Demographics of US Medical Students
Total Medical School Enrollment in the US in 2006
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (2012a), there were a total of 72, 898 enrollees in American medical colleges in 2006. Of these, 35, 397 were female and 37, 501 were male. These statistics did not involve the students whose degrees were revoked, who did not complete the fifth pathway, who completed the fifth pathway, who never enrolled, who were deceased, and who withdrew, were dismissed or were graduated.
In Texas, there were a total of 4, 260 enrollees in U.S. medical colleges in 2006 and of these, 2, 113 were female and 2, 147 were male.
Total Medical School Enrollment in the U.S. by Race and Ethnicity
In 2011, there was a total unduplicated enrollment of 80, 279 (Association of American Medical Colleges, 2012c). Of these, the breakdown by race or ethnicity is as follows:
Race or Ethnicity
Black or African American
5, 581
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
17, 772
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
47, 906
Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race
Mexican American
2, 020
Puerto Rican
1, 659
Cuban
Other Hispanic or Latino
2, 444
Foreign
1, 589
No Race Response or Unknown Citizen
2, 310
In Texas, the unduplicated total enrollment in 2011 is 5, 059, with the following breakdown:
Race or Ethnicity
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Other Non-Hispanic or Latino Race
Mexican American
Puerto Rican
Other Hispanic or Latino
No Race Response or Unknown Citizen
Total U.S. Medical School Graduates by Sex in 2011
In 2011, there were a total of 17, 364 U.S. medical school graduates (Association of American Medical Colleges, 2012b). Of these, 8, 396 were female and 8, 968 were male.
In Texas, there were a total of 1, 089 graduates of U.S. medical schools in 2011 (Association of American Medical Colleges, 2012b). Of these, 534 were female and 555 were male.
References
Association of American Medical Colleges. (2012a). Table 26: Total enrollment by U.S. medical
school and sex, 2002-2006. Retrieved from https://www.aamc.org/download/158826/
data/table26-enroll-school-0206.pdf.
Association of American Medical Colleges. (2012b). Total graduates by U.S. medical school and
sex, 2007-2011. Retrieved from https://www.aamc.org/download/145438/data/table27-
grad-0711.pdf.
Association of American Medical Colleges. (2012c). Table 31: Total enrollment by U.S.
medical school and race and ethnicity, 2011. Retrieved by https://www.aamc.org/
download/160146/data/table31-enrll-race-sch-2011.pdf.
