
5748.7%
Touro College of Dental MedicineNY · Private
5698.6%
Columbia UniversityNY · Private
3535.3%
University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private
2123.2%
Tufts UniversityMA · Private
1802.7%
Boston UniversityMA · Private
1682.5%
Rutgers School of Dental MedicineNJ · Public
1201.8%
Temple UniversityPA · Public
1021.5%

The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 6,623 students from New York started dental school, 3rd in the nation. 73% stayed in New York, 25% at an in-state public school.

The 1,771 who left went to 32 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Pennsylvania (PA), with 212 students.

New York's dental schools enrolled 9,347 students over the same years, 52% of them residents. New Jersey (1,037) and California (876) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in New York for dental school73%

Went to an in-state public school25%

Seats at New York's schools filled by residents52%

Inbound

Who else comes here

New York's 5 dental schools enrolled 9,347 students; 52% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

Home schools

Dental schools in New York

Columbia UniversityPrivate353 from NY
New York UniversityPrivate2,270 from NY
Stony Brook UniversityPublic574 from NY
Touro College of Dental MedicinePrivate569 from NY
University at BuffaloPublic1,086 from NY

All 60 schools New York students attended

School	State	Type	Students	Share
New York University	NY	Private	2,270	34.3%
University at Buffalo	NY	Public	1,086	16.4%
Stony Brook University	NY	Public	574	8.7%
Touro College of Dental Medicine	NY	Private	569	8.6%
Columbia University	NY	Private	353	5.3%
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Private	212	3.2%
Tufts University	MA	Private	180	2.7%
Boston University	MA	Private	168	2.5%
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	NJ	Public	120	1.8%
Temple University	PA	Public	102	1.5%
University of Maryland	MD	Public	90	1.4%
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Public	70	1.1%
LECOM College of Dental Medicine	FL	Private	70	1.1%
Howard University	DC	Private	60	0.9%
Nova Southeastern University	FL	Private	59	0.9%
Midwestern University - IL	IL	Private	51	0.8%
University of New England	ME	Private	47	0.7%
Harvard University	MA	Private	46	0.7%
Case Western Reserve University	OH	Private	44	0.7%
University of Connecticut	CT	Public	41	0.6%
Meharry Medical College	TN	Private	29	0.4%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	CA	Private	26	0.4%
University of Michigan	MI	Public	25	0.4%
Roseman University of Health Sciences	UT	Private	25	0.4%
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	Private	23	0.3%
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Public	23	0.3%
Midwestern University - AZ	AZ	Private	20	0.3%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	AZ	Private	19	0.3%
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	Public	19	0.3%
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	18	0.3%
University of California, San Francisco	CA	Public	18	0.3%
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	17	0.3%
University of North Carolina	NC	Public	16	0.2%
Creighton University	NE	Private	14	0.2%
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	13	0.2%
West Virginia University	WV	Public	11	0.2%
University of Louisville	KY	Public	10	0.2%
Indiana University	IN	Public	10	0.2%
High Point University	NC	Private	9	0.1%
Marquette University	WI	Private	7	0.1%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	Public	6	0.1%
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	6	0.1%
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	Public	5	0.1%
University of Florida	FL	Public	5	0.1%
Lincoln Memorial University	TN	Private	4	0.1%
Northeast Ohio Medical University	OH	Public	4	0.1%
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	4	0.1%
University of Colorado	CO	Public	3	0.0%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	MO	Private	3	0.0%
University of Tennessee	TN	Public	3	0.0%
California Northstate University	CA	Private	2	0.0%
LSU Health Sciences Center	LA	Public	2	0.0%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez	PR	Private	2	0.0%
Ponce Health Science University	PR	Private	2	0.0%
Ohio State University	OH	Public	2	0.0%
University of Utah	UT	Public	2	0.0%
Oregon Health & Science University	OR	Public	1	0.0%
Lyon College School of Dental Medicine	AR	Private	1	0.0%
Southern Illinois University	IL	Public	1	0.0%
Augusta University	GA	Public	1	0.0%