Here are the number of first-year students at every dental school in the U.S. in 2021-22:
University of Alabama (Birmingham): 83
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Mesa): 78
Midwestern University (Glendale, Ariz.): 145
University of the Pacific (Stockton, Calif.): 150
University of California San Francisco: 60
University of California Los Angeles: 88
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (Los Angeles): 144
Loma Linda (Calif.) University: 101
Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, Calif.): 69
University of Colorado (Boulder): 80
University of Connecticut (Mansfield): 52
Howard University (Washington, D.C.): 70
University of Florida (Gainesville): 93
Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale): 129
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine (Bradenton, Fla.): 105
Augusta (Ga.) University: 96
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale): 50
University of Illinois, Chicago: 70
Midwestern University (Downers Grove): 140
Indiana University (Bloomington): 103
University of Iowa (Iowa City): 84
University of Kentucky (Lexington): 65
University of Louisville (Ky.): 120
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans): 75
University of New England (Portland, Maine): 64
University of Maryland (College Park): 129
Harvard University (Boston): 35
Boston University: 115
Tufts University (Medford, Mass.): 205
University of Detroit Mercy: 144
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor): 109
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis): 105
University of Mississippi (Oxford): 40
University of Missouri, Kansas City: 109
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Kirksville): 63
Creighton University (Omaha, Neb.): 118
University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha): 55
University of Nevada, Las Vegas: 82
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark, N.J.): 92
Columbia University (New York City): 84
New York University (New York City): 378
Stony Brook (N.Y.) University: 45
Touro College of Dental Medicine (Valhalla, N.Y.): 114
University at Buffalo (N.Y.): 95
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill): 75
East Carolina University (Greenville, N.C.): 54
Ohio State University (Columbus): 120
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland): 77
University of Oklahoma (Norman): 54
Oregon Health & Science University (Portland): 75
Temple University (Philadelphia): 142
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): 150
University of Pittsburgh: 80
Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston): 78
Meharry Medical College (Nashville): 62
University of Tennessee (Knoxville): 106
Texas A&M University (College Station): 105
Texas Tech University (Lubbock): 40
University of Texas at Houston: 106
UT Health San Antonio: 103
Roseman University of Health Sciences (South Jordan, Utah): 100
University of Utah (Salt Lake City): 50
Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond): 96
University of Washington (Seattle): 63
West Virginia University (Morgantown): 49
Marquette University (Milwaukee): 100
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