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North Carolina

65% stayed home, and residents fill 85% of North Carolina's seats.

2,767

students started dental school

#9 of 52 in the nation

65%

stayed in-state

1,796 students

971

left for another state

#12 most leavers

different schools attended

across 35 states

Destinations

Where North Carolina's students went

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

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

Top 10 schools

The most common picks

In North CarolinaOut of state

University of North CarolinaNC · Public
97035.1%
East Carolina UniversityNC · Public
79028.6%
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA · Public
853.1%
Tufts UniversityMA · Private
612.2%
Meharry Medical CollegeTN · Private
602.2%
Howard UniversityDC · Private
531.9%
New York UniversityNY · Private
511.8%
University of MarylandMD · Public
431.6%
University of LouisvilleKY · Public
431.6%
Medical University of South CarolinaSC · Public
381.4%

The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 2,767 students from North Carolina started dental school, 9th in the nation. 65% stayed in North Carolina, 64% at an in-state public school.

The 971 who left went to 34 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Virginia Commonwealth University (VA), with 85 students.

North Carolina's dental schools enrolled 2,116 students over the same years, 85% of them residents. Florida (48) and Georgia (39) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in North Carolina for dental school65%

Went to an in-state public school64%

Seats at North Carolina's schools filled by residents85%

Inbound

Who else comes here

North Carolina's 3 dental schools enrolled 2,116 students; 85% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

Home schools

Dental schools in North Carolina

East Carolina UniversityPublic790 from NC
High Point UniversityPrivate36 from NC
University of North CarolinaPublic970 from NC

All 64 schools North Carolina students attended

School	State	Type	Students	Share
University of North Carolina	NC	Public	970	35.1%
East Carolina University	NC	Public	790	28.6%
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Public	85	3.1%
Tufts University	MA	Private	61	2.2%
Meharry Medical College	TN	Private	60	2.2%
Howard University	DC	Private	53	1.9%
New York University	NY	Private	51	1.8%
University of Maryland	MD	Public	43	1.6%
University of Louisville	KY	Public	43	1.6%
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	Public	38	1.4%
LECOM College of Dental Medicine	FL	Private	37	1.3%
High Point University	NC	Private	36	1.3%
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Private	30	1.1%
Temple University	PA	Public	26	0.9%
Midwestern University - IL	IL	Private	25	0.9%
Boston University	MA	Private	22	0.8%
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Public	21	0.8%
Columbia University	NY	Private	20	0.7%
University of Michigan	MI	Public	20	0.7%
Lincoln Memorial University	TN	Private	20	0.7%
West Virginia University	WV	Public	20	0.7%
University of New England	ME	Private	18	0.7%
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	18	0.7%
Case Western Reserve University	OH	Private	17	0.6%
Augusta University	GA	Public	16	0.6%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	MO	Private	16	0.6%
Nova Southeastern University	FL	Private	16	0.6%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	AZ	Private	14	0.5%
Touro College of Dental Medicine	NY	Private	13	0.5%
Harvard University	MA	Private	12	0.4%
Midwestern University - AZ	AZ	Private	10	0.4%
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	10	0.4%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	CA	Private	10	0.4%
Indiana University	IN	Public	10	0.4%
Roseman University of Health Sciences	UT	Private	9	0.3%
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	Private	8	0.3%
University of Florida	FL	Public	8	0.3%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	Public	8	0.3%
Creighton University	NE	Private	8	0.3%
University at Buffalo	NY	Public	7	0.3%
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	7	0.3%
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	6	0.2%
University of Alabama	AL	Public	6	0.2%
University of Colorado	CO	Public	5	0.2%
Lyon College School of Dental Medicine	AR	Private	4	0.1%
Kansas City University	MO	Private	4	0.1%
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	Public	3	0.1%
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	3	0.1%
Ohio State University	OH	Public	3	0.1%
University of California, San Francisco	CA	Public	3	0.1%
LSU Health Sciences Center	LA	Public	3	0.1%
University of Missouri, Kansas City	MO	Public	3	0.1%
University of Illinois Chicago	IL	Public	2	0.1%
Marquette University	WI	Private	2	0.1%
University of Utah	UT	Public	2	0.1%
University of Tennessee	TN	Public	2	0.1%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	Public	2	0.1%
University of Iowa	IA	Public	2	0.1%
California Northstate University	CA	Private	1	0.0%
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	NJ	Public	1	0.0%
Texas A&M University	TX	Public	1	0.0%
UT Health San Antonio	TX	Public	1	0.0%
University of Connecticut	CT	Public	1	0.0%
University of Washington	WA	Public	1	0.0%