AAMC: FACTS Table 15: Race and Ethnicity (One Race Response) of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools

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Table 15: Race and Ethnicity (One Race Response) of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2002-2007

NOTE: The table below displays the self-identified* ethnic and racial characteristics of applicants to U.S. medical schools from 2002 to 2007. An applicant who selected "Hispanic/Latino" ethnicity in combination with any or no race is counted here only as "Hispanic or Latino." An non-Hispanic or Latino applicant who selected more than one race is counted as "More than One Non-Hispanic or Latino Race." Please e-mail us if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.

Applicants Selecting One Race Response		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
American Indian and Alaska Native	Number	112	85	107	95	147	151
	% of Total Applicants	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4
Asian	Number	5,951	6,153	6,735	7,296	7,546	8,390
	% of Total Applicants	17.7	17.7	18.8	19.5	19.3	19.8
Black or African American	Number	2,614	2,741	2,802	2,810	2,929	3,133
	% of Total Applicants	7.8	7.9	7.8	7.5	7.5	7.4
Hispanic or Latino	Number	2,443	2,490	2,546	2,710	2,777	2,999
	% of Total Applicants	7.3	7.2	7.1	7.3	7.1	7.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	Number	36	23	39	42	113	110
	% of Total Applicants	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3
White	Number	19,458	20,236	21,045	21,755	22,690	24,136
	% of Total Applicants	57.9	58.2	58.9	58.2	58.0	57.0
Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race	Number	527	608	110	50	85	77
	% of Total Applicants	1.6	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2
More than One Non-Hispanic or Latino Race	Number	1,235	1,329	1,104	1,134	925	1,004
	% of Total Applicants	3.7	3.8	3.1	3.0	2.4	2.4
No Race Response	Number	270	167	221	276	419	505
	% of Total Applicants	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.7	1.1	1.2
Non U.S. or Permanent Resident (Foreign)	Number	979	959	1,026	1,205	1,477	1,810
	% of Total Applicants	2.9	2.8	2.9	3.2	3.8	4.3
Total Applicants		33,625	34,791	35,735	37,373	39,108	42,315

*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.