52% stayed home, and residents fill 50% of Wisconsin's seats.51% stayed home, and residents fill 50% of Wisconsin's seats.52% stayed home, and residents fill 49% of Wisconsin's seats.
Matriculants from Wisconsin by the state of their dental school, 2021–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2021 to 2025, 485 students from Wisconsin started dental school, 22nd in the nation. 52% stayed in Wisconsin, 0% at an in-state public school.
The 235 who left went to 23 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Minnesota (MN), with 30 students.
Wisconsin's dental school enrolled 499 students over the same years, 50% of them residents. Illinois (104) and Michigan (34) sent the most outsiders.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 250 | 51.5% |
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 30 | 6.2% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 26 | 5.4% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 25 | 5.2% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 22 | 4.5% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 14 | 2.9% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 8 | 1.6% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 8 | 1.6% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 8 | 1.6% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 7 | 1.4% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 6 | 1.2% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 6 | 1.2% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 6 | 1.2% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 5 | 1.0% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 5 | 1.0% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 5 | 1.0% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 5 | 1.0% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 4 | 0.8% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 4 | 0.8% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 3 | 0.6% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 2 | 0.4% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | IL | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
Matriculants from Wisconsin by the state of their dental school, 2016–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2016 to 2025, 985 students from Wisconsin started dental school, 21st in the nation. 51% stayed in Wisconsin, 0% at an in-state public school.
The 483 who left went to 26 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Minnesota (MN), with 78 students.
Wisconsin's dental school enrolled 1,005 students over the same years, 50% of them residents. Illinois (215) and Michigan (60) sent the most outsiders.
Wisconsin's dental school enrolled 1,005 students; 50% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 502 | 51.0% |
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 78 | 7.9% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 62 | 6.3% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 44 | 4.5% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 43 | 4.4% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 21 | 2.1% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 15 | 1.5% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 14 | 1.4% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 14 | 1.4% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 14 | 1.4% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 12 | 1.2% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 12 | 1.2% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 12 | 1.2% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 11 | 1.1% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 11 | 1.1% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 11 | 1.1% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 10 | 1.0% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 10 | 1.0% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 8 | 0.8% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 8 | 0.8% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 7 | 0.7% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 6 | 0.6% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 5 | 0.5% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 5 | 0.5% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 4 | 0.4% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 3 | 0.3% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 3 | 0.3% |
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 3 | 0.3% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 2 | 0.2% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | IL | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 2 | 0.2% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
Matriculants from Wisconsin by the state of their dental school, 2000–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2000 to 2025, 2,193 students from Wisconsin started dental school, 23rd in the nation. 52% stayed in Wisconsin, 0% at an in-state public school.
The 1,052 who left went to 31 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Minnesota (MN), with 219 students.
Wisconsin's dental school enrolled 2,329 students over the same years, 49% of them residents. Illinois (410) and Michigan (119) sent the most outsiders.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 1,141 | 52.0% |
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 219 | 10.0% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 92 | 4.2% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 90 | 4.1% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 61 | 2.8% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 55 | 2.5% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 46 | 2.1% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 39 | 1.8% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 32 | 1.5% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 29 | 1.3% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 26 | 1.2% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 25 | 1.1% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 20 | 0.9% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 19 | 0.9% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 19 | 0.9% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 19 | 0.9% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 17 | 0.8% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 15 | 0.7% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 15 | 0.7% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 15 | 0.7% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 15 | 0.7% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 14 | 0.6% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 14 | 0.6% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 12 | 0.5% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 10 | 0.5% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 10 | 0.5% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 9 | 0.4% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 8 | 0.4% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 8 | 0.4% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 7 | 0.3% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 7 | 0.3% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 6 | 0.3% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 6 | 0.3% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | IL | Public | 6 | 0.3% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 6 | 0.3% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 5 | 0.2% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 5 | 0.2% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 5 | 0.2% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 5 | 0.2% |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 4 | 0.2% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 4 | 0.2% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 3 | 0.1% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 3 | 0.1% |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 3 | 0.1% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 3 | 0.1% |
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 3 | 0.1% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 3 | 0.1% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Washington | WA | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | LA | Public | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rutgers School of Dental Medicine | NJ | Public | 1 | 0.0% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 1 | 0.0% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 1 | 0.0% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 1 | 0.0% |
In the last five years, 52% of Wisconsin's first-year dental students stayed in-state, down from 55% in 2000–2004. Nationally, 57% stayed home in 2025, down from 66% in 2000.
3,363 dentists work in Wisconsin: 56.3 per 100,000 people, below the U.S. rate of 60.0. That's #23 of 51 for dentists per person. The number of dentists is up 9% since 2001.
Dentists working in dentistry, counted where they work. *The ADA advises caution with 2023–2025 figures. Source: ADA.
Wisconsin lost a net 47 dentists to other states from 2019 to 2024 (−1.7% of its 2019 dentists), #37 of 51. The state's overall population changed by +0.2% 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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