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North Dakota

No dental school at home, so all 294 students left the state.

294
students started dental school
#42 of 52 in the nation
0%
stayed in-state
0 students
294
left for another state
#34 most leavers
33
different schools attended
across 21 states
Destinations

Where North Dakota's students went

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

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

The most common picks

In North DakotaOut of state
  1. Creighton UniversityNE · Private
    9532.3%
  2. University of MinnesotaMN · Public
    5920.1%
  3. University of ColoradoCO · Public
    3010.2%
  4. Midwestern University - AZAZ · Private
    155.1%
  5. University of IowaIA · Public
    144.8%
  6. University of Nebraska Medical CenterNE · Public
    113.7%
  7. Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZ · Private
    103.4%
  8. Marquette UniversityWI · Private
    93.1%
  9. Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR · Public
    72.4%
  10. University of Detroit MercyMI · Private
    31.0%
The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 294 students from North Dakota started dental school, 42nd in the nation. North Dakota has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.

They went to 21 states. The most popular out-of-state school was Creighton University (NE), with 95 students.

Stayed in North Dakota for dental school0%
Went to an in-state public school0%
Inbound

Who else comes here

North Dakota has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.

Home schools

Dental schools in North Dakota

None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.

All 33 schools North Dakota students attended
SchoolStateTypeStudentsShare
Creighton UniversityNEPrivate9532.3%
University of MinnesotaMNPublic5920.1%
University of ColoradoCOPublic3010.2%
Midwestern University - AZAZPrivate155.1%
University of IowaIAPublic144.8%
University of Nebraska Medical CenterNEPublic113.7%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZPrivate103.4%
Marquette UniversityWIPrivate93.1%
Oregon Health & Science UniversityORPublic72.4%
University of Detroit MercyMIPrivate31.0%
Indiana UniversityINPublic31.0%
University of California, San FranciscoCAPublic31.0%
University of WashingtonWAPublic31.0%
Roseman University of Health SciencesUTPrivate31.0%
University of New EnglandMEPrivate31.0%
University of UtahUTPublic20.7%
Harvard UniversityMAPrivate20.7%
Nova Southeastern UniversityFLPrivate20.7%
Loma Linda UniversityCAPrivate20.7%
California Northstate UniversityCAPrivate20.7%
University of PennsylvaniaPAPrivate20.7%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFLPrivate20.7%
University of MichiganMIPublic20.7%
University of Nevada, Las VegasNVPublic10.3%
University of KentuckyKYPublic10.3%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USCCAPrivate10.3%
New York UniversityNYPrivate10.3%
University of Missouri, Kansas CityMOPublic10.3%
Midwestern University - ILILPrivate10.3%
University of LouisvilleKYPublic10.3%
University of PittsburghPAPublic10.3%
Temple UniversityPAPublic10.3%
Touro College of Dental MedicineNYPrivate10.3%