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TABLE 109. NUMBER OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS, GRADUATES AND SCHOOLS FOR SELECTED ACADEMIC YEARS: 1949-50 TO 2001-02
ACADEMIC YEAR
MEDICINE
OSTEOPATHY
DENTISTRY
OPTOMETRY
PHARMACY
PODIATRY 1/
Schools
            
1950-51 79 6 42 10
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1960-61 86 6 47 10 76
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1970-71 103 7 53 11 74
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1980-81 126 14 60 16 72 5
1981-82 126 15 60 17 72 5
1982-83 127 15 60 17 72 6
1983-84 127 15 60 17 72 6
1984-85 127 15 60 17 72 6
1985-86 127 15 60 17 72 7
1986-87 127 15 59 17 73 7
1987-88 127 15 59 17 74 7
1988-89 127 15 58 17 74 7
1989-90 127 15 58 17 74 7
1990-91 126 15 56 17 74 7
1991-92 126 15 55 17 74 7
1992-93 126 15 55 17 75 7
1993-94 126 16 54 17 75 7
1994-95 125 16 54 17 75 7
1995-96 125 16 54 17 75 7
1996-97 125 17 54 17 79 7
1997-98 125 19 55 17 81 7
1998-99 125 19 55 17 81 7
1999-2000 125 19 55 17 81 7
2000-01 125 19 55 17 82 7
1979-80 16,930 1,426 6,132 1,202 8,035 718
1980-81 17,186 1,496 6,030 1,258 7,377 695
1981-82 17,268 1,582 5,855 1,249 6,927 702
1982-83 17,254 1,682 5,498 1,147 6,609 724
1983-84 17,150 1,746 5,274 1,219 6,635 689
1984-85 16,997 1,750 5,047 1,187 6,986 782
1985-86 16,963 1,737 4,843 1,251 7,091 811
1986-87 16,819 1,724 4,554 1,234 7,554 615
1987-88 16,713 1,692 4,370 1,268 7,751 716
1988-89 16,868 1,780 4,196 1,271 7,990 595
1989-90 16,756 1,844 3,979 1,258 8,033 599
1990-91 16,876 1,950 4,001 1,239 8,267 561
1991-92 17,071 1,974 4,047 1,355 8,343 777
1992-93 17,079 2,035 4,072 1,395 8,664 802
1993-94 17,121 2,162 4,100 1,351 8,970 701
1994-95 17,085 2,217 4,121 1,390 9,157 652
1995-96 17,058 2,274 4,237 1,438 8,740 630
1996-97 16,935 2,535 4,255 1,362 8,790 616
1997-98 16,867 2,692 4,347 -- 8,571 676
1998-99 16,790 2,745 4,268 1,369 8,346 623
1999-2000 16,856 2,848 4,314 1,410 8,123 606
2000-01 16,699 2,927 4,327
1,384
8,382
475
2001-02 16,875
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Graduates
    
1949-50 5,553 373 2,565 961
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1959-60 7,081 427 3,253 364 3,497
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1969-70 8,367 432 3,749 445 4,758
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1979-80 15,113 1,059 5,256 1,073 7,432 577
1980-81 15,632 1,151 5,550 1,092 7,323 597
1981-82 16,012 1,017 5,371 1,106 6,859 599
1982-83 15,802 1,317 5,756 1,166 6,374 631
1983-84 16,343 1,287 5,337 1,188 5,963 607
1984-85 16,318 1,474 5,353 1,114 5,735 586
1985-86 16,117 1,560 4,957 1,085 5,800 612
1986-87 15,830 1,587 4,717 1,081 5,854 590
1987-88 15,919 1,572 4,581 1,106 6,184 645
1988-89 15,630 1,609 4,312 1,143 6,560 673
1989-90 15,398 1,529 4,233 1,115 6,956 671
1990-91 15,427 1,534 3,995 1,224 7,122 591
1991-92 15,356 1,532 3,918 1,150 7,113 539
1992-93 15,475 1,606 3,778 1,167 7,380 400
1993-94 15,507 1,752 3,875 1,125 7,504 380
1994-95 15,883 1,843 3,908 1,219 7,837 558
1995-96 15,891 1,932 3,810 1,210 8,003 680
1996-97 15,894 2,009
3,930
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7,772
645
1997-98 15,968 2,096
4,041
1,237
7,400
592
1998-99 16,008 2,169 4,095 1,316 7,141 584
1999-2000 15,712 2,279 4,171 1,315 7,260
583
2000-01 15,778 2,597
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Total enrollment
  
1979-80 63,800 4,571 22,482 4,517 23,074 2,531
1980-81 65,189 4,940 22,842 4,641 22,093 2,577
1981-82 66,298 5,304 22,621 4,729 20,468 2,584
1982-83 66,748 5,822 22,235 4,646 19,350 2,608
1983-84 67,327 6,212 21,428 4,652 18,831 2,556
1984-85 67,016 6,547 20,588 4,569 18,646 2,616
1985-86 66,585 6,608 19,563 4,562 19,098 2,749
1986-87 66,125 6,640 18,673 4,636 20,073 2,832
1987-88 65,735 6,586 17,885 4,646 21,424 2,790
1988-89 65,300 6,614 17,094 4,708 22,447 2,608
1989-90 65,016 6,615 16,412 4,723 23,013 2,397
1990-91 65,163 6,792 15,951 4,760 23,238 2,154
1991-92 65,602 7,012 15,882 4,864 23,482 2,263
1992-93 65,575 7,375 15,980 5,078 26,287 2,438
1993-94 66,175 7,822 16,250
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 27,143 2,161
1994-95 66,788 8,146 16,353 5,201 27,667 2,318
1995-96 66,942 8,475 16,552 5,312 28,060 2,312
1996-97 66,926 8,961 16,570 5,210 28,027 2,175
1997-98 66,896 9,434 16,926
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 28,345 2,471
1998-99 66,539 9,882 17,033 5,313 28,568 2,379
1999-2000 66,377 10,388 17,242 5,464 29,586 2,258
2000-01 66,160 10,817 17,349 5,428 30,301 1,968
2001-02 66,253
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1/ Podiatry first-year and total enrollments exclude the New York College of Podiatry from1992-93 to 1996-97. Podiatry graduates exclude the New York College of Podiatry for 1992-93 and 1993-94.

SOURCES: Association of American Medical Colleges. AAMC Data Book, Statistical Information Related to Medical Education. Washington, DC, 2002; American Dental Association. 2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education, Chicago, 2002. Also prior annual editions; American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. 2001 Annual Statistical Report. Rockville, MD, 2002; Association of Schools of Optometry. Annual Student Data Report, Academic Year 2000-2001. Also unpublished data; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Institutional Research Report Series, Profile of Pharmacy Students Fall 2000. Alexandria, VA, 2001.