Table 7: Applicants, First-Time Applicants, Acceptees, and Matriculants
to U.S. Medical Schools by Sex, 1996-2007
The data from 1996 to 2007 are displayed below. Please e-mail
us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.
| Data fom 1996 to 2007 |
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
Change 2006-07 |
| Applicants |
Women |
Number |
20,028 |
18,271 |
17,785 |
17,395 |
17,273 |
16,718 |
16,556 |
17,672 |
18,018 |
18,626 |
19,293 |
20,734 |
7.5% |
| Percent |
42.6 |
42.5 |
43.4 |
45.2 |
46.6 |
48.0 |
49.2 |
50.8 |
50.4 |
49.8 |
49.3 |
49.0 |
-0.3 |
| Men |
Number |
26,937 |
24,745 |
23,211 |
21,048 |
19,815 |
18,142 |
17,069 |
17,119 |
17,717 |
18,747 |
19,815 |
21,581 |
8.9% |
| Percent |
57.4 |
57.5 |
56.6 |
54.8 |
53.4 |
52.0 |
50.8 |
49.2 |
49.6 |
50.2 |
50.7 |
51.0 |
0.3 |
| Total Applicants |
46,965 |
43,016 |
40,996 |
38,443 |
37,088 |
34,860 |
33,625 |
34,791 |
35,735 |
37,373 |
39,108 |
42,315 |
8.2% |
| First Time Applicants |
Women |
Number |
13,779 |
12,698 |
12,494 |
12,468 |
12,480 |
12,356 |
12,648 |
13,730 |
13,932 |
14,358 |
14,904 |
15,994 |
7.3% |
| Percent |
43.9 |
44.4 |
45.4 |
47.7 |
48.5 |
49.6 |
50.8 |
52.5 |
51.2 |
50.7 |
50.4 |
50.1 |
-0.3 |
| Men |
Number |
17,598 |
15,929 |
15,040 |
13,658 |
13,277 |
12,557 |
12,238 |
12,431 |
13,258 |
13,934 |
14,679 |
15,952 |
8.7% |
| Percent |
56.1 |
55.6 |
54.6 |
52.3 |
51.5 |
50.4 |
49.2 |
47.5 |
48.8 |
49.3 |
49.6 |
49.9 |
0.3 |
| Total First-Time Applicants |
31,377 |
28,627 |
27,534 |
26,126 |
25,757 |
24,913 |
24,886 |
26,161 |
27,190 |
28,292 |
29,583 |
31,946 |
8.0% |
| Acceptees |
Women |
Number |
7,439 |
7,484 |
7,685 |
7,966 |
8,027 |
8,294 |
8,631 |
8,732 |
8,768 |
8,766 |
8,943 |
9,107 |
1.8% |
| Percent |
42.8 |
43.2 |
44.2 |
45.7 |
45.8 |
47.5 |
49.1 |
49.8 |
49.6 |
48.7 |
48.6 |
48.3 |
-0.3 |
| Men |
Number |
9,946 |
9,828 |
9,688 |
9,455 |
9,508 |
9,160 |
8,962 |
8,810 |
8,894 |
9,221 |
9,475 |
9,751 |
2.9% |
| Percent |
57.2 |
56.8 |
55.8 |
54.3 |
54.2 |
52.5 |
50.9 |
50.2 |
50.4 |
51.3 |
51.4 |
51.7 |
0.3 |
| Total Acceptees |
17,385 |
17,312 |
17,373 |
17,421 |
17,535 |
17,454 |
17,593 |
17,542 |
17,662 |
17,987 |
18,418 |
18,858 |
2.4% |
| Matriculants |
Women |
Number |
6,918 |
6,994 |
7,162 |
7,412 |
7,472 |
7,784 |
8,113 |
8,212 |
8,235 |
8,239 |
8,438 |
8,582 |
1.7% |
| Percent |
42.7 |
43.3 |
44.3 |
45.7 |
45.8 |
47.6 |
49.2 |
49.6 |
49.5 |
48.5 |
48.6 |
48.3 |
-0.3 |
| Men |
Number |
9,283 |
9,170 |
9,008 |
8,809 |
8,829 |
8,581 |
8,375 |
8,329 |
8,413 |
8,764 |
8,923 |
9,177 |
2.8% |
| Percent |
57.3 |
56.7 |
55.7 |
54.3 |
54.2 |
52.4 |
50.8 |
50.4 |
50.5 |
51.5 |
51.4 |
51.7 |
0.3 |
| Total Matriculants |
16,201 |
16,164 |
16,170 |
16,221 |
16,301 |
16,365 |
16,488 |
16,541 |
16,648 |
17,003 |
17,361 |
17,759 |
2.3% |
Source: AAMC: Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File as of 9/25/2007.
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