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Matriculants from Arkansas by the state of their dental school, 2021–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2021 to 2025, 272 students from Arkansas started dental school, 36th in the nation. 13% stayed in Arkansas, 0% at an in-state public school.
The 238 who left went to 21 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Tennessee (TN), with 118 students.
Arkansas's dental school enrolled 80 students over the same years, 43% of them residents. Louisiana (10) and Texas (8) sent the most outsiders.
Arkansas's dental school enrolled 80 students; 43% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 118 | 43.4% |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine | AR | Private | 34 | 12.5% |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 20 | 7.4% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 16 | 5.9% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 14 | 5.1% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 13 | 4.8% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 10 | 3.7% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 7 | 2.6% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 4 | 1.5% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 3 | 1.1% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 3 | 1.1% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 3 | 1.1% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 3 | 1.1% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 3 | 1.1% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 2 | 0.7% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 2 | 0.7% |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | Public | 2 | 0.7% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 2 | 0.7% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 2 | 0.7% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| West Virginia University | WV | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
Matriculants from Arkansas by the state of their dental school, 2016–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2016 to 2025, 523 students from Arkansas started dental school, 36th in the nation. 7% stayed in Arkansas, 0% at an in-state public school.
The 489 who left went to 28 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Tennessee (TN), with 247 students.
Arkansas's dental school enrolled 80 students over the same years, 43% of them residents. Louisiana (10) and Texas (8) sent the most outsiders.
Arkansas's dental school enrolled 80 students; 43% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 247 | 47.2% |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 40 | 7.6% |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine | AR | Private | 34 | 6.5% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 34 | 6.5% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 26 | 5.0% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 20 | 3.8% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 16 | 3.1% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 16 | 3.1% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 13 | 2.5% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 7 | 1.3% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 6 | 1.1% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 5 | 1.0% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 4 | 0.8% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 4 | 0.8% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 4 | 0.8% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 4 | 0.8% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 3 | 0.6% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 3 | 0.6% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Augusta University | GA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Southern Illinois University | IL | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| West Virginia University | WV | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
Matriculants from Arkansas by the state of their dental school, 2000–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2000 to 2025, 1,093 students from Arkansas started dental school, 36th in the nation. 3% stayed in Arkansas, 0% at an in-state public school.
The 1,059 who left went to 29 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Tennessee (TN), with 612 students.
Arkansas's dental school enrolled 80 students over the same years, 43% of them residents. Louisiana (10) and Texas (8) sent the most outsiders.
Arkansas's dental school enrolled 80 students; 43% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 612 | 56.0% |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 87 | 8.0% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 60 | 5.5% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 41 | 3.8% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 35 | 3.2% |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine | AR | Private | 34 | 3.1% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 32 | 2.9% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 29 | 2.7% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 16 | 1.5% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 12 | 1.1% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 11 | 1.0% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 10 | 0.9% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 8 | 0.7% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 6 | 0.5% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 5 | 0.5% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 5 | 0.5% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 5 | 0.5% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 5 | 0.5% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 5 | 0.5% |
| University of Alabama | AL | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 4 | 0.4% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 4 | 0.4% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 3 | 0.3% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 3 | 0.3% |
| West Virginia University | WV | Public | 3 | 0.3% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| UT Health San Antonio | TX | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| Augusta University | GA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Southern Illinois University | IL | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
Arkansas's first dental school enrolled its first class in 2025. In 2025, 49% of Arkansas's first-year dental students stayed in-state. Nationally, 57% stayed home in 2025, down from 66% in 2000.
1,270 dentists work in Arkansas: 40.8 per 100,000 people, below the U.S. rate of 60.0. That's #50 of 51 for dentists per person. The number of dentists is up 24% since 2001.
Dentists working in dentistry, counted where they work. *The ADA advises caution with 2023–2025 figures. Source: ADA.
Arkansas gained a net 28 dentists from other states from 2019 to 2024 (+2.7% of its 2019 dentists), #13 of 51. The state's overall population changed by +2.7% from domestic migration (2020–2025).
Dentists active in both 2019 and 2024, so new graduates and retirees are not counted. Source: ADA.
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