76 schools · 2021–2025

Which dental schools are out-of-state friendly?

Name: Out-of-state share of dental school entering classes
Creator: Dr. Charley Levy

Where you live can change where you get in. See how many seats each school gives to non-residents, how much your home state helps, and what being out-of-state costs.

24%out-of-state at the median public school

62%out-of-state at the median private school

25of 76 schools are at least half out-of-state

211out-of-state first-years at NYU, the most of any school in 2025

Public schools aren't all closed doors. University of Louisville (80%) was majority out-of-state in 2025. At the other end, East Carolina, UIC and University of Mississippi reported no out-of-state first-years.

Year 76 schools


Harvard	MA	Private	96.9%	31 of 32	3	4.3	1.4×	Same
Howard University	DC	Private	94.7%	72 of 76	8	—	—	Same
Creighton University	NE	Private	92.3%	108 of 117	5.1	16.4	3.2×	Same
Penn	PA	Private	92.2%	154 of 167	5.9	12.5	2.1×	Same
University of New England	ME	Private	91.0%	61 of 67	6.1	36.4	6×	Same
Meharry Medical College	TN	Private	84.0%	63 of 75	3.1	11.3	3.6×	Same
Kansas City University	MO	Private	80.5%	66 of 82	5.7	16.1	2.8×	—
University of Louisville	KY	Public	80.3%	94 of 117	5.7	22	3.9×	+$175K
ASDOH	AZ	Private	78.2%	61 of 78	2.4	9	3.8×	Same
Midwestern Illinois	IL	Private	78.0%	117 of 150	4.8	8.1	1.7×	Same
Lincoln Memorial	TN	Private	77.5%	62 of 80	13.1	22.1	1.7×	Same
Tufts University	MA	Private	74.9%	149 of 199	4	20.1	5×	Same
Roseman	UT	Private	73.4%	102 of 139	4.5	20.4	4.5×	Same
ATSU Missouri	MO	Private	71.9%	46 of 64	3.2	13.9	4.3×	Same
Midwestern Arizona	AZ	Private	71.0%	98 of 138	4.4	24	5.5×	Same
Columbia	NY	Private	65.4%	53 of 81	4.5	7.3	1.6×	Same
High Point University	NC	Private	63.3%	38 of 60	—	—	—	—
Boston University	MA	Private	63.1%	70 of 111	2.9	19.7	6.8×	Same
Case Western	OH	Private	62.0%	44 of 71	3.1	13.2	4.3×	Same
LECOM	FL	Private	60.0%	87 of 145	2.4	6.4	2.7×	Same
Touro	NY	Private	58.9%	122 of 207	4.3	12.6	2.9×	Same
Lyon College	AR	Private	57.5%	46 of 80	—	—	—	—
NYU	NY	Private	57.2%	211 of 369	9.8	23.1	2.4×	Same
Pitt	PA	Private	54.2%	32 of 59	2.3	19.3	8.4×	+$47K
Marquette University	WI	Private	50.0%	50 of 100	2	30.6	15.3×	+$35K
Temple University	PA	Private	48.1%	63 of 131	3.2	18.9	5.9×	+$44K
University of Maryland	MD	Public	48.0%	60 of 125	2.7	34	12.6×	+$189K
OHSU	OR	Public	46.7%	35 of 75	2.6	43	16.5×	+$121K
UMKC	MO	Public	46.2%	49 of 106	5.8	39.2	6.8×	+$223K
University of Colorado	CO	Public	46.2%	36 of 78	1.7	33	19.4×	+$105K
UNLV	NV	Public	45.5%	35 of 77	2.5	52.4	21×	+$172K
University of Connecticut	CT	Public	42.3%	22 of 52	1.6	33.7	21.1×	+$183K
University of Utah	UT	Public	42.0%	21 of 50	6.3	19.5	3.1×	+$171K
Michigan	MI	Public	41.7%	45 of 108	3.5	15.7	4.5×	+$86K
University of Kentucky	KY	Public	40.9%	27 of 66	3	33.4	11.1×	+$186K
NEOMED	OH	Public	38.5%	20 of 52	1.7	17.9	10.5×	—
Ana G. Méndez	PR	Private	37.8%	17 of 45	29.3	42.4	1.4×	—
Pacific Northwest	WA	Private	36.1%	13 of 36	3	19.3	6.4×	—
Western	CA	Private	35.2%	25 of 71	1.4	4.5	3.2×	Same
West Virginia University	WV	Public	33.3%	15 of 45	2.6	51.8	19.9×	+$100K
VCU	VA	Public	31.5%	28 of 89	1.9	21.1	11.1×	+$147K
