| TABLE 212. APPLICANTS TO SCHOOLS OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE BY GENDER ACADEMIC YEARS: 1976-77 TO 2001-02 1/ |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | NUMBER
OF APPLICANTS |
MEN |
WOMEN |
PERCENT WOMEN |
| 1976-77 | 3,707 |
* |
* |
* |
| 1977-78 | 3,918 | 3,359 | 559 | 14.3 |
| 1978-79 | 3,530 | 2,920 | 610 | 17.3 |
| 1979-80 | 3,856 | 3,091 | 765 | 19.8 |
| 1980-81 | 3,786 | 2,982 | 804 | 21.2 |
| 1981-82 | 3,885 | 2,984 | 901 | 23.2 |
| 1982-83 | 3,917 | 2,952 | 965 | 24.6 |
| 1983-84 | 4,045 | 2,953 | 1,092 | 27.0 |
| 1984-85 | 4,126 | 2,958 | 1,168 | 28.3 |
| 1985-86 | 3,869 | 2,767 | 1,102 | 28.5 |
| 1986-87 | 3,515 | 2,505 | 1,010 | 28.7 |
| 1987-88 | 3,326 | 2,324 | 1,002 | 30.1 |
| 1988-89 | 3,030 | 2,064 | 966 | 31.9 |
| 1989-90 | 3,160 | 2,092 | 1,068 | 33.8 |
| 1990-91 | 3,224 | 2,142 | 1,082 | 33.6 |
| 1991-92 | 4,163 | 2,770 | 1,393 | 33.5 |
| 1992-93 | 5,752 | 3,735 | 2,017 | 35.1 |
| 1993-94 | 7,506 | 4,753 | 2,753 | 36.7 |
| 1994-95 | 9,336 | 5,842 | 3,494 | 37.4 |
| 1995-96 | 10,213 | 6,387 | 3,826 | 37.5 |
| 1996-97 | 10,781 | 6,553 | 4,228 | 39.2 |
| 1997-98 | 10,764 | 6,471 | 4,293 | 39.9 |
| 1998-99 | 9,554 | 5,673 | 3,881 | 40.6 |
| 1999-2000 | 8,396 | 4,878 | 3,518 | 41.9 |
| 2000-01 | 7,708 | 4,306 | 3,402 | 44.1 |
| 2001-02 | 6,898 | 3,747 | 3,151 | 45.7 |
* Not Available
1/ Data include colleges participating in the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine's Application Service (AACOMAS).
SOURCE: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic medicine. 2001 Annual Statistical Report. Chevy Chase, MD, 2002. Also prior annual editions.