AAMC: FACTS Table 12: Applicants, First-Time Applicants, Acceptees, and Matriculants by Race and Ethnicity

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Table 12: Applicants, First-Time Applicants, Acceptees, and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, Non-Hispanic or Latino Race, and Sex, 2005-2008

NOTE: The table below displays the self-identified* ethnic and racial characteristics of female and male applicants to U.S. medical schools from 2005 to 2008. Please click here for 2002-2004 data. Please e-mail us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries

Applicants, 2005 -2008			2005				2006				2007				2008
Applicants, 2005 -2008			Applicants	First-Time Applicants	Acceptees	Matriculants	Applicants	First-Time Applicants	Acceptees	Matriculants	Applicants	First-Time Applicants	Acceptees	Matriculants	Applicants	First-Time Applicants	Acceptees	Matriculants
Women**	Hispanic or Latino	Mexican American	463	356	213	198	492	366	228	218	508	370	223	214	480	369	226	218
		Puerto Rican	272	232	157	152	294	251	147	145	354	288	155	150	409	349	191	181
		Cuban	74	68	42	40	106	84	48	46	99	68	49	47	118	96	57	56
		Other Hispanic or Latino	495	367	201	193	493	376	211	206	524	393	213	199	529	384	216	207
		Multiple Hispanic or Latino	101	78	39	36	68	49	31	29	68	50	29	26	82	59	39	39
		Subtotal	1,405	1,101	652	619	1,453	1,126	665	644	1,553	1,169	669	636	1,618	1,257	729	701
	Non-Hispanic or Latino	Black or African American	1,917	1,324	703	665	2,019	1,425	801	757	2,139	1,466	744	717	2,065	1,386	781	744
		Asian	3,700	2,833	1,730	1,658	3,809	2,958	1,718	1,634	4,151	3,178	1,850	1,754	4,078	3,013	1,840	1,745
		American Indian or Alaska Native	45	33	15	13	75	59	37	35	77	61	31	28	68	46	32	29
		Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	13	6	6	65	46	18	18	63	48	17	17	62	38	18	17
		White	10,143	7,929	5,045	4,713	10,379	8,072	5,114	4,820	11,027	8,652	5,181	4,875	10,570	8,025	5,084	4,768
		Other Race	20	9	10	9	40	25	11	11	40	28	10	9	47	35	16	15
		No Race Response	139	127	114	109	200	192	149	141	236	225	156	150	417	396	210	196
		More than One Race	607	482	317	301	486	375	255	242	528	410	241	228	512	380	265	245
		Subtotal	16,594	12,750	7,940	7,474	17,073	13,152	8,103	7,658	18,261	14,068	8,230	7,778	17,819	13,319	8,246	7,759
	Non-U.S. or Permanent Resident	Foreign	626	506	174	146	767	626	175	136	921	757	208	168	922	741	205	153
		Unknown Citizenship	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	1	1
		Subtotal	627	507	174	146	767	626	175	136	921	757	208	168	923	741	206	154
	Total Women		18,626	14,358	8,766	8,239	19,293	14,904	8,943	8,438	20,735	15,994	9,107	8,582	20,360	15,317	9,181	8,614
Men**	Hispanic or Latino	Mexican American	416	281	216	207	464	355	238	230	526	397	241	227	512	367	249	242
		Puerto Rican	254	206	163	160	266	224	156	149	283	229	154	149	289	229	159	156
		Cuban	93	77	57	54	100	86	44	42	119	89	53	50	122	91	76	76
		Other Hispanic or Latino	461	331	198	191	447	326	207	194	474	321	205	196	492	343	229	215
		Multiple Hispanic or Latino	81	55	39	38	47	39	27	27	44	33	21	19	53	37	27	26
		Subtotal	1,305	950	673	650	1,324	1,030	672	642	1,446	1,069	674	641	1,468	1,067	740	715
	Non-Hispanic or Latino	Black or African American	893	637	418	403	910	629	419	399	994	724	444	422	959	675	415	400
