| TABLE 304. NUMBER OF DENTAL SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, AND GRADUATES, SELECTED ACADEMIC YEARS: 1950-51 TO 2000-01 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR |
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS |
TOTAL |
STUDENTS
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|
FIRST
YEAR |
GRADUATES
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| 1950-51 | 42 |
11,891 | 3,226 | 2,830 |
| 1960-61 | 47 |
13,580 | 3,616 | 3,290 |
| 1970-71 | 53 |
16,553 | 4,565 | 3,775 |
| 1980-81 | 60 |
22,842 | 6,030 | 5,550 |
| 1981-82 | 60 |
22,621 | 5,855 | 5,371 |
| 1982-83 | 60 |
22,235 | 5,498 | 5,756 |
| 1983-84 | 60 |
21,428 | 5,274 | 5,337 |
| 1984-85 | 60 |
20,588 | 5,047 | 5,353 |
| 1985-86 | 60 |
19,563 | 4,843 | 4,957 |
| 1986-87 | 59 |
18,673 | 4,554 | 4,744 |
| 1987-88 | 59 |
17,885 | 4,370 | 4,581 |
| 1988-89 | 58 |
17,094 | 4,196 | 4,312 |
| 1989-90 | 58 |
16,412 | 3,979 | 4,233 |
| 1990-91 | 56 |
15,951 | 4,001 | 3,995 |
| 1991-92 | 55 |
15,882 | 4,047 | 3,918 |
| 1992-93 | 55 |
15,980 | 4,072 | 3,778 |
| 1993-94 | 54 |
16,250 | 4,100 | 3,875 |
| 1994-95 | 54 |
16,353 | 4,121 | 3,908 |
| 1995-96 | 54 |
16,552 | 4,237 | 3,810 |
| 1996-97 | 54 |
16,570 | 4,255 | 3,930 |
| 1997-98 | 55 |
16,926 | 4,347 | 4,041
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| 1998-99 | 55 |
17,033 | 4,268 | 4,095
|
| 1999-2000 | 55 |
17,242 | 4,314 | 4,171
|
| 2000-01 | 55 |
17,349 | 4,327 | NA |
1/ Graduate data are for the ending year of the academic year. For example, graduate data SOURCE: American Dental Association, Council on Dental Education. Dental Students' Register. 2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education. Academic Programs, Enrollment, and Graduates, Vol 1.Chicago, 2002. Also prior annual reports.