| TABLE 103. TOTAL ENROLLMENTS IN SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS FOR SELECTED ACADEMIC YEARS: 1970-71 TO 2000-01 |
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| Health Professions Schools |
1970-1971 |
1975-1976 |
1980-1981 |
1985-1986 |
1990-1991 |
1995-1996 |
2000-2001 |
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Number
of Students |
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| Allopathic Medicine | 40,487 | 56,244 | 65,189 | 66,585 | 65,163 | 66,970 | 66,160 | |
| Osteopathic Medicine | 2,151 | 3,443 | 4,940 | 6,608 | 6,792 | 8,475 | 10,817 | |
| Podiatric Medicine 1/ | 1,147 | 2,085 | 2,577 | 2,749 | 2,226 | 2,312 | 1,968 | |
| Dentistry | 16,553 | 20,767 | 22,842 | 19,563 | 15,951 | 16,552 | 17,349 | |
| Optometry | 2,831 | 3,888 | 4,641 | 4,562 | 4,760 | 5,312 | 5,428 | |
| Pharmacy 2/ | 15,626 | 24,416 | 22,093 | 19,098 | 23,238 | 28,060 | 30,301 | |
| Veterinary Medicine | 5,006 | 6,274 | 8,156 | 8,928 | 8,420 | 8,854 | 9,170 | |
| Public Health | NA |
6,461 | 8,486 | 9,494 | 12,032 | 14,973 | 16,019 | |
| Nursing (RN) | 162,924 | 248,171 | 230,966 | 217,955 | 237,598 | 261,219 | 192,202
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3/ |
1970-1971 TO 2000-2001 |
1970-1971 TO 1975-1976 |
1975-1976 TO 1980-1981 |
1980-1981 TO 1985-1986 |
1985-1986 TO 1990-1991 |
1990-1991 TO 1995-1996 |
1995-1996 TO 2000-2001 |
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Percent
Change |
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| Allopathic Medicine | 63.4 | 38.9 | 15.9 | 2.1 | -2.1 | 2.8 | -1.2 | |
| Osteopathic Medicine | 402.9 | 60.1 | 43.5 | 33.8 | 2.8 | 24.8 | 27.6 | |
| Podiatric Medicine 1/ | 71.6 | 81.8 | 23.6 | 6.7 | -19.0 | 3.9 | -14.9 | |
| Dentistry | 4.8 | 25.5 | 10.0 | -14.4 | -18.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | |
| Optometry | 91.7 | 37.3 | 19.4 | -1.7 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 2.2 | |
| Pharmacy 2/ | 93.9 | 56.3 | -9.5 | -13.6 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 8.0 | |
| Veterinary Medicine | 83.2 | 25.3 | 30.0 | 9.5 | -5.7 | 5.2 | 3.6 | |
| Public Health | NA |
NA |
31.3 | 11.9 | 26.7 | 24.4 | 7.0 | |
| Nursing (RN) | 18.0 | 52.3 | -6.9 | -5.6 | 9.0 | 9.9 | -26.4 | |
1/ Data for 1995-96 exclude the New
York College of Podiatry.
2/ Pharmacy total enrollments for 1990-91 and earlier years include students
in the final 3 years of all first professional degree programs (Baccalaureate
and Pharm D.1). Total enrollments since 1990-91 include students in all professional
years of the degree programs (3 years for Baccalaureate programs and 4 years
for Pharm D.1 programs).
3/ RN enrollments are for 1999-2000.
SOURCES: Association of American Medical Colleges. AAMC Data Book, Statistical Information Related to Medical Education, January 2002. Washington, DC, 2002;American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. 2001 Annual Statistical Report. Rockville, MD, 2002; American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine.Unpublished data; American Dental Association. 2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education. Chicago, 2002. Also prior annual reports; Association of Schoolsand Colleges of Optometry. Annual Student Data Report, Academic Year 2000-2001; American.Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Institutional Research ReportSeries, Profile of Pharmacy Students Fall 2000. Alexandria, VA, 2001; Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. Unpublished data; Association of Schoolsof Public Health. 2000 Annual Data Report; National League for Nursing. Nursing Datasource 1997. New York, 1997. Also unpublished data.