AAMC Data: FACTS Table 13: Race and Ethnicity Responses of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2002-2008

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Table 13: Race and Ethnicity Responses of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2002-2008

NOTE: The table below displays the self-identified* ethnic and racial characteristics of applicants to U.S. medical schools from 2002 to 2008. The category totals do not add to the total applicants since an applicant could designate multiple categories. Please e-mail us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.

Applicants' Responses to Race and Ethnicity	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
American Indian or Alaska Native	381	393	465	465	421	414	400
Asian	6,594	6,956	7,589	8,212	8,341	9,225	9,101
Black or African American	2,983	3,064	3,178	3,164	3,216	3,471	3,342
Hispanic or Latino	2,443	2,490	2,546	2,710	2,777	2,999	3,086
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	104	119	129	122	215	206	215
White	21,648	22,658	23,629	24,583	25,268	26,916	26,598
Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race	2,070	2,052	541	199	169	150	135
No Race Response	270	167	221	276	419	505	909
Non-U.S. or Permanent Resident	979	959	1,026	1,205	1,477	1,810	1,802
Unduplicated Total Applicants	33,625	34,791	35,735	37,373	39,108	42,315	42,231



Percent of Applicants' Responses to Race and Ethnicity in Total Applicants	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9
Asian	19.6	20.0	21.2	22.0	21.3	21.8	21.6
Black or African American	8.9	8.8	8.9	8.5	8.2	8.2	7.9
Hispanic or Latino	7.3	7.2	7.1	7.3	7.1	7.1	7.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5
White	64.4	65.1	66.1	65.8	64.6	63.6	63.0
Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race	6.2	5.9	1.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3
No Race Response	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.7	1.1	1.2	2.2
Non-U.S. or Permanent Resident	2.9	2.8	2.9	3.2	3.8	4.3	4.3
Unduplicated Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

*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.

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