Table 8: Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by Race, Selected Combinations
within Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, and Sex, 2006-2008
NOTE: The table below displays the self-identified* ethnic and racial
characteristics of female and male applicants to U.S. medical schools
from 2006 to 2008. In each row a comma (,) separates race categories selected
by applicants. "More than One Race," and "No Race Response" do not describe
selectable categories but respondent behavior. For previous year's data,
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Applicants, 2006 - 2008
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2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
Hispanic or Not*
|
Total
|
Hispanic or Not*
|
Total
|
Hispanic or Not*
|
Total
|
|
Not
|
Yes
|
Not
|
Yes
|
Not
|
Yes
|
| Women** |
American Indian or Alaska Native
|
75
|
22
|
97
|
77
|
18
|
95
|
68
|
14
|
82
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African
American |
17
|
2
|
19
|
16
|
2
|
18
|
12
|
4
|
16
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native,
White |
60
|
15
|
75
|
66
|
12
|
78
|
69
|
6
|
75
|
| Asian |
3,809
|
49
|
3,858
|
4,151
|
57
|
4,208
|
4,078
|
52
|
4,130
|
| Asian, Black or African American
|
23
|
2
|
25
|
31
|
3
|
34
|
26
|
4
|
30
|
| Asian, White |
297
|
11
|
308
|
312
|
14
|
326
|
303
|
9
|
312
|
| Black or African American |
2,019
|
62
|
2,081
|
2,139
|
69
|
2,208
|
2,065
|
81
|
2,146
|
| Black or African American, White |
35
|
21
|
56
|
47
|
16
|
63
|
41
|
12
|
53
|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander |
65
|
11
|
76
|
63
|
9
|
72
|
62
|
10
|
72
|
| White |
10,379
|
852
|
11,231
|
11,027
|
927
|
11,954
|
10,570
|
952
|
11,522
|
| White, Other |
3
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
.
|
2
|
| Other |
40
|
37
|
77
|
40
|
33
|
73
|
47
|
22
|
69
|
| No Race Response |
200
|
350
|
550
|
236
|
381
|
617
|
417
|
440
|
857
|
| Non-U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident |
767
|
.
|
767
|
921
|
.
|
921
|
923
|
.
|
923
|
| More than One Race |
51
|
17
|
68
|
54
|
11
|
65
|
59
|
12
|
71
|
| Total for Women |
17,840
|
1,453
|
19,293
|
19,182
|
1,553
|
20,735
|
18,742
|
1,618
|
20,360
|
| Men** |
American Indian or Alaska Native
|
72
|
19
|
91
|
74
|
16
|
90
|
63
|
19
|
82
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African
American |
4
|
.
|
4
|
9
|
.
|
9
|
4
|
.
|
4
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native,
White |
79
|
15
|
94
|
82
|
7
|
89
|
100
|
14
|
114
|
| Asian |
3,737
|
35
|
3,772
|
4,239
|
46
|
4,285
|
4,201
|
43
|
4,244
|
| Asian, Black or African American
|
17
|
1
|
18
|
22
|
1
|
23
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
| Asian, White |
271
|
11
|
282
|
279
|
5
|
284
|
298
|
13
|
311
|
| Black or African American |
910
|
41
|
951
|
994
|
43
|
1,037
|
959
|
47
|
1,006
|
| Black or African American, White |
20
|
7
|
27
|
36
|
12
|
48
|
30
|
17
|
47
|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander |
48
|
8
|
56
|
47
|
7
|
54
|
50
|
9
|
59
|
| White |
12,311
|
786
|
13,097
|
13,109
|
870
|
13,979
|
13,243
|
845
|
14,088
|
| White, Other |
1
|
.
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
.
|
1
|
1
|
| Other |
45
|
40
|
85
|
37
|
33
|
70
|
37
|
25
|
62
|
| No Race Response |
219
|
348
|
567
|
269
|
395
|
664
|
491
|
427
|
918
|
| Non-U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident |
710
|
.
|
710
|
889
|
.
|
889
|
879
|
.
|
879
|
| More than One Race |
47
|
13
|
60
|
47
|
9
|
56
|
36
|
7
|
43
|
| Total for Men |
18,491
|
1,324
|
19,815
|
20,134
|
1,446
|
21,580
|
20,402
|
1,468
|
21,870
|
| All Applicants |
American Indian or Alaska Native
|
147
|
41
|
188
|
151
|
34
|
185
|
131
|
33
|
164
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African
American |
21
|
2
|
23
|
25
|
2
|
27
|
16
|
4
|
20
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native,
White |
139
|
30
|
169
|
148
|
19
|
167
|
169
|
20
|
189
|
| Asian |
7,546
|
84
|
7,630
|
8,390
|
103
|
8,493
|
8,279
|
95
|
8,374
|
| Asian, Black or African American
|
40
|
3
|
43
|
53
|
4
|
57
|
37
|
5
|
42
|
| Asian, White |
568
|
22
|
590
|
591
|
19
|
610
|
601
|
22
|
623
|
| Black or African American |
2,929
|
103
|
3,032
|
3,133
|
112
|
3,245
|
3,024
|
128
|
3,152
|
| Black or African American, White |
55
|
28
|
83
|
83
|
28
|
111
|
71
|
29
|
100
|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander |
113
|
19
|
132
|
110
|
16
|
126
|
112
|
19
|
131
|
| White |
22,690
|
1,638
|
24,328
|
24,136
|
1,797
|
25,933
|
23,813
|
1,797
|
25,610
|
| White, Other |
4
|
2
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
| Other |
85
|
77
|
162
|
77
|
66
|
143
|
84
|
47
|
131
|
| No Race Response |
419
|
698
|
1,117
|
505
|
776
|
1,281
|
909
|
867
|
1,776
|
| Non-U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident |
1,477
|
.
|
1,477
|
1,810
|
.
|
1,810
|
1,802
|
.
|
1,802
|
| More than One Race |
98
|
30
|
128
|
101
|
20
|
121
|
95
|
19
|
114
|
| Total Applicants |
36,331
|
2,777
|
39,108
|
39,316
|
2,999
|
42,315
|
39,145
|
3,086
|
42,231
|
*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.
**one applicant in 2008, who declined to report gender, is not reflected.
Source: AAMC: Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File as of 10/10/2008.
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