91% stayed home, and residents fill 65% of West Virginia's seats.
Matriculants from West Virginia by the state of their dental school, 2011–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2011 to 2025, 528 students from West Virginia started dental school, 38th in the nation. 91% stayed in West Virginia, all of them at public schools.
The 50 who left went to 19 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Pittsburgh (PA), with 6 students.
West Virginia's dental school enrolled 731 students over the same years, 65% of them residents. Pennsylvania (57) and Virginia (41) sent the most outsiders.
West Virginia's dental school enrolled 731 students; 65% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University | WV | Public | 478 | 90.5% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 6 | 1.1% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 4 | 0.8% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 3 | 0.6% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 3 | 0.6% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| Lincoln Memorial University | TN | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 1 | 0.2% |