Table 29: Women Enrollment and Graduates in U.S. Medical Medical Schools
, 1961-2006
The number of women enrollment and graduates in U.S. medical schools
by years are displayed below. Please e-mail
us at facts@aamc.org if you need further assistance or have additional inquiries.
|
Year
|
First-Year Enrollment*
|
Total Enrollment
|
Graduates
|
|
Total Count
|
Women Count
|
Women as Pct of Total
|
Total Count
|
Women Count
|
Women as Pct of Total
|
Total Count
|
Women Count
|
Women as Pct of Total
|
|
1961-62
|
8,483
|
--
|
--
|
31,078
|
1,970
|
6.3%
|
7,168
|
391
|
5.5%
|
|
1962-63
|
8,642
|
--
|
--
|
31,491
|
2,098
|
6.7%
|
7,265
|
405
|
5.6%
|
|
1963-64
|
8,772
|
--
|
--
|
31,981
|
2,224
|
7.0%
|
7,336
|
449
|
6.1%
|
|
1964-65
|
8,856
|
--
|
--
|
32,428
|
2,503
|
7.7%
|
7,409
|
503
|
6.8%
|
|
1965-66
|
8,759
|
731
|
8.3%
|
32,835
|
2,589
|
7.9%
|
7,574
|
524
|
6.9%
|
|
1966-67
|
8,964
|
832
|
9.3%
|
33,423
|
2,771
|
8.3%
|
7,743
|
583
|
7.5%
|
|
1967-68
|
9,479
|
934
|
9.9%
|
34,538
|
3,003
|
8.7%
|
7,973
|
641
|
8.0%
|
|
1968-69
|
9,863
|
887
|
9.0%
|
35,833
|
3,136
|
8.8%
|
8,059
|
607
|
7.5%
|
|
1969-70
|
10,422
|
948
|
9.1%
|
37,669
|
3,390
|
9.0%
|
8,367
|
700
|
8.4%
|
|
1970-71
|
11,348
|
1,256
|
11.1%
|
40,487
|
3,894
|
9.6%
|
8,974
|
827
|
9.2%
|
|
1971-72
|
12,361
|
1,693
|
13.7%
|
43,650
|
4,755
|
10.9%
|
9,558
|
861
|
9.0%
|
|
1972-73
|
13,677
|
2,300
|
16.8%
|
47,366
|
6,082
|
12.8%
|
10,396
|
934
|
9.0%
|
|
1973-74
|
14,154
|
2,790
|
19.7%
|
50,751
|
7,828
|
15.4%
|
11,365
|
1,264
|
11.1%
|
|
1974-75
|
14,763
|
3,275
|
22.2%
|
53,554
|
9,661
|
18.0%
|
12,716
|
1,706
|
13.4%
|
|
1975-76
|
15,295
|
3,647
|
23.8%
|
55,818
|
11,417
|
20.5%
|
13,634
|
2,212
|
16.2%
|
|
1976-77
|
15,613
|
3,858
|
24.7%
|
57,765
|
12,954
|
22.4%
|
13,614
|
2,613
|
19.2%
|
|
1977-78
|
16,136
|
4,130
|
25.6%
|
60,039
|
14,218
|
23.7%
|
14,391
|
3,085
|
21.4%
|
|
1978-79
|
16,501
|
4,162
|
25.2%
|
62,213
|
15,102
|
24.3%
|
14,784
|
3,445
|
23.3%
|
|
1979-80
|
16,930
|
4,713
|
27.8%
|
63,800
|
16,141
|
25.3%
|
15,113
|
3,497
|
23.1%
|
|
1980-81
|
17,186
|
4,966
|
28.9%
|
65,189
|
17,248
|
26.5%
|
15,632
|
3,898
|
24.9%
|
|
1981-82
|
17,268
|
5,317
|
30.8%
|
66,298
|
18,505
|
27.9%
|
16,012
|
3,991
|
24.9%
|
|
1982-83
|
17,254
|
5,462
|
31.7%
|
66,748
|
19,597
|
29.4%
|
15,802
|
4,232
|
26.8%
|
|
1983-84
|
17,150
|
5,653
|
