2026 Medical School Enrollment by National Origin - Asian Statistics

Explore 2026 medical school enrollment data by national origin for Asian applicants and matriculants. View detailed statistics including 14,585 applicants and 6,484 matriculants.

Asian Enrollment into Medical Schools for 2026

Medical school enrollment by national origin for asian students provides insights into the representation of this group within medical education. This analysis explores the enrollment patterns, acceptance rates, and yield rates for asian applicants and matriculants.

Key statistics for asian medical school enrollment include:

  • Total Applicants: 14,585 (Male: 6,097, Female: 8,413)
  • Total Matriculants: 6,484 (Male: 2,802, Female: 3,648)
  • Acceptance Rate: 45.7% (Male: 47.4%, Female: 44.5%)
  • Yield Rate: 97.3% (Male: 97.0%, Female: 97.5%)
Asian Medical School Enrollment for 2026
GenderApplicantsAccepteesMatriculantsAcceptance RateYield Rate
Male6,0972,8892,80247.4%97.0%
Female8,4133,7413,64844.5%97.5%
Total14,5856,6646,48445.7%97.3%

Asian Enrollment by National Origin for 2026

Medical school enrollment by national origin for asian students provides insights into the representation of this group within medical education. This analysis explores the enrollment patterns, acceptance rates, and yield rates for asian applicants and matriculants.

The following list summarizes key statistics for the top 3 national origins among asian enrollment:

  • Indian: 5,338 applicants, 2,510 matriculants, 48.2% acceptance rate, 97.5% yield rate
  • Chinese: 1,955 applicants, 1,013 matriculants, 53.2% acceptance rate, 97.4% yield rate
  • Korean: 1,201 applicants, 590 matriculants, 51.2% acceptance rate, 95.9% yield rate
Asian Medical School Enrollment by National Origin for 2026
National OriginTotalMenWomen
ApplicantsMatriculantsApplicantsMatriculantsApplicantsMatriculants
Bangladeshi3551301385621674
Cambodian4413236217
Chinese1,9551,0138203951,116610
Filipino6101762447535896
Indian5,3382,5102,1811,0963,1381,401
Indonesian3312165177
Japanese954736135934
Korean1,201590526268670319
Laotian1043272
Pakistani1,075369499182573187
Taiwanese33218713780192105
Vietnamese1,069412462179602232
Other Asian5281561926333593
More than one Asian927414395189522223

Enrollment Trends by National Origin for Asian

This section presents historical enrollment trends for asian applicants and matriculants over multiple years, enabling analysis of long-term patterns in medical school enrollment.

Year-over-year and 5-year enrollment changes by national origin:

  • Total Asian: Applicants: +11.7% YoY, +8.6% (5yr); Matriculants: +1.2% YoY, +25.8% (5yr)
  • Bangladeshi: Applicants: +12.0% YoY, +12.7% (5yr); Matriculants: -3.7% YoY, +46.1% (5yr)
  • Cambodian: Applicants: +15.8% YoY, N/A; Matriculants: +8.3% YoY, N/A
  • Chinese: Applicants: +7.8% YoY, +2.3% (5yr); Matriculants: -6.6% YoY, +11.1% (5yr)
  • Filipino: Applicants: +23.2% YoY, -2.4% (5yr); Matriculants: +2.3% YoY, +24.8% (5yr)
  • Indian: Applicants: +14.1% YoY, +18.9% (5yr); Matriculants: +3.6% YoY, +33.7% (5yr)
  • Indonesian: Applicants: +13.8% YoY, +22.2% (5yr); Matriculants: -7.7% YoY, +20.0% (5yr)
  • Japanese: Applicants: -2.1% YoY, -13.6% (5yr); Matriculants: -13.0% YoY, -6.0% (5yr)
  • Korean: Applicants: +8.2% YoY, -5.6% (5yr); Matriculants: +5.0% YoY, +22.9% (5yr)
  • Laotian: Applicants: -9.1% YoY, -41.2% (5yr); Matriculants: +33.3% YoY, N/A
  • Pakistani: Applicants: +5.9% YoY, +7.3% (5yr); Matriculants: -8.7% YoY, +15.7% (5yr)
  • Taiwanese: Applicants: +16.1% YoY, -3.5% (5yr); Matriculants: +21.4% YoY, +36.5% (5yr)
  • Vietnamese: Applicants: +8.1% YoY, -3.0% (5yr); Matriculants: -4.0% YoY, +7.9% (5yr)
Enrollment Trends by National Origin for Asian
Origin20222023202420252026
Total AsianApplicants13,42612,737
-5.1%		12,600
-1.1%		13,058
+3.6%		14,585
+11.7%
Matriculants5,1535,603
+8.7%		5,901
+5.3%		6,404
+8.5%		6,484
+1.2%
BangladeshiApplicants315259
-17.8%		296
+14.3%		317
+7.1%		355
+12.0%
Matriculants8998
+10.1%		112
+14.3%		135
+20.5%		130
-3.7%
CambodianApplicants4433
-25.0%		32
-3.0%		38
+18.8%		44
+15.8%
Matriculants1316
+23.1%		10
-37.5%		12
+20.0%		13
+8.3%
ChineseApplicants1,9111,797
-6.0%		1,698
-5.5%		1,814
+6.8%		1,955
+7.8%
Matriculants912970
+6.4%		978
+0.8%		1,085
+10.9%		1,013
-6.6%
FilipinoApplicants625564
-9.8%		538
-4.6%		495
-8.0%		610
+23.2%
Matriculants141172
+22.0%		168
-2.3%		172
+2.4%		176
+2.3%
IndianApplicants4,4884,423
-1.4%		4,416
-0.2%		4,679
+6.0%		5,338
+14.1%
Matriculants1,8782,043
+8.8%		2,188
+7.1%		2,423
+10.7%		2,510
+3.6%
IndonesianApplicants2718
-33.3%		26
+44.4%		29
+11.5%		33
+13.8%
Matriculants109
-10.0%		19
+111.1%		13
-31.6%		12
-7.7%
JapaneseApplicants11091
-17.3%		85
-6.6%		97
+14.1%		95
-2.1%
Matriculants5038
-24.0%		42
+10.5%		54
+28.6%		47
-13.0%
KoreanApplicants1,2721,139
-10.5%		1,146
+0.6%		1,110
-3.1%		1,201
+8.2%
Matriculants480533
+11.0%		562
+5.4%		562
+0.0%		590
+5.0%
LaotianApplicants1711
-35.3%		6
-45.5%		11
+83.3%		10
-9.1%
Matriculants43
-25.0%		1
-66.7%		3
+200.0%		4
+33.3%
PakistaniApplicants1,002947
-5.5%		938
-1.0%		1,015
+8.2%		1,075
+5.9%
Matriculants319346
+8.5%		344
-0.6%		404
+17.4%		369
-8.7%
TaiwaneseApplicants344323
-6.1%		302
-6.5%		286
-5.3%		332
+16.1%
Matriculants137154
+12.4%		147
-4.5%		154
+4.8%		187
+21.4%
VietnameseApplicants1,102945
-14.2%		957
+1.3%		989
+3.3%		1,069
+8.1%
Matriculants382363
-5.0%		403
+11.0%		429
+6.5%		412
-4.0%
Other AsianApplicants552506
-8.3%		498
-1.6%		480
-3.6%		528
+10.0%
Matriculants163175
+7.4%		196
+12.0%		184
-6.1%		156
-15.2%
More than one AsianApplicants807835
+3.5%		777
-6.9%		835
+7.5%		927
+11.0%
Matriculants301341
+13.3%		350
+2.6%		393
+12.3%		414
+5.3%