Ponce	PR	Private	29.4%	15 of 51	7.7	32.4	4.2×	—
UNC	NC	Public	28.4%	23 of 81	2.5	19.6	7.8×	+$137K
UCSF	CA	Public	27.5%	19 of 69	2.6	5.5	2.1×	+$49K
University of Minnesota	MN	Public	27.4%	26 of 95	3.4	35.2	10.4×	+$201K
University of Tennessee	TN	Public	27.1%	35 of 129	3.1	48.4	15.6×	+$36K
Nebraska	NE	Public	26.8%	15 of 56	2.6	49.6	19.1×	+$187K
Detroit Mercy	MI	Private	26.2%	33 of 126	4.2	19.1	4.5×	Same
MUSC	SC	Public	25.6%	20 of 78	1.4	39.5	28.2×	+$210K
Loma Linda University	CA	Private	25.3%	25 of 99	4.6	10.5	2.3×	Same
Rutgers	NJ	Public	25.0%	24 of 96	1.5	16.3	10.9×	+$147K
Nova Southeastern	FL	Private	24.6%	30 of 122	2.3	11.5	5×	Same
University of Iowa	IA	Public	23.8%	19 of 80	2.7	48.2	17.9×	+$101K
University of Alabama	AL	Public	22.4%	19 of 85	2.4	47.8	19.9×	+$180K
Stony Brook University	NY	Public	19.6%	9 of 46	1.3	10.3	7.9×	+$113K
USC	CA	Private	19.4%	26 of 134	2.7	10.2	3.8×	Same
University of the Pacific	CA	Private	19.0%	26 of 137	3.2	10.5	3.3×	Same
University at Buffalo	NY	Public	18.9%	17 of 90	1.2	14.2	11.8×	+$119K
Ohio State University	OH	Public	14.4%	17 of 118	2	38.6	19.3×	+$267K
University of Washington	WA	Public	14.3%	10 of 70	2.2	28.6	13×	+$120K
UCLA	CA	Public	13.6%	12 of 88	1.1	8.9	8.1×	+$49K
Indiana University	IN	Public	13.1%	14 of 107	2.6	45.9	17.7×	+$227K
CNU	CA	Private	12.2%	5 of 41	3.2	8.5	2.7×	Same
LSU	LA	Public	10.3%	8 of 78	2.4	38.3	16×	+$116K
University of Oklahoma	OK	Public	10.2%	6 of 59	0.9	38.7	43×	+$171K
SIU	IL	Public	10.0%	5 of 50	1.7	13.2	7.8×	Same
Florida	FL	Public	9.7%	9 of 93	0.7	12.1	17.3×	+$111K
UTHealth Houston	TX	Public	8.5%	9 of 106	0.9	10.8	12×	+$85K
Augusta University	GA	Public	8.1%	8 of 99	1.3	26.2	20.2×	+$154K
UT San Antonio	TX	Public	6.9%	7 of 101	2.7	10	3.7×	+$45K
Texas Tech	TX	Public	6.8%	4 of 59	3	5.9	2×	+$83K
Texas A&M	TX	Public	6.1%	6 of 99	1.3	10.1	7.8×	+$58K
University of Puerto Rico	PR	Public	5.0%	2 of 40	1.2	40	33.3×	+$68K
East Carolina	NC	Public	0.0%	0 of 54	0.5	17	34×	Same
UIC	IL	Public	0.0%	0 of 72	0.2	15.2	76×	+$170K
University of Mississippi	MS	Public	0.0%	0 of 40	0	32.4	—	+$193K

Yield is enrollees per 100 applications, 2021–2025. It isn't an acceptance rate. In-state edge is in-state yield divided by out-of-state yield. Extra cost is four years of non-resident minus resident tuition and fees.

How to use this

Building a smarter school list

Start with the seats

A high percentage tells you a school is open to non-residents. The seat count tells you how much room there really is.

Check the edge

A school can enroll many non-residents and still favor its own state. Compare the two yields before counting on a school.

Price it in

Out-of-state status can add six figures at a public school, while most private schools charge everyone the same.

Look for regional deals

Some states have agreements for nearby residents or states without a dental school. Your state page shows where your state's students go, and the calculator applies these boosts to your odds.

Method

Where these numbers come from

Based on ADA data and other published reports, 2021–2025. Yields aren't shown when a school has too few applications. Analysis: Dr. Charley Levy, Path32.