Table 7: Applicants, First-Time Applicants, Acceptees, and Matriculants
to U.S. Medical Schools by Sex, 1997-2008
The data from 1997 to 2008 are displayed below. Please e-mail
us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.
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Data from 1997 to 2008
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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Change 2007-08
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| Applicants |
Women* |
Number |
18,271
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17,785
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17,395
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17,273
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16,718
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16,556
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17,672
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18,018
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18,626
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19,293
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20,735
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20,360
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-1.8%
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Percent |
42.5
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43.4
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45.2
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46.6
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48.0
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49.2
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50.8
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50.4
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49.8
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49.3
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49.0
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48.2
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-0.8
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| Men* |
Number |
24,745
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23,211
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21,048
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19,815
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18,142
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17,069
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17,119
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17,717
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18,747
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19,815
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21,580
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21,870
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1.3%
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Percent |
57.5
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56.6
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54.8
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53.4
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52.0
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50.8
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49.2
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49.6
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50.2
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50.7
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51.0
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51.8
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0.8
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| Total Applicants |
43,016
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40,996
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38,443
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37,088
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34,860
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33,625
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34,791
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35,735
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37,373
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39,108
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42,315
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42,231
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-0.2%
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| First-Time Applicants |
Women* |
Number |
12,698
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12,494
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12,468
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12,480
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12,356
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12,648
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13,730
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13,932
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14,358
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14,904
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15,994
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15,317
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-4.2%
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Percent |
44.4
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45.4
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47.7
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48.5
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49.6
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50.8
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52.5
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51.2
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50.7
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50.4
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50.1
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49.4
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-0.7
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| Men* |
Number |
15,929
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15,040
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13,658
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13,277
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12,556
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12,238
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12,431
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13,258
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13,934
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14,679
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15,952
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15,701
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-1.6%
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Percent |
55.6
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54.6
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52.3
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51.5
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50.4
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49.2
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47.5
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48.8
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49.3
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49.6
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49.9
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50.6
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0.7
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| Total First-Time Applicants |
28,627
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27,534
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26,126
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25,757
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24,912
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24,886
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26,161
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27,190
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28,292
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29,583
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31,946
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31,019
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-2.9%
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| Acceptees |
Women |
Number |
7,484
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7,685
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7,966
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8,027
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8,294
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8,631
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8,732
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8,768
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8,766
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8,943
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9,107
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9,181
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0.8%
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Percent |
43.2
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44.2
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45.7
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45.8
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47.5
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49.1
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49.8
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49.6
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48.7
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48.6
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48.3
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48.0
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-0.3
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| Men |
Number |
9,828
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9,688
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9,455
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9,508
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9,160
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8,962
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8,810
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8,894
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9,221
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9,475
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9,751
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9,954
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2.1%
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Percent |
56.8
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55.8
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54.3
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54.2
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52.5
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50.9
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50.2
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50.4
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51.3
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51.4
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51.7
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52.0
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0.3
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| Total Acceptees |
17,312
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17,373
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17,421
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17,535
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17,454
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17,593
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17,542
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17,662
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17,987
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18,418
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18,858
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19,135
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1.5%
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| Matriculants |
Women |
Number |
6,994
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7,162
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7,412
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7,472
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7,784
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8,113
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8,212
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8,235
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8,239
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8,438
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8,582
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8,614
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0.4%
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Percent |
43.3
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44.3
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45.7
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45.8
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47.6
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49.2
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49.6
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49.5
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48.5
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48.6
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48.3
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47.8
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-0.5
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| Men |
Number |
9,170
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9,008
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8,809
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8,829
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8,581
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8,375
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8,329
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8,413
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8,764
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8,923
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9,177
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9,422
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2.7%
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Percent |
56.7
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55.7
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54.3
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54.2
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52.4
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50.8
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50.4
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50.5
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51.5
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51.4
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51.7
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52.2
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0.5
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| Total Matriculants |
16,164
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16,170
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16,221
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16,301
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16,365
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16,488
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16,541
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16,648
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17,003
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17,361
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17,759
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18,036
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1.6%
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*one applicant, who declined to report gender, is not reflected.
Source: AAMC: Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File as of 10/10/2008.
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