There were 6,745 dental school graduates in the U.S. in 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The ADA's Health Policy Institute tracks annual dental education data, including enrollment, graduates and tuition.
Here is the number of graduates from each dental school for 2022-23 academic year:
Note: The ADA did not have data for all schools.
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (San Francisco): 162
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (Los Angeles): 169
New York University College of Dentistry (New York City): 383
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (New York City): 95
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine: 192
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine (Downers Grove): 130
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Mesa): 74
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (Boston): 230
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine (Glendale): 143
Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (Kirksville): 41
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Philadelphia): 164
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (South Jordan): 100
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine (Cleveland): 66
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry: 151
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (Pomona): 72
California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine (Elk Grove): N/A
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry: 130
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine (Fort Lauderdale): 124
Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College (Hawthorne): 105
Creighton University School of Dentistry (Omaha): 110
University of New England College of Dental Medicine (Portland): 63
Harvard University School of Dental Medicine (Boston): 37
Temple University The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry (Philadelphia): 141
Lincoln Memorial University College of Dental Medicine (Harrogate): N/A
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine: 89
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (Nashville): 75
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark): 127
Marquette University School of Dentistry (Milwaukee): 99
LECOM College of Dental Medicine (Bradenton): 102
University of Washington School of Dentistry (Seattle): 71
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics (Iowa City): 80
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine: 86
University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry: 105
Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry (Portland): 71
Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine (Charleston): 76
Ohio State University College of Dentistry (Columbus): 111
University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry: 111
University of Maryland School of Dentistry (Baltimore): 134
University of Utah School of Dentistry (Salt Lake City): 46
University of Michigan School of Dentistry (Ann Arbor): 124
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (Minneapolis): 121
Howard University College of Dentistry: 73
Indiana University School of Dentistry (Indianapolis): 118
University of Florida College of Dentistry (Gainesville): 88
University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine (Aurora): 119
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry (Lincoln): 55
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine (Farmington): 49
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry: 86
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry (Kansas City): 107
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry (Richmond): 103
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (Alton): 55
West Virginia University School of Dentistry (Morgantown): 46
University of Louisville School of Dentistry: 116
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine (Stony Brook): 42
University of Buffalo (N.Y.) School of Dental Medicine: 118
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry: 119
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (Lexington): 64
The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston: 106
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry (Jackson): 40
University of Alabama School of Dentistry (Birmingham): 77
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry (Memphis): 100
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine (Greenville): 51
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (Oklahoma City): 64
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry (Dallas): 103
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry (New Orleans): 76
The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University: 89
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso: N/A
University of Texas San Antonio School of Dentistry: 111
University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine (San Juan): 60