The ADA maintains data on dental school education, including enrollment, diversity and tuition.
Here are the number of first-year students from 67 U.S. dental schools since the 2012-13 academic year:
2012-13: 5,697
2013-14: 5,904
2014-15: 5,967
2015-16: 6,000
2016-17: 6,165
2017-18: 6,184
2018-19: 6,250
2019-20: 6,308
2020-21: 6,317
2021-22: 6,360
