There were 7,296 first-year students enrolled in U.S. dental schools for the 2025-26 academic year, according to data from the American Dental Association.
Here is the total first-year enrollment for 73 dental schools in the U.S. in 2025-26:
| Dental school | Total first-year enrollment |
| University of Alabama (Birmingham) | 85 |
| Lyon College (Little Rock, Ark.) | 80 |
| A.T. Still University (Mesa, Ariz.) | 78 |
| Midwestern University (Glendale, Ariz.) | 144 |
| California Northstate University (Sacramento) | 41 |
| University of Southern California (Los Angeles) | 144 |
| Loma Linda (Calif.) University | 106 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 88 |
| University of California, San Francisco | 70 |
| University of the Pacific (San Francisco) | 148 |
| Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, Calif.) | 71 |
| University of Colorado (Aurora) | 80 |
| University of Connecticut (Farmington) | 52 |
| Howard University (Washington, D.C.) | 79 |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Bradenton, Fla.) | 145 |
| Nova Southeastern University (Davie, Fla.) | 129 |
| University of Florida (Gainesville) | 93 |
| Augusta (Ga.) University | 99 |
| Midwestern University (Downers Grove, Ill.) | 151 |
| Southern Illinois University (Alton) | 50 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 72 |
| Indiana University (Indianapolis) | 108 |
| University of Iowa (Iowa City) | 80 |
| University of Kentucky (Lexington) | 66 |
| University of Louisville (Ky.) | 119 |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans) | 78 |
| University of New England (Portland, Maine) | 70 |
| University of Maryland (Baltimore) | 128 |
| Boston University | 117 |
| Harvard University (Boston) | 35 |
| Tufts University (Boston) | 205 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | 166 |
| University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) | 109 |
| University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) | 105 |
| University of Mississippi (Jackson) | 40 |
| Kansas City (Mo.) University | 82 |
| A.T. Still University (Kirksville, Mo.) | 64 |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | 109 |
| Creighton University (Omaha, Neb.) | 118 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center (Lincoln) | 56 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 78 |
| Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark, N.J.) | 99 |
| Columbia University (New York City) | 92 |
| New York University (New York City) | 403 |
| Stony Brook (N.Y.) University | 46 |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine (Hawthorne, N.Y.) | 214 |
| University at Buffalo (N.Y.) | 95 |
| East Carolina University (Greenville, N.C.) | 54 |
| High Point (N.C.) University | 60 |
| University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) | 81 |
| Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) | 80 |
| Northeast Ohio Medical University (Rootstown) | 52 |
| Ohio State University (Columbus) | 120 |
| University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) | 59 |
| Oregon Health & Science University (Portland) | 78 |
| Temple University (Philadelphia) | 145 |
| University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) | 178 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 80 |
| Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) | 78 |
| Lincoln Memorial University (Knoxville, Tenn.) | 80 |
| Meharry Medical College (Nashville, Tenn.) | 76 |
| University of Tennessee (Memphis) | 129 |
| Texas A&M University (Dallas) | 106 |
| Texas Tech University (Lubbock) | 59 |
| University of Texas at Houston | 106 |
| UT Health San Antonio | 101 |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences (Henderson, Nev.) | 146 |
| University of Utah (Salt Lake City) | 50 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond) | 97 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (Yakima, Wash.) | 36 |
| University of Washington (Seattle) | 73 |
| West Virginia University (Morgantown) | 48 |
| Marquette University (Milwaukee) | 101 |
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