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Ohio

71% stayed home, and residents fill 67% of Ohio's seats.

2,589
students started dental school
#11 of 52 in the nation
71%
stayed in-state
1,826 students
763
left for another state
#15 most leavers
62
different schools attended
across 34 states
Destinations

Where Ohio's students went

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

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

The most common picks

In OhioOut of state
  1. Ohio State UniversityOH · Public
    1,47056.8%
  2. Case Western Reserve UniversityOH · Private
    32412.5%
  3. University of LouisvilleKY · Public
    893.4%
  4. University of KentuckyKY · Public
    481.9%
  5. University of PittsburghPA · Public
    401.5%
  6. University of Detroit MercyMI · Private
    401.5%
  7. Midwestern University - ILIL · Private
    331.3%
  8. Tufts UniversityMA · Private
    321.2%
  9. Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityOH · Public
    321.2%
  10. LECOM College of Dental MedicineFL · Private
    301.2%
The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 2,589 students from Ohio started dental school, 11th in the nation. 71% stayed in Ohio, 58% at an in-state public school.

The 763 who left went to 33 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Louisville (KY), with 89 students.

Ohio's dental schools enrolled 2,731 students over the same years, 67% of them residents. Michigan (132) and California (98) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in Ohio for dental school71%
Went to an in-state public school58%
Seats at Ohio's schools filled by residents67%
Inbound

Who else comes here

Ohio's 3 dental schools enrolled 2,731 students; 67% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

  1. Michigan132
  2. California98
  3. Florida86
  4. Pennsylvania67
  5. Utah66
Home schools

Dental schools in Ohio

  • Case Western Reserve UniversityPrivate324 from OH
  • Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityPublic32 from OH
  • Ohio State UniversityPublic1,470 from OH
All 62 schools Ohio students attended
SchoolStateTypeStudentsShare
Ohio State UniversityOHPublic1,47056.8%
Case Western Reserve UniversityOHPrivate32412.5%
University of LouisvilleKYPublic893.4%
University of KentuckyKYPublic481.9%
University of PittsburghPAPublic401.5%
University of Detroit MercyMIPrivate401.5%
Midwestern University - ILILPrivate331.3%
Tufts UniversityMAPrivate321.2%
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityOHPublic321.2%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFLPrivate301.2%
University of MichiganMIPublic271.0%
University of PennsylvaniaPAPrivate251.0%
New York UniversityNYPrivate240.9%
Indiana UniversityINPublic240.9%
West Virginia UniversityWVPublic220.8%
Midwestern University - AZAZPrivate210.8%
Marquette UniversityWIPrivate200.8%
Meharry Medical CollegeTNPrivate200.8%
Columbia UniversityNYPrivate180.7%
University of New EnglandMEPrivate160.6%
Medical University of South CarolinaSCPublic160.6%
Roseman University of Health SciencesUTPrivate140.5%
Howard UniversityDCPrivate130.5%
Nova Southeastern UniversityFLPrivate130.5%
Loma Linda UniversityCAPrivate120.5%
Boston UniversityMAPrivate120.5%
University of MarylandMDPublic110.4%
Temple UniversityPAPublic110.4%
Creighton UniversityNEPrivate90.3%
Harvard UniversityMAPrivate90.3%
Touro College of Dental MedicineNYPrivate80.3%
University of North CarolinaNCPublic80.3%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZPrivate70.3%
University at BuffaloNYPublic60.2%
Rutgers School of Dental MedicineNJPublic60.2%
Kansas City UniversityMOPrivate60.2%
University of ColoradoCOPublic60.2%
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVAPublic50.2%
University of TennesseeTNPublic50.2%
University of Nevada, Las VegasNVPublic50.2%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral HealthMOPrivate50.2%
University of IowaIAPublic50.2%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USCCAPrivate50.2%
University of California, San FranciscoCAPublic40.2%
Lincoln Memorial UniversityTNPrivate40.2%
University of FloridaFLPublic40.2%
Stony Brook UniversityNYPublic30.1%
University of the PacificCAPrivate30.1%
Western University of Health SciencesCAPrivate20.1%
University of Texas at HoustonTXPublic20.1%
LSU Health Sciences CenterLAPublic20.1%
University of Missouri, Kansas CityMOPublic20.1%
Texas A&M UniversityTXPublic20.1%
University of ConnecticutCTPublic10.0%
University of WashingtonWAPublic10.0%
California Northstate UniversityCAPrivate10.0%
University of MinnesotaMNPublic10.0%
Augusta UniversityGAPublic10.0%
Southern Illinois UniversityILPublic10.0%
University of Illinois ChicagoILPublic10.0%
Oregon Health & Science UniversityORPublic10.0%
High Point UniversityNCPrivate10.0%