33.0%
|
67,327
|
20,635
|
30.6%
|
16,343
|
4,632
|
28.3%
|
|
1984-85
|
16,997
|
5,715
|
33.6%
|
67,016
|
21,316
|
31.8%
|
16,318
|
4,904
|
30.1%
|
|
1985-86
|
16,963
|
5,800
|
34.2%
|
66,585
|
21,650
|
32.5%
|
16,117
|
4,957
|
30.8%
|
|
1986-87
|
16,819
|
5,894
|
35.0%
|
66,125
|
22,100
|
33.4%
|
15,830
|
5,107
|
32.3%
|
|
1987-88
|
16,713
|
6,098
|
36.5%
|
65,735
|
22,544
|
34.3%
|
15,919
|
5,215
|
32.8%
|
|
1988-89
|
16,868
|
6,254
|
37.1%
|
65,300
|
22,985
|
35.2%
|
15,630
|
5,221
|
33.4%
|
|
1989-90
|
16,756
|
6,414
|
38.3%
|
65,016
|
23,513
|
36.2%
|
15,398
|
5,231
|
34.0%
|
|
1990-91
|
16,876
|
6,550
|
38.8%
|
65,163
|
24,286
|
37.3%
|
15,427
|
5,553
|
36.0%
|
|
1991-92
|
17,071
|
6,804
|
39.9%
|
65,602
|
24,962
|
38.1%
|
15,356
|
5,543
|
36.1%
|
|
1992-93
|
17,097
|
7,158
|
41.9%
|
65,606
|
25,754
|
39.3%
|
15,474
|
5,890
|
38.1%
|
|
1993-94
|
17,121
|
7,230
|
42.2%
|
66,202
|
26,589
|
40.2%
|
15,504
|
5,895
|
38.0%
|
|
1994-95
|
17,085
|
7,212
|
42.2%
|
66,815
|
27,364
|
41.0%
|
15,883
|
6,228
|
39.2%
|
|
1995-96
|
17,058
|
7,363
|
43.2%
|
66,947
|
27,925
|
41.7%
|
15,886
|
6,498
|
40.9%
|
|
1996-97
|
16,935
|
7,271
|
42.9%
|
66,913
|
28,157
|
42.1%
|
15,890
|
6,594
|
41.5%
|
|
1997-98
|
16,867
|
7,333
|
43.5%
|
66,881
|
28,388
|
42.4%
|
15,958
|
6,650
|
41.7%
|
|
1998-99
|
16790
|
7450
|
44.4%
|
66,473
|
28,613
|
43.0%
|
16,003
|
6,792
|
42.4%
|
|
1999-00
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
66,118
|
28,997
|
43.9%
|
15,718
|
6,676
|
42.5%
|
|
2000-01
|
16,699
|
7,659
|
45.9%
|
65,726
|
29,327
|
44.6%
|
15,796
|
6,825
|
43.2%
|
|
2001-02
|
16,875
|
8,039
|
47.6%
|
65,328
|
29,856
|
45.7%
|
15,680
|
6,925
|
44.2%
|
|
2002-03
|
16,953
|
8,311
|
49.0%
|
65,846
|
30,797
|
46.8%
|
15,540
|
7,033
|
45.3%
|
|
2003-04
|
17,035
|
8,470
|
49.7%
|
66,304
|
31,716
|
47.8%
|
15,830
|
7,262
|
45.9%
|
|
2004-05
|
17,059
|
8,433
|
49.4%
|
67,203
|
32,696
|
48.7%
|
15,764
|
7,415
|
47.0%
|
|
2005-06
|
17,376
|
8,416
|
48.4%
|
68,008
|
33,184
|
48.8%
|
15,925
|
7,746
|
48.6%
|
|
2006-07
|
17,826
|
8,678
|
48.7%
|
69,167
|
33,736
|
48.8%
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
* Includes new entrants and those repeating the initial year.
Source: AAMC Data Warehouse: Student section; Student Records System(SRS);
Journal of Medical Education.
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