Table 16: Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by Race and Ethnicity,
Selected Combinations within Sex, 2002-2008
NOTE: The table below displays the self-identified* ethnic and racial
characteristics of female and male applicants to U.S. medical schools
from 2002 to 2008. In each row a comma (,) separates the (non-Hispanic
or Latino) race and (Hispanic or Latino) ethnicity categories selected
by applicants. "More than One Race," "Other Non-Hispanic
or Latino Race," and "No Race Response" do not describe
selectable categories but respondent behavior. Please e-mail
us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.
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Race/Ethnicity of Applicants 2002-2008
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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
|
2008
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Women** |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
47
|
35
|
47
|
45
|
75
|
77
|
68
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African
American |
27
|
26
|
28
|
34
|
17
|
16
|
12
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, White |
84
|
108
|
91
|
106
|
60
|
66
|
69
|
| Asian |
2,984
|
3,093
|
3,429
|
3,700
|
3,809
|
4,151
|
4,078
|
| Asian, Black or African American |
27
|
25
|
31
|
29
|
23
|
31
|
26
|
| Asian, White |
219
|
266
|
324
|
341
|
297
|
312
|
303
|
| Black or African American |
1,740
|
1,906
|
1,940
|
1,917
|
2,019
|
2,139
|
2,065
|
| Black or African American, White |
29
|
42
|
54
|
51
|
35
|
47
|
41
|
| Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native
|
7
|
7
|
22
|
14
|
22
|
18
|
14
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Asian |
19
|
43
|
50
|
56
|
49
|
57
|
52
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American |
45
|
22
|
65
|
68
|
62
|
69
|
81
|
| Hispanic or Latino, More than One Race |
133
|
137
|
85
|
78
|
81
|
68
|
57
|
| Hispanic or Latino, No Race Response |
87
|
52
|
121
|
235
|
350
|
381
|
440
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Other Non-Hispanic or Latino
Race |
435
|
436
|
206
|
64
|
37
|
33
|
22
|
| Hispanic or Latino, White |
548
|
600
|
767
|
890
|
852
|
927
|
952
|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
25
|
13
|
23
|
23
|
65
|
63
|
62
|
| Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race |
226
|
280
|
43
|
20
|
40
|
40
|
47
|
| White |
8,975
|
9,749
|
10,017
|
10,143
|
10,379
|
11,027
|
10,570
|
| White, Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race |
131
|
116
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
| Unknown Race, Non-Hispanic or Latino |
147
|
86
|
96
|
139
|
200
|
236
|
417
|
| Non-U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident |
484
|
497
|
516
|
627
|
767
|
921
|
923
|
| More than One Race, Non-Hispanic or Latino |
137
|
133
|
56
|
45
|
51
|
54
|
59
|
| Total for Group |
16,556
|
17,672
|
18,018
|
18,626
|
19,293
|
20,735
|
20,360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Men** |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
65
|
50
|
60
|
50
|
72
|
74
|
63
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African
American |
13
|
11
|
16
|
11
|
4
|
9
|
4
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, White |
72
|
80
|
115
|
109
|
79
|
82
|
100
|
| Asian |
2,967
|
3,060
|
3,306
|
3,596
|
3,737
|
4,239
|
4,201
|
| Asian, Black or African American |
12
|
16
|
18
|
24
|
17
|
22
|
11
|
| Asian, White |
183
|
223
|
278
|
302
|
271
|
279
|
298
|
| Black or African American |
874
|
835
|
862
|
893
|
910
|
994
|
959
|
| Black or African American, White |
18
|
25
|
37
|
30
|
20
|
36
|
30
|
| Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native
|
7
|
10
|
12
|
17
|
19
|
16
|
19
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Asian |
33
|
25
|
44
|
55
|
35
|
46
|
43
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American |
21
|
21
|
38
|
31
|
41
|
43
|
47
|
| Hispanic or Latino, More than One Race |
114
|
126
|
85
|
69
|
55
|
43
|
62
|
| Hispanic or Latino, No Race Response |
95
|
67
|
159
|
247
|
348
|
395
|
427
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Other Non-Hispanic or Latino
Race |
446
|
422
|
174
|
72
|
40
|
33
|
25
|
| Hispanic or Latino, White |
453
|
522
|
718
|
814
|
786
|
870
|
845
|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
11
|
10
|
16
|
19
|
48
|
47
|
50
|
| Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race |
301
|
328
|
67
|
30
|
45
|
37
|
37
|
| White |
10,483
|
10,487
|
11,028
|
11,612
|
12,311
|
13,109
|
13,243
|
| White, Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race |
179
|
159
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
.
|
| Unknown Race, Non-Hispanic or Latino |
123
|
81
|
125
|
137
|
219
|
269
|
491
|
| Non-U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident |
495
|
462
|
510
|
578
|
710
|
889
|
879
|
| More than One Race, Non-Hispanic or Latino |
104
|
99
|
44
|
50
|
47
|
47
|
36
|
| Total for Group |
17,069
|
17,119
|
17,717
|
18,747
|
19,815
|
21,580
|
21,870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All Applicants |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
112
|
85
|
107
|
95
|
147
|
151
|
131
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African
American |
40
|
37
|
44
|
45
|
21
|
25
|
16
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native, White |
156
|
188
|
206
|
215
|
139
|
148
|
169
|
| Asian |
5,951
|
6,153
|
6,735
|
7,296
|
7,546
|
8,390
|
8,279
|
| Asian, Black or African American |
39
|
41
|
49
|
53
|
40
|
53
|
37
|
| Asian, White |
402
|
489
|
602
|
643
|
568
|
591
|
601
|
| Black or African American |
2,614
|
2,741
|
2,802
|
2,810
|
2,929
|
3,133
|
3,024
|
| Black or African American, White |
47
|
67
|
91
|
81
|
55
|
83
|
71
|
| Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native
|
14
|
17
|
34
|
31
|
41
|
34
|
33
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Asian |
52
|
68
|
94
|
111
|
84
|
103
|
95
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American |
66
|
43
|
103
|
99
|
103
|
112
|
128
|
| Hispanic or Latino, More than One Race |
247
|
263
|
170
|
147
|
136
|
111
|
119
|
| Hispanic or Latino, No Race Response |
182
|
119
|
280
|
482
|
698
|
776
|
867
|
| Hispanic or Latino, Other Non-Hispanic or Latino
Race |
881
|
858
|
380
|
136
|
77
|
66
|
47
|
| Hispanic or Latino, White |
1,001
|
1,122
|
1,485
|
1,704
|
1,638
|
1,797
|
1,797
|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
36
|
23
|
39
|
42
|
113
|
110
|
112
|
| Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race |
527
|
608
|
110
|
50
|
85
|
77
|
84
|
| White |
19,458
|
20,236
|
21,045
|
21,755
|
22,690
|
24,136
|
23,813
|
| White, Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race |
310
|
275
|
12
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
| Unknown Race, Non-Hispanic or Latino |
270
|
167
|
221
|
276
|
419
|
505
|
909
|
| Non-U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident |
979
|
959
|
1,026
|
1,205
|
1,477
|
1,810
|
1,802
|
| More than One Race, Non-Hispanic or Latino |
241
|
232
|
100
|
95
|
98
|
101
|
95
|
| Total for Group |
33,625
|
34,791
|
35,735
|
37,373
|
39,108
|
42,315
|
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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