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Rhode Island

No dental school at home, so all 146 students left the state.

146
students started dental school
#49 of 52 in the nation
0%
stayed in-state
0 students
146
left for another state
#44 most leavers
26
different schools attended
across 16 states
Destinations

Where Rhode Island's students went

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

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

The most common picks

In Rhode IslandOut of state
  1. Tufts UniversityMA · Private
    3121.2%
  2. University of New EnglandME · Private
    2819.2%
  3. Boston UniversityMA · Private
    2718.5%
  4. University of ConnecticutCT · Public
    128.2%
  5. University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private
    64.1%
  6. New York UniversityNY · Private
    53.4%
  7. Nova Southeastern UniversityFL · Private
    32.1%
  8. Harvard UniversityMA · Private
    32.1%
  9. Medical University of South CarolinaSC · Public
    32.1%
  10. Midwestern University - ILIL · Private
    32.1%
The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 146 students from Rhode Island started dental school, 49th in the nation. Rhode Island has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.

They went to 16 states. The most popular out-of-state school was Tufts University (MA), with 31 students.

Stayed in Rhode Island for dental school0%
Went to an in-state public school0%
Inbound

Who else comes here

Rhode Island has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.

Home schools

Dental schools in Rhode Island

None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.

All 26 schools Rhode Island students attended
SchoolStateTypeStudentsShare
Tufts UniversityMAPrivate3121.2%
University of New EnglandMEPrivate2819.2%
Boston UniversityMAPrivate2718.5%
University of ConnecticutCTPublic128.2%
University of PennsylvaniaPAPrivate64.1%
New York UniversityNYPrivate53.4%
Nova Southeastern UniversityFLPrivate32.1%
Harvard UniversityMAPrivate32.1%
Medical University of South CarolinaSCPublic32.1%
Midwestern University - ILILPrivate32.1%
University of PittsburghPAPublic32.1%
Columbia UniversityNYPrivate32.1%
University of MichiganMIPublic21.4%
University of the PacificCAPrivate21.4%
Western University of Health SciencesCAPrivate21.4%
Midwestern University - AZAZPrivate21.4%
University of MarylandMDPublic21.4%
Temple UniversityPAPublic10.7%
University of North CarolinaNCPublic10.7%
University of ColoradoCOPublic10.7%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral HealthAZPrivate10.7%
University at BuffaloNYPublic10.7%
Stony Brook UniversityNYPublic10.7%
University of Detroit MercyMIPrivate10.7%
Marquette UniversityWIPrivate10.7%
Howard UniversityDCPrivate10.7%