97% stayed home, and residents fill 91% of Puerto Rico's seats.
Matriculants from Puerto Rico by the state of their dental school, 2011–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2011 to 2025, 771 students from Puerto Rico started dental school, 35th in the nation. 97% stayed in Puerto Rico, 79% at an in-state public school.
The 27 who left went to 14 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Connecticut (CT), with 5 students.
Puerto Rico's dental schools enrolled 818 students over the same years, 91% of them residents. Florida (21) and Texas (16) sent the most outsiders.
Puerto Rico's 3 dental schools enrolled 818 students; 91% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Puerto Rico | PR | Public | 609 | 79.0% |
| Ponce Health Science University | PR | Private | 81 | 10.5% |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez | PR | Private | 54 | 7.0% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 5 | 0.6% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 4 | 0.5% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 3 | 0.4% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 1 | 0.1% |