Table 4: Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by State of Legal Residence,
1997-2008
The numbers of matriculants by state of legal residence are displayed
below. Please e-mail
us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.
|
Matriculants by State of Legal Residence*
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
% Change 2007-08
|
| Region |
State of Legal Residence* |
| Northeast |
Connecticut |
186
|
160
|
172
|
180
|
140
|
165
|
188
|
214
|
193
|
195
|
200
|
220
|
10.0%
|
|
Delaware |
41
|
40
|
50
|
49
|
31
|
31
|
34
|
39
|
35
|
38
|
39
|
35
|
-10.3%
|
|
District of Columbia |
32
|
32
|
24
|
25
|
32
|
49
|
27
|
42
|
42
|
33
|
44
|
37
|
-15.9%
|
|
Maine |
35
|
34
|
35
|
31
|
31
|
27
|
39
|
41
|
46
|
39
|
54
|
30
|
-44.4%
|
|
Maryland |
460
|
416
|
437
|
404
|
438
|
439
|
439
|
395
|
442
|
413
|
482
|
432
|
-10.4%
|
|
Massachusetts |
391
|
417
|
438
|
388
|
399
|
382
|
404
|
400
|
441
|
434
|
485
|
452
|
-6.8%
|
|
New Hampshire |
26
|
23
|
30
|
33
|
34
|
27
|
45
|
35
|
37
|
44
|
30
|
44
|
46.7%
|
|
New Jersey |
626
|
616
|
623
|
588
|
652
|
616
|
570
|
617
|
563
|
665
|
660
|
710
|
7.6%
|
|
New York |
1,375
|
1,384
|
1,410
|
1,326
|
1,326
|
1,338
|
1,364
|
1,297
|
1,335
|
1,317
|
1,339
|
1,312
|
-2.0%
|
|
Pennsylvania |
669
|
691
|
655
|
645
|
659
|
634
|
645
|
632
|
608
|
675
|
647
|
709
|
9.6%
|
|
Rhode Island |
28
|
42
|
40
|
32
|
33
|
36
|
40
|
38
|
44
|
39
|
44
|
43
|
-2.3%
|
|
Vermont |
48
|
44
|
43
|
43
|
38
|
39
|
42
|
46
|
59
|
46
|
54
|
48
|
-11.1%
|
|
All for the Region |
3,917
|
3,899
|
3,957
|
3,744
|
3,813
|
3,783
|
3,837
|
3,796
|
3,845
|
3,938
|
4,078
|
4,072
|
-0.1%
|
| Central |
State of Legal Residence* |
|
Illinois |
868
|
867
|
831
|
864
|
855
|
858
|
818
|
835
|
847
|
843
|
890
|
885
|
-0.6%
|
|
Indiana |
303
|
314
|
323
|
317
|
307
|
310
|
318
|
317
|
336
|
330
|
328
|
356
|
8.5%
|
|
Iowa |
167
|
166
|
142
|
141
|
131
|
145
|
150
|
149
|
134
|
137
|
151
|
150
|
-0.7%
|
|
Kansas |
206
|
192
|
196
|
218
|
197
|
194
|
199
|
204
|
196
|
215
|
198
|
212
|
7.1%
|
|
Michigan |
547
|
541
|
537
|
553
|
535
|
583
|
576
|
566
|
583
|
606
|
654
|
673
|
2.9%
|
|
Minnesota |
298
|
288
|
297
|
295
|
270
|
278
|
300
|
317
|
315
|
325
|
367
|
367
|
0.0%
|
|
Missouri |
273
|
299
|
274
|
294
|
276
|
277
|
256
|
273
|
274
|
282
|
288
|
261
|
-9.4%
|
|
Nebraska |
161
|
145
|
141
|
148
|
136
|
144
|
149
|
143
|
139
|
129
|
138
|
149
|
8.0%
|
|
North Dakota |
55
|
50
|
53
|
36
|
47
|
61
|
61
|
55
|
59
|
54
|
64
|
54
|
-15.6%
|
|
Ohio |
765
|
793
|
787
|
758
|
747
|
752
|
736
|
728
|
718
|
712
|
754
|
705
|
-6.5%
|
|
South Dakota |
63
|
54
|
60
|
62
|
64
|
60
|
58
|
64
|
73
|
72
|
69
|
64
|
-7.2%
|
|
Wisconsin |
283
|
285
|
286
|
274
|
323
|
308
|
297
|
294
|
335
|
317
|
306
|
314
|
2.6%
|
|
All for the Region |
3,989
|
3,994
|
3,927
|
3,960
|
3,888
|
3,970
|
3,918
|
3,945
|
4,009
|
4,022
|
4,207
|
4,190
|
-0.4%
|
| South |
State of Legal Residence* |
|
Alabama |
249
|
242
|
235
|
250
|
229
|
241
|
242
|
240
|
241
|
282
|
258
|
280
|
8.5%
|
|
Arkansas |
158
|
160
|
156
|
147
|
159
|
162
|
159
|
153
|
164
|
149
|
144
|
148
|
2.8%
|
|
Florida |
534
|
548
|
532
|
567
|
566
|
603
|
641
|
700
|
743
|
715
|
790
|
834
|
5.6%
|
|
Georgia |
398
|
391
|
386
|
404
|
423
|
407
|
419
|
416
|
457
|
482
|
460
|
520
|
13.0%
|
|
