Medical school enrollment by national origin reveals the composition of the medical student population in terms of domestic and international representation. This diversity in national origin contributes to the richness of perspectives and experiences within medical education.
The following breakdown provides insights into the enrollment patterns by national origin for each racial and ethnic category:
The table below provides a comprehensive analysis of medical school enrollment by national origin for 2026. It includes applicant counts, first-time applicant counts, acceptance counts, matriculant counts, acceptance rates, and enrollment rates across all national origin categories.
| National Origin | Applicants | First-time Applicants | Acceptees | Matriculants | Acceptance Rates* | Enrollment Rates** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 14,585 | 11,560 | 6,664 | 6,484 | 45.69% | 97.30% |
| Bangladeshi | 355 | 283 | 138 | 130 | 39% | 94% |
| Cambodian | 44 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 30% | 100% |
| Chinese | 1,955 | 1,556 | 1,040 | 1,013 | 53% | 97% |
| Filipino | 610 | 468 | 180 | 176 | 30% | 98% |
| Indian | 5,338 | 4,391 | 2,575 | 2,510 | 48% | 97% |
| Indonesian | 33 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 36% | 100% |
| Japanese | 95 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 51% | 98% |
| Korean | 1,201 | 893 | 615 | 590 | 51% | 96% |
| Laotian | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 40% | 100% |
| Pakistani | 1,075 | 810 | 377 | 369 | 35% | 98% |
| Taiwanese | 332 | 262 | 193 | 187 | 58% | 97% |
| Vietnamese | 1,069 | 822 | 419 | 412 | 39% | 98% |
| Other Asian | 528 | 404 | 160 | 156 | 30% | 98% |
| More than one Asian | 927 | 730 | 433 | 414 | 47% | 96% |
| Black or african american | 5,022 | 3,419 | 1,643 | 1,558 | 32.72% | 94.83% |
| African | 500 | 339 | 130 | 113 | 26% | 87% |
| African American | 1,650 | 1,105 | 536 | 510 | 32% | 95% |
| Afro-Caribbean | 138 | 87 | 43 | 39 | 31% | 91% |
| Ethiopian | 76 | 56 | 34 | 32 | 45% | 94% |
| Haitian | 184 | 116 | 32 | 32 | 17% | 100% |
| Jamaican | 136 | 103 | 42 | 41 | 31% | 98% |
| Nigerian | 262 | 197 | 104 | 97 | 40% | 93% |
| Somali | 38 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 26% | 100% |
| Other Black or African American | 86 | 62 | 26 | 24 | 30% | 92% |
| More than one Black or African American | 1,301 | 926 | 510 | 486 | 39% | 95% |
| Native hawaiian or pacific islander | 51 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 27.45% | 92.86% |
| Chamorro | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30% | 100% |
| Fijian | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14% | 0% |
| Marshallese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Native Hawaiian | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15% | 100% |
| Samoan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 100% |
| Tongan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | N/A |
| Other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29% | 100% |
| More than one Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 60% | 100% |
| Hispanic or latino | 3,752 | 2,917 | 1,530 | 1,459 | 40.78% | 95.36% |
| Argentinean | 27 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 48% | 100% |
| Colombian | 186 | 140 | 78 | 73 | 42% | 94% |
| Cuban | 260 | 202 | 118 | 115 | 45% | 97% |
| Dominican | 60 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 30% | 100% |
| Mexican or Mexican American | 1,198 | 908 | 439 | 407 | 37% | 93% |
| Peruvian | 108 | 81 | 46 | 45 | 43% | 98% |
| Puerto Rican | 696 | 597 | 349 | 343 | 50% | 98% |
| Salvadoran | 105 | 83 | 40 | 38 | 38% | 95% |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 477 | 357 | 179 | 169 | 38% | 94% |
| More than one Hispanic or Latino | 447 | 349 | 188 | 179 | 42% | 95% |
| American indian or alaska native | 81 | 62 | 35 | 33 | 43.21% | 94.29% |
| Middle eastern or north african | 2,539 | 1,949 | 1,006 | 976 | 39.62% | 97.02% |
| Arab | 189 | 138 | 80 | 77 | 42% | 96% |
| Egyptian | 328 | 263 | 118 | 115 | 36% | 97% |
| Iranian | 511 | 377 | 200 | 194 | 39% | 97% |
| Israeli | 31 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 29% | 100% |
| Lebanese | 177 | 140 | 73 | 71 | 41% | 97% |
| Moroccan | 48 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 21% | 100% |
| Palestinian | 72 | 53 | 28 | 27 | 39% | 96% |
| Syrian | 120 | 87 | 65 | 65 | 54% | 100% |
| Other Middle Eastern or North African | 341 | 263 | 137 | 133 | 40% | 97% |
| More than one Middle Eastern or North African | 650 | 509 | 257 | 249 | 40% | 97% |
| White | 18,597 | 14,655 | 9,100 | 8,773 | 48.93% | 96.41% |
| English | 1,512 | 1,201 | 574 | 545 | 38% | 95% |
| French | 72 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 53% | 97% |
| German | 359 | 272 | 165 | 161 | 46% | 98% |
| Irish | 422 | 336 | 214 | 206 | 51% | 96% |
| Italian | 481 | 383 | 205 | 198 | 43% | 97% |
| Polish | 307 | 245 | 156 | 151 | 51% | 97% |
| Other White | 1,314 | 1,042 | 595 | 580 | 45% | 97% |
| More than one White | 5,325 | 4,378 | 2,570 | 2,463 | 48% | 96% |
| Two or more races | 6,847 | 5,298 | 2,938 | 2,837 | 42.91% | 96.56% |
| Other races | 253 | 182 | 82 | 80 | 32.41% | 97.56% |
| Unknown race | 2,972 | 1,747 | 1,288 | 1,227 | 43.34% | 95.26% |
| Total | 54,699 | 41,830 | 24,300 | 23,440 | 44.42% | 96.46% |
The table below provides a detailed breakdown of medical school enrollment by national origin for 2026. It includes counts of applicants and matriculants for each national origin category by gender.
