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Virginia

37% stayed home, and residents fill 67% of Virginia's seats.

2,496

students started dental school

#12 of 52 in the nation

37%

stayed in-state

915 students

1,581

left for another state

#7 most leavers

different schools attended

across 36 states

Destinations

Where Virginia's students went

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

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

Top 10 schools

The most common picks

In VirginiaOut of state

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA · Public
91536.7%
Howard UniversityDC · Private
1827.3%
University of MarylandMD · Public
1656.6%
New York UniversityNY · Private
1214.8%
University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private
1024.1%
Tufts UniversityMA · Private
1004.0%
Temple UniversityPA · Public
773.1%
Midwestern University - ILIL · Private
502.0%
University of LouisvilleKY · Public
492.0%
LECOM College of Dental MedicineFL · Private
441.8%

The story

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2025, 2,496 students from Virginia started dental school, 12th in the nation. 37% stayed in Virginia, all of them at public schools.

The 1,581 who left went to 35 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was Howard University (DC), with 182 students.

Virginia's dental school enrolled 1,368 students over the same years, 67% of them residents. North Carolina (85) and Florida (82) sent the most outsiders.

Stayed in Virginia for dental school37%

Went to an in-state public school37%

Seats at Virginia's schools filled by residents67%

Inbound

Who else comes here

Virginia's dental school enrolled 1,368 students; 67% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:

Home schools

Dental schools in Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPublic915 from VA

All 65 schools Virginia students attended

School	State	Type	Students	Share
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	Public	915	36.7%
Howard University	DC	Private	182	7.3%
University of Maryland	MD	Public	165	6.6%
New York University	NY	Private	121	4.8%
University of Pennsylvania	PA	Private	102	4.1%
Tufts University	MA	Private	100	4.0%
Temple University	PA	Public	77	3.1%
Midwestern University - IL	IL	Private	50	2.0%
University of Louisville	KY	Public	49	2.0%
LECOM College of Dental Medicine	FL	Private	44	1.8%
West Virginia University	WV	Public	41	1.6%
Touro College of Dental Medicine	NY	Private	39	1.6%
Boston University	MA	Private	38	1.5%
University of New England	ME	Private	35	1.4%
Lincoln Memorial University	TN	Private	34	1.4%
University of Pittsburgh	PA	Public	34	1.4%
University of North Carolina	NC	Public	31	1.2%
Meharry Medical College	TN	Private	26	1.0%
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	24	1.0%
Nova Southeastern University	FL	Private	24	1.0%
Medical University of South Carolina	SC	Public	23	0.9%
Columbia University	NY	Private	23	0.9%
Case Western Reserve University	OH	Private	23	0.9%
Midwestern University - AZ	AZ	Private	21	0.8%
Harvard University	MA	Private	21	0.8%
Roseman University of Health Sciences	UT	Private	21	0.8%
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	AZ	Private	19	0.8%
University of Michigan	MI	Public	17	0.7%
Indiana University	IN	Public	16	0.6%
Western University of Health Sciences	CA	Private	14	0.6%
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	14	0.6%
Ohio State University	OH	Public	12	0.5%
University at Buffalo	NY	Public	11	0.4%
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	CA	Private	9	0.4%
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	Public	9	0.4%
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	8	0.3%
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	8	0.3%
Oregon Health & Science University	OR	Public	7	0.3%
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	MO	Private	7	0.3%
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	NJ	Public	7	0.3%
University of Colorado	CO	Public	7	0.3%
University of California, San Francisco	CA	Public	6	0.2%
High Point University	NC	Private	6	0.2%
Creighton University	NE	Private	6	0.2%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	Public	5	0.2%
Marquette University	WI	Private	4	0.2%
University of Washington	WA	Public	4	0.2%
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	4	0.2%
University of Tennessee	TN	Public	4	0.2%
University of Iowa	IA	Public	3	0.1%
California Northstate University	CA	Private	3	0.1%
University of Alabama	AL	Public	2	0.1%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez	PR	Private	2	0.1%
Kansas City University	MO	Private	2	0.1%
University of Connecticut	CT	Public	2	0.1%
Augusta University	GA	Public	2	0.1%
Stony Brook University	NY	Public	2	0.1%
University of Texas at Houston	TX	Public	2	0.1%
University of Oklahoma	OK	Public	2	0.1%
University of Missouri, Kansas City	MO	Public	2	0.1%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	Public	1	0.0%
University of Utah	UT	Public	1	0.0%
Texas A&M University	TX	Public	1	0.0%
UT Health San Antonio	TX	Public	1	0.0%
University of Florida	FL	Public	1	0.0%