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Table 26: Total U.S. Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity within Sex, 2002-2007

NOTE: The table below displays the self-identified* ethnic and racial characteristics of actively enrolled students of U.S. medical schools from 2002 to 2007. The category totals may not add to the total enrollments since a person could designate multiple categories. Please e-mail us at facts@aamc.org if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.

Total actively enrolled medical students' responses to race and ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Women Black or African American 3,061 3,102 3,218 3,166 3,192 3,191
American Indian and Alaska Native 232 266 311 327 303 304
Asian 6,248 6,526 6,796 7,107 7,289 7,499
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 79 75 78 76 80 92
White 18,487 19,115 19,708 19,915 20,154 20,339
Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race 168 333 351 336 218 77
Mexican American 723 768 768 830 881 917
Puerto Rican 667 663 679 684 676 690
Cuban 43 76 123 167 184 201
Other Hispanic or Latino 625 670 730 805 862 873
Foreign 345 376 408 475 505 566
No Race Response 444 453 459 465 494 562
Total Women Enrollment 30,792 31,715 32,610 33,037 33,533 34,099
Men Black or African American 1,746 1,737 1,731 1,766 1,763 1,865
American Indian and Alaska Native 241 246 270 293 297 310
Asian 7,003 6,895 6,862 6,971 7,076 7,349
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 76 80 89 88 102 111
White 22,942 22,702 22,617 22,773 23,182 23,632
Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race 232 410 425 419 260 97
Mexican American 869 823 830 854 903 927
Puerto Rican 596 589 588 616 633 652
Cuban 38 88 146 210 229 240
Other Hispanic or Latino 762 756 791 816 834 864
Foreign 374 389 417 447 502 538
No Race Response 476 476 512 529 545 614
Total Men Enrollment 35,042 34,585 34,414 34,678 35,220 36,126
All Black or African American 4,807 4,839 4,949 4,932 4,955 5,056
American Indian and Alaska Native 473 512 581 620 600 614
Asian 13,251 13,421 13,658 14,078 14,365 14,848
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 155 155 167 164 182 203
White 41,429 41,817 42,325 42,688 43,336 43,971
Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race 400 743 776 755 478 174
Mexican American 1,592 1,591 1,598 1,684 1,784 1,844
Puerto Rican 1,263 1,252 1,267 1,300 1,309 1,342
Cuban 81 164 269 377 413 441
Other Hispanic or Latino 1,387 1,426 1,521 1,621 1,696 1,737
Foreign 719 765 825 922 1,007 1,104
No Race Response 920 929 971 994 1,039 1,176
Total Women and Men Enrollment 65,834 66,300 67,024 67,715 68,753 70,225

* Since 2002, following U.S. federal guidelines, AMCAS has asked applicants who are U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents to self-identify using two separate questions: the first question ("Ethnicity") asks applicants whether they are "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino/Latina" or "Not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino/Latina"; the second question ("Race") asks applicants to self-identify using non-Hispanic or Latino race categories, and applicants are asked to "check all that apply." The ethnicity category and several race categories permit further self-identification by sub-categories. Prior to 2002, AMCAS applicants were not able to select more than one race; thus, data prior to 2002 are not directly comparable to later data.

Source: AAMC: Data Warehouse: STUDENT file as of 12/6/07; Applicant Matriculant File as of 9/25/2007.

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