Skip Navigation

TABLE 206. APPLICANTS TO SCHOOLS OF ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, ACADEMIC YEARS: 1975-76 TO 2001-02
ACADEMIC YEAR
TOTAL
TOTAL
MINORITIES 1/
UNDERREPRESENTED
MINORITIES 2/
BLACK
HISPANIC
NATIVE
AMERICAN 3/
ASIAN/
PACIFIC
ISLANDER
OTHER/
UNKNOWN 4/
WHITE
NUMBER
PERCENT
1975-76 42,303 4,718 3,286 7.8 2,483 947 137 1,151 3,900 33,685
1976-77 42,155 5,058 3,592 8.5 2,730 996 139 1,193 4,094 33,003
1977-78 40,569 5,262 3,599 8.9 2,730 1,074 140 1,318 3,179 32,128
1978-79 36,636 5,469 3,321 9.1 2,564 1,252 133 1,520 1,458 29,709
1979-80 36,141 6,000 3,380 9.4 2,598 1,591 151 1,660 807 29,334
1980-81 36,100 6,266 3,381 9.4 2,594 1,751 147 1,774 1,189 28,645
1981-82 36,727 6,668 3,541 9.6 2,644 1,888 160 1,976 1,061 28,998
1982-83 35,730 6,787 3,453 9.7 2,600 1,828 137 2,222 1,127 27,816
1983-84 35,200 6,891 3,440 9.8 2,558 1,847 161 2,325 835 27,474
1984-85 35,944 7,611 3,578 10.0 2,620 2,066 150 2,775 507 27,826
1985-86 32,893 7,201 3,321 10.1 2,428 1,939 125 2,709 616 25,076
1986-87 31,323 7,286 3,203 10.2 2,388 1,785 121 2,992 715 23,322
1987-88 28,123 7,106 2,988 10.6 2,203 1,591 123 3,189 689 20,328
1988-89 26,721 7,187 2,896 10.8 2,160 1,564 114 3,349 637 18,897
1989-90 26,915 7,621 3,049 11.3 2,216 1,608 136 3,661 680 18,614
1990-91 29,243 8,536 3,172 10.8 2,349 1,710 132 4,345 836 19,871
1991-92 33,301 10,233 3,605 10.8 2,659 1,926 161 5,487 982 22,086
1992-93 37,402 11,317 4,034 10.8 2,885 2,191 234 6,007 1,225 24,860
1993-94 42,806 13,525 4,639 10.8 3,393 2,326 285 7,521 1,313 27,968
1994-95 45,360 14,842 4,963 10.9 3,539 2,531 317 8,455 1,445 29,073
1995-96 46,586 15,812 5,049 10.8 3,489 2,722 360 9,241 1,439 29,335
1996-97 46,965 15,999 5,157 11.0 3,527 2,758 384 9,330 1,471 29,495
1997-98 43,016 14,786 4,563 10.6 3,186 2,426 320 8,854 1,383 26,847
1998-99 40,996 14,267 4,503 11.0 3,171 2,417 289 8,390 1,372 25,357
1999-2000 38,443 13,298 4,198 10.9 2,959 2,364 243 7,732 1,395 23,750
2000-01 37,089 12,974 4,284 11.6 2,947 2,306 276 7,445 1,310 22,805
2001-02 34,859 12,088 4,091 11.7 2,887 2,180 253 6,768 1,359 21,412

1/ Includes Black Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics and Asian/Pacific Islanders.
2/ Includes Black Americans, Native Americans, Mainland Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans. Underrepresented minorities include only U.S. citizens and aliens with permanent residence. Prior to 1981 only U.S. citizens were included.
3/ In 1997 the category "Native American" was redefined to include American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Prior to 1997 this category included only American Indians and Alaska Natives.
4/ Includes other Minorities, Foreign Students and students for whom race and citizenship are unspecified.

SOURCE: Association of American Medical Colleges. AAMC Data Book, Statistical Information Related to Medical Education, January 2002. Washington, DC, 2002.