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TABLE 208. TOTAL 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 55,818 6,123 4,524 8.1 3,456 1,473 172 1,022 238 49,457
1976-77 57,765 6,525 4,715 8.2 3,517 1,645 186 1,177 262 50,978
1977-78 60,039 7,260 4,880 8.1 3,587 2,050 201 1,422 805 51,974
1978-79 62,213 7,596 4,898 7.9 3,537 2,265 202 1,592 871 53,746
1979-80 63,800 8,130 5,086 8.0 3,627 2,514 212 1,777 816 54,854
1980-81 65,189 8,614 5,209 8.0 3,708 2,761 221 1,924 1,141 55,434
1981-82 66,298 9,724 5,503 8.3 3,884 3,093 229 2,518 373 56,201
1982-83 66,748 10,345 5,544 8.3 3,869 3,305 235 2,936 371 56,032
1983-84 67,327 10,798 5,600 8.3 3,892 3,358 258 3,290 362 56,167
1984-85 67,016 11,374 5,707 8.5 3,944 3,410 257 3,763 410 55,232
1985-86 66,585 11,831 5,655 8.5 3,849 3,458 235 4,289 419 54,335
1986-87 66,125 12,538 5,722 8.7 3,892 3,521 242 4,883 451 53,136
1987-88 65,735 13,487 5,812 8.8 3,968 3,548 233 5,738 520 51,728
1988-89 65,300 14,393 5,798 8.9 3,995 3,566 237 6,595 541 50,366
1989-90 65,016 15,429 5,942 9.1 4,145 3,537 258 7,489 626 48,961
1990-91 65,163 16,492 6,084 9.3 4,241 3,538 277 8,436 778 47,893
1991-92 65,602 17,718 6,325 9.6 4,334 3,645 301 9,438 790 47,094
1992-93 65,575 18,637 6,621 10.1 4,512 3,788 353 9,984 1,067 45,871
1993-94 66,175 19,667 7,071 10.7 4,789 3,942 415 10,521 1,089 45,419
1994-95 66,788 20,782 7,636 11.4 5,093 4,163 465 11,061 1,035 44,971
1995-96 66,942 21,642 8,083 12.1 5,310 4,362 534 11,436 917 44,383
1996-97 66,926 22,250 8,254 12.3 5,384 4,426 563 11,877 782 43,894
1997-98 66,896 22,878 8,219 12.3 5,301 4,448 567 12,562 725 43,293
1998-99 66,539 22,881 8,033 12.1 5,156 4,391 575 12,759 683 42,975
1999-2000 66,377 22,944 7,831 11.8 5,048 4,321 556 13,019 761 42,672
2000-01 66,160 22,970 7,553 11.4 4,900 4,220 519 13,331 948 42,242
2001-02 66,253 22,719 7,394 11.2 4,779 4,220 516 13,204 1,680 41,854

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 unknown.

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