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Table 9: Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Race, Selected Combinations within Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, and Sex, 2005-2007

Note: The table below displays the self-identified* ethnic and racial characteristics of female and male matriculants to U.S. medical schools from 2005 to 2007. In each row a comma (,) separates race categories selected by applicants. "More than One 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.

Race and Hispanic Origin of Matriculants 2005 - 2006 2005 2006 2007
Hispanic or Latino Total Hispanic or Latino Total Hispanic or Latino Total
Not Yes Not Yes Not Yes
Women American Indian and Alaska Native 13 3 16 35 7 42 28 4 32
American Indian and Alaska Native, Black or African American 12 1 13 5 1 6 5 2 7
American Indian and Alaska Native, White 48 6 54 27 5 32 31 7 38
Asian 1,658 21 1,679 1,634 16 1,650 1,754 13 1,767
Asian, White 174 10 184 171 7 178 143 7 150
Black or African American 665 22 687 757 15 772 717 23 740
Black or African American, White 34 17 51 13 7 20 23 4 27
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 1 7 18 5 23 17 2 19
White 4,713 401 5,114 4,820 400 5,220 4,875 405 5,280
Other Race 9 32 41 11 17 28 9 14 23
No Race Response 109 101 210 141 156 297 150 151 301
Non U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Foreign) 146 . 146 136 . 136 168 . 168
More than One Race 33 4 37 26 8 34 26 4 30
Total for Women 7,620 619 8,239 7,794 644 8,438 7,946 636 8,582
Men American Indian and Alaska Native 20 7 27 33 9 42 33 3 36
American Indian and Alaska Native, Black or African American 5 . 5 2 . 2 2 . 2
American Indian and Alaska Native, White 53 6 59 34 7 41 29 3 32
Asian 1,655 17 1,672 1,611 14 1,625 1,781 19 1,800
Asian, White 129 5 134 133 8 141 128 2 130
Black or African American 403 13 416 399 17 416 422 18 440
Black or African American, White 17 12 29 8 4 12 28 3 31
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 12 2 14 16 3 19 11 1 12
White 5,582 423 6,005 5,731 376 6,107 5,757 401 6,158
Other Race 10 30 40 12 16 28 11 8 19
No Race Response 81 128 209 125 183 308 142 179 321
Non U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Foreign) 117 . 117 144 . 144 158 . 158
More than One Race 30 7 37 33 5 38 34 4 38
Total for Men 8,114 650 8,764 8,281 642 8,923 8,536 641 9,177
All Matriculants American Indian and Alaska Native 33 10 43 68 16 84 61 7 68
American Indian and Alaska Native, Black or African American 17 1 18 7 1 8 7 2 9
American Indian and Alaska Native, White 101 12 113 61 12 73 60 10 70
Asian 3,313 38 3,351 3,245 30 3,275 3,535 32 3,567
Asian, White 303 15 318 304 15 319 271 9 280
Black or African American 1,068 35 1,103 1,156 32 1,188 1,139 41 1,180
Black or African American, White 51 29 80 21 11 32 51 7 58
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 3 21 34 8 42 28 3 31
White 10,295 824 11,119 10,551 776 11,327 10,632 806 11,438
Other Race 19 62 81 23 33 56 20 22 42
No Race Response 190 229 419 266 339 605 292 330 622
Non U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Foreign) 263 . 263 280 . 280 326 . 326
More than One Race 63 11 74 59 13 72 60 8 68
Total Matriculants 15,734 1,269 17,003 16,075 1,286 17,361 16,482 1,277 17,759

*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 9/25/2007.

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