		Asian	3,596	2,650	1,728	1,655	3,737	2,751	1,706	1,611	4,239	3,118	1,891	1,781	4,201	2,926	1,922	1,833
		American Indian or Alaska Native	50	30	23	20	72	47	33	33	74	60	35	33	63	47	34	29
		Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	12	12	12	48	33	16	16	47	31	12	11	50	32	11	11
		White	11,612	8,683	5,881	5,582	12,311	9,086	6,077	5,731	13,109	9,638	6,103	5,757	13,243	9,496	6,189	5,864
		Other Race	30	13	11	10	45	27	13	12	37	21	12	11	37	22	16	14
		No Race Response	137	122	81	81	219	205	130	125	269	242	152	142	491	429	238	225
		More than One Race	527	369	240	234	439	318	221	210	476	339	230	221	479	334	203	195
		Subtotal	16,864	12,516	8,394	7,997	17,781	13,096	8,615	8,137	19,245	14,173	8,879	8,378	19,523	13,961	9,028	8,571
	Non-U.S. or Permanent Resident	Foreign	578	468	154	117	710	553	188	144	889	710	198	158	879	673	186	136
	Non-U.S. or Permanent Resident	Subtotal	578	468	154	117	710	553	188	144	889	710	198	158	879	673	186	136
	Total Men		18,747	13,934	9,221	8,764	19,815	14,679	9,475	8,923	21,580	15,952	9,751	9,177	21,870	15,701	9,954	9,422
Women & Men	Hispanic or Latino	Mexican American	879	637	429	405	956	721	466	448	1,034	767	464	441	992	736	475	460
		Puerto Rican	526	438	320	312	560	475	303	294	637	517	309	299	698	578	350	337
		Cuban	167	145	99	94	206	170	92	88	218	157	102	97	240	187	133	132
		Other Hispanic or Latino	956	698	399	384	940	702	418	400	998	714	418	395	1,021	727	445	422
		Multiple Hispanic or Latino	182	133	78	74	115	88	58	56	112	83	50	45	135	96	66	65
		Subtotal	2,710	2,051	1,325	1,269	2,777	2,156	1,337	1,286	2,999	2,238	1,343	1,277	3,086	2,324	1,469	1,416
	Non-Hispanic or Latino	Black or African American	2,810	1,961	1,121	1,068	2,929	2,054	1,220	1,156	3,133	2,190	1,188	1,139	3,024	2,061	1,196	1,144
		Asian	7,296	5,483	3,458	3,313	7,546	5,709	3,424	3,245	8,390	6,296	3,741	3,535	8,279	5,939	3,762	3,578
		American Indian or Alaska Native	95	63	38	33	147	106	70	68	151	121	66	61	131	93	66	58
		Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	42	25	18	18	113	79	34	34	110	79	29	28	112	70	29	28
		White	21,755	16,612	10,926	10,295	22,690	17,158	11,191	10,551	24,136	18,290	11,284	10,632	23,813	17,521	11,273	10,632
		Other Race	50	22	21	19	85	52	24	23	77	49	22	20	84	57	32	29
		No Race Response	276	249	195	190	419	397	279	266	505	467	308	292	909	826	448	421
		More than One Race	1,134	851	557	535	925	693	476	452	1,004	749	471	449	991	714	468	440
		Subtotal	33,458	25,266	16,334	15,471	34,854	26,248	16,718	15,795	37,506	28,241	17,109	16,156	37,343	27,281	17,274	16,330
	Non-U.S. or Permanent Resident	Foreign	1,204	974	328	263	1,477	1,179	363	280	1,810	1,467	406	326	1,801	1,414	391	289
		Unknown Citizenship	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	1	1
		Subtotal	1,205	975	328	263	1,477	1,179	363	280	1,810	1,467	406	326	1,802	1,414	392	290
	Total Applicants		37,373	28,292	17,987	17,003	39,108	29,583	18,418	17,361	42,315	31,946	18,858	17,759	42,231	31,019	19,135	18,036

*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.

**In 2008, one applicant , who declined to report gender, is not reflected.

Source: AAMC: Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File as of 10/10/2008.