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TABLE 207. FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENTS IN 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 15,295 2,134 1,391 9.1 1,036 756 60 282 5 13,156
1976-77 15,613 1,943 1,400 9.0 1,040 512 43 348 287 13,383
1977-78 16,136 2,146 1,450 9.0 1,085 615 51 395 258 13,732
1978-79 16,501 2,225 1,443 8.7 1,061 665 47 452 202 14,074
1979-80 16,930 2,463 1,547 9.1 1,108 790 63 502 208 14,259
1980-81 17,186 2,585 1,548 9.0 1,128 818 67 572 339 14,262
1981-82 17,268 2,933 1,671 9.7 1,196 902 70 765 117 14,218
1982-83 17,254 3,069 1,626 9.4 1,145 926 62 936 100 14,085
1983-84 17,150 3,124 1,658 9.7 1,173 893 75 983 117 13,909
1984-85 16,997 3,275 1,672 9.8 1,148 926 77 1,124 116 13,606
1985-86 16,963 3,447 1,644 9.7 1,117 975 60 1,295 138 13,378
1986-87 16,819 3,703 1,677 10.0 1,174 954 61 1,514 129 12,987
1987-88 16,713 4,043 1,713 10.2 1,221 927 68 1,827 159 12,511
1988-89 16,868 4,335 1,708 10.1 1,210 949 76 2,100 147 12,386
1989-90 16,756 4,524 1,749 10.4 1,221 964 82 2,257 193 12,039
1990-91 16,876 4,799 1,744 10.3 1,263 933 76 2,527 247 11,830
1991-92 17,071 5,147 1,876 11.0 1,304 1,006 93 2,744 247 11,677
1992-93 17,079 5,266 2,121 12.4 1,425 1,103 123 2,615 251 11,562
1993-94 17,121 5,452 2,161 12.6 1,489 1,073 129 2,761 206 11,463
1994-95 17,085 5,759 2,288 13.4 1,519 1,166 131 2,943 250 11,076
1995-96 17,058 5,933 2,340 13.7 1,528 1,209 150 3,046 218 10,907
1996-97 16,935 5,818 2,223 13.1 1,423 1,207 149 3,039 201 10,916
1997-98 16,867 5,839 2,056 12.2 1,351 1,098 137 3,253 244 10,784
1998-99 16,790 5,803 2,088 12.4 1,354 1,102 165 3,182 141 10,846
1999-2000 16,856
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2000-01 16,699
5,661
1,860
11.1
1,243
1,022
131
3,265
551
10,487
2001-02 16,875
5,770
1,888
11.2
1,301
1,028
129
3,312
596
10,509

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. citizensand 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 categoryincluded only American Indians and Alaska Natives.
4/ Includes other minorities, foreign students and students for whom race and citizenship are unknown.

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