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Table 5: Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by In or Out-of-State Matriculation Status, 2008

The numbers of applicants in 2008 by state of legal residence and their in or out of state matriculation status are displayed below. Please e-mail us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.

Applicants, 2008
Applicants
Matriculated In State
Matriculated Out of State
NOT Matriculated
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Region State of Legal Residence*
Northeast Connecticut
461
72
15.6
148
32.1
241
52.3
Delaware
77
.
.
35
45.5
42
54.5
District of Columbia
69
13
18.8
24
34.8
32
46.4
Maine
89
.
.
30
33.7
59
66.3
Maryland
977
142
14.5
290
29.7
545
55.8
Massachusetts
940
214
22.8
238
25.3
488
51.9
New Hampshire
102
8
7.8
36
35.3
58
56.9
New Jersey
1,462
325
22.2
385
26.3
752
51.4
New York
2,924
919
31.4
393
13.4
1,612
55.1
Pennsylvania
1,516
431
28.4
278
18.3
807
53.2
Rhode Island
92
9
9.8
34
37.0
49
53.3
Vermont
97
34
35.1
14
14.4
49
50.5
All for the Region
8,806
2,167
24.6
1,905
21.6
4,734
53.8
Central State of Legal Residence*
Illinois
1,888
610
32.3
275
14.6
1,003
53.1
Indiana
706
262
37.1
94
13.3
350
49.6
Iowa
376
95
25.3
55
14.6
226
60.1
Kansas
471
154
32.7
58
12.3
259
55.0
Michigan
1,594
441
27.7
232
14.6
921
57.8
Minnesota
870
205
23.6
162
18.6
503
57.8
Missouri
549
176
32.1
85
15.5
288
52.5
Nebraska
304
126
41.4
23
7.6
155
51.0
North Dakota
145
39
26.9
15
10.3
91
62.8
Ohio
1,548
555
35.9
150
9.7
843
54.5
South Dakota
153
44
28.8
20
13.1
89
58.2
Wisconsin
754
193
25.6
121
16.0
440
58.4
All for the Region
9,358
2,900
31.0
1,290
13.8
5,168
55.2
South State of Legal Residence*
Alabama
500
227
45.4
53
10.6
220
44.0
Arkansas
287
130
45.3
18
6.3
139
48.4
Florida
2,087
486
23.3
348
16.7
1,253
60.0
Georgia
1,252
357
28.5
163
13.0
732
58.5
Kentucky
518
208
40.2
42
8.1
268
51.7
Louisiana
720
310
43.1
47
6.5
363
50.4
Mississippi
301
110
36.5
25
8.3
166
55.1
North Carolina
1,074
269
25.0
136
12.7
669
62.3
Oklahoma
385
149
38.7
32
8.3
204
53.0
Puerto Rico
505
243
48.1
7
1.4
255
50.5
South Carolina
502
217
43.2
28
5.6
257
51.2
Tennessee
762
214
28.1
96
12.6
452
59.3
Texas
3,422
1,220
35.7
194
5.7
2,008
58.7
Virginia
1,040
261
25.1
194
18.7
585
56.3
West Virginia
263
122
46.4
18
6.8
123
46.8
U.S. Territories and Possessions
23
.
.
7
30.4
16
69.6
All for the Region
13,641
4,523
33.2
1,408
10.3
7,710
56.5
West State of Legal Residence*
Alaska
79
.
.
31
39.2
48
60.8
Arizona
692
157
22.7
106
15.3
429
62.0
California
4,937
843
17.1
1,208
24.5
2,886
58.5
Colorado
634
117
18.5
124
19.6
393
62.0
Hawaii
195
51
26.2
34
17.4
110
56.4
Idaho
156
.
.
58
37.2
98
62.8
Montana
117
.
.
57
48.7
60
51.3
Nevada
152
51
33.6
24
15.8
77
50.7
New Mexico
217
73
33.6
31
14.3
113
52.1
Oregon
427
67
15.7
98
23.0
262
61.4
Utah
528
81
15.3
136
25.8
311
58.9
Washington
835
119
14.3
182
21.8
534
64.0
Wyoming
44
.
.
22
50.0
22
50.0
All for the Region
9,013
1,559
17.3
2,111
23.4
5,343
59.3
Non-U.S. State of Legal Residence*
Foreign
1,364
.
.
160
11.7
1,204
88.3
Unknown
49
.
.
13
26.5
36
73.5
All for the Region
1,413
.
.
173
12.2
1,240
87.8
Total Applicants
42,231
11,149
26.4
6,887
16.3
24,195
57.3

* 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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