Kentucky |
236
|
239
|
237
|
235
|
240
|
254
|
232
|
239
|
231
|
216
|
237
|
250
|
5.5%
|
|
Louisiana |
340
|
355
|
337
|
369
|
351
|
366
|
358
|
351
|
381
|
399
|
389
|
357
|
-8.2%
|
|
Mississippi |
124
|
133
|
129
|
130
|
132
|
124
|
126
|
127
|
124
|
138
|
138
|
135
|
-2.2%
|
|
North Carolina |
370
|
353
|
357
|
350
|
344
|
350
|
354
|
389
|
406
|
394
|
406
|
405
|
-0.2%
|
|
Oklahoma |
166
|
177
|
163
|
159
|
174
|
173
|
164
|
187
|
182
|
182
|
188
|
181
|
-3.7%
|
|
Puerto Rico |
208
|
202
|
204
|
188
|
198
|
228
|
215
|
222
|
217
|
198
|
203
|
250
|
23.2%
|
|
South Carolina |
222
|
227
|
227
|
221
|
228
|
239
|
226
|
227
|
231
|
239
|
243
|
245
|
0.8%
|
|
Tennessee |
278
|
275
|
270
|
306
|
265
|
297
|
288
|
284
|
285
|
294
|
299
|
310
|
3.7%
|
|
Texas |
1,146
|
1,181
|
1,203
|
1,182
|
1,184
|
1,228
|
1,240
|
1,251
|
1,322
|
1,334
|
1,374
|
1,414
|
2.9%
|
|
Virginia |
423
|
438
|
439
|
435
|
433
|
415
|
428
|
446
|
454
|
436
|
434
|
455
|
4.8%
|
|
West Virginia |
138
|
142
|
139
|
145
|
142
|
144
|
147
|
118
|
127
|
141
|
147
|
140
|
-4.8%
|
|
U.S. Territories and Possessions |
9
|
7
|
9
|
2
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
9
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
40.0%
|
|
All for the Region |
4,999
|
5,070
|
5,023
|
5,090
|
5,078
|
5,238
|
5,245
|
5,359
|
5,571
|
5,604
|
5,715
|
5,931
|
3.8%
|
| West |
State of Legal Residence* |
|
Alaska |
17
|
23
|
19
|
23
|
27
|
35
|
27
|
27
|
29
|
29
|
42
|
31
|
-26.2%
|
|
Arizona |
168
|
178
|
181
|
186
|
183
|
185
|
196
|
196
|
207
|
223
|
240
|
263
|
9.6%
|
|
California |
1,898
|
1,795
|
1,868
|
1,919
|
1,962
|
1,934
|
1,917
|
1,911
|
1,979
|
1,968
|
2,014
|
2,051
|
1.8%
|
|
Colorado |
213
|
221
|
220
|
232
|
226
|
232
|
248
|
241
|
233
|
257
|
266
|
241
|
-9.4%
|
|
Hawaii |
69
|
78
|
84
|
76
|
75
|
81
|
74
|
65
|
90
|
93
|
74
|
85
|
14.9%
|
|
Idaho |
46
|
36
|
40
|
50
|
49
|
59
|
52
|
53
|
61
|
61
|
62
|
58
|
-6.5%
|
|
Montana |
42
|
41
|
48
|
55
|
45
|
52
|
51
|
62
|
53
|
50
|
43
|
57
|
32.6%
|
|
Nevada |
58
|
60
|
64
|
64
|
72
|
72
|
70
|
65
|
67
|
69
|
71
|
75
|
5.6%
|
|
New Mexico |
101
|
101
|
102
|
102
|
96
|
102
|
100
|
104
|
95
|
109
|
102
|
104
|
2.0%
|
|
Oregon |
119
|
124
|
133
|
133
|
145
|
138
|
148
|
158
|
155
|
185
|
165
|
165
|
0.0%
|
|
Utah |
154
|
181
|
180
|
216
|
212
|
217
|
218
|
233
|
225
|
224
|
202
|
217
|
7.4%
|
|
Washington |
235
|
240
|
242
|
244
|
269
|
281
|
282
|
297
|
258
|
290
|
281
|
301
|
7.1%
|
|
Wyoming |
24
|
29
|
16
|
30
|
23
|
23
|
24
|
28
|
28
|
24
|
19
|
22
|
15.8%
|
|
All for the Region |
3,144
|
3,107
|
3,197
|
3,330
|
3,384
|
3,411
|
3,407
|
3,440
|
3,480
|
3,582
|
3,581
|
3,670
|
2.5%
|
| Non-U.S. |
State of Legal Residence* |
|
Foreign |
113
|
98
|
114
|
158
|
182
|
82
|
82
|
94
|
88
|
185
|
164
|
160
|
-2.4%
|
|
Unknown |
2
|
2
|
3
|
19
|
20
|
4
|
52
|
14
|
10
|
30
|
14
|
13
|
-7.1%
|
|
All for the Region |
115
|
100
|
117
|
177
|
202
|
86
|
134
|
108
|
98
|
215
|
178
|
173
|
-2.8%
|
| Total Matriculants |
16,164
|
16,170
|
16,221
|
16,301
|
16,365
|
16,488
|
16,541
|
16,648
|
17,003
|
17,361
|
17,759
|
18,036
|
1.6%
|
* State of Legal Residence is not necessarily based on citizenship.
Source: AAMC: Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File as of 10/10/2008.
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