| National Origin | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | Matriculants | Applicants | Matriculants | Applicants | Matriculants | ||
| Asian | 14,585 | 6,484 | 6,097 | 2,802 | 8,413 | 3,648 | |
| Bangladeshi | 355 | 130 | 138 | 56 | 216 | 74 | |
| Cambodian | 44 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 7 | |
| Chinese | 1,955 | 1,013 | 820 | 395 | 1,116 | 610 | |
| Filipino | 610 | 176 | 244 | 75 | 358 | 96 | |
| Indian | 5,338 | 2,510 | 2,181 | 1,096 | 3,138 | 1,401 | |
| Indonesian | 33 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 7 | |
| Japanese | 95 | 47 | 36 | 13 | 59 | 34 | |
| Korean | 1,201 | 590 | 526 | 268 | 670 | 319 | |
| Laotian | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| Pakistani | 1,075 | 369 | 499 | 182 | 573 | 187 | |
| Taiwanese | 332 | 187 | 137 | 80 | 192 | 105 | |
| Vietnamese | 1,069 | 412 | 462 | 179 | 602 | 232 | |
| Other Asian | 528 | 156 | 192 | 63 | 335 | 93 | |
| More than one Asian | 927 | 414 | 395 | 189 | 522 | 223 | |
| Black or african american | 5,022 | 1,558 | 1,459 | 552 | 3,554 | 1,004 | |
| African | 500 | 113 | 163 | 45 | 336 | 68 | |
| African American | 1,650 | 510 | 465 | 172 | 1,183 | 338 | |
| Afro-Caribbean | 138 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 108 | 24 | |
| Ethiopian | 76 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 55 | 22 | |
| Haitian | 184 | 32 | 42 | 11 | 142 | 21 | |
| Jamaican | 136 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 105 | 28 | |
| Nigerian | 262 | 97 | 71 | 32 | 190 | 65 | |
| Somali | 38 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 6 | |
| Other Black or African American | 86 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 58 | 14 | |
| More than one Black or African American | 1,301 | 486 | 405 | 177 | 892 | 307 | |
| Native hawaiian or pacific islander | 51 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 27 | 5 | |
| Chamorro | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| Fijian | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Marshallese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Native Hawaiian | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Samoan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tongan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| More than one Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Hispanic or latino | 3,752 | 1,459 | 1,583 | 673 | 2,157 | 781 | |
| Argentinean | 27 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 8 | |
| Colombian | 186 | 73 | 72 | 34 | 114 | 39 | |
| Cuban | 260 | 115 | 104 | 58 | 155 | 56 | |
| Dominican | 60 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 8 | |
| Mexican or Mexican American | 1,198 | 407 | 534 | 202 | 659 | 205 | |
| Peruvian | 108 | 45 | 47 | 15 | 61 | 30 | |
| Puerto Rican | 696 | 343 | 285 | 154 | 411 | 189 | |
| Salvadoran | 105 | 38 | 46 | 21 | 57 | 16 | |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 477 | 169 | 206 | 81 | 269 | 87 | |
| More than one Hispanic or Latino | 447 | 179 | 171 | 70 | 275 | 108 | |
| American indian or alaska native | 81 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 44 | 18 | |
| Middle eastern or north african | 2,539 | 976 | 1,257 | 549 | 1,276 | 424 | |
| Arab | 189 | 77 | 102 | 47 | 87 | 30 | |
| Egyptian | 328 | 115 | 166 | 67 | 162 | 48 | |
| Iranian | 511 | 194 | 239 | 99 | 271 | 94 | |
| Israeli | 31 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 4 | |
| Lebanese | 177 | 71 | 84 | 41 | 93 | 30 | |
| Moroccan | 48 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 7 | |
| Palestinian | 72 | 27 | 40 | 17 | 32 | 10 | |
| Syrian | 120 | 65 | 79 | 45 | 41 | 20 | |
| Other Middle Eastern or North African | 341 | 133 | 135 | 65 | 202 | 67 | |
| More than one Middle Eastern or North African | 650 | 249 | 347 | 146 | 302 | 102 | |
| White | 18,597 | 8,773 | 8,236 | 3,954 | 10,237 | 4,769 | |
| English | 1,512 | 545 | 769 | 287 | 740 | 257 | |
| French | 72 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 46 | 24 | |
| German | 359 | 161 | 164 | 81 | 192 | 80 | |
| Irish | 422 | 206 | 200 | 99 | 212 | 103 | |
| Italian | 481 | 198 | 202 | 84 | 273 | 113 | |
| Polish | 307 | 151 | 114 | 58 | 192 | 92 | |
| Other White | 1,314 | 580 | 575 | 253 | 729 | 322 | |
| More than one White | 5,325 | 2,463 | 2,495 | 1,179 | 2,787 | 1,270 | |
| Two or more races | 6,847 | 2,837 | 2,893 | 1,244 | 3,886 | 1,566 | |
| Other races | 253 | 80 | 103 | 34 | 147 | 46 | |
| Unknown race | 2,972 | 1,227 | 1,384 | 578 | 1,551 | 639 | |
| Total | 54,699 | 23,440 | 23,072 | 10,409 | 31,292 | 12,900 | |