2026 Medical School Enrollment by National Origin

Explore 2026 medical school enrollment by national origin, analyzing the representation of domestic and international medical students.

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:

Asian: 26.66% of total applicants, 27.66% of total matriculants
- 14,585 applicants, 6,484 matriculants
- 45.7% acceptance rate, 97.3% yield rate
- Major national origin: Indian (2,510 matriculants)
Black or african american: 9.18% of total applicants, 6.65% of total matriculants
- 5,022 applicants, 1,558 matriculants
- 32.7% acceptance rate, 94.8% yield rate
- Major national origin: African American (510 matriculants)
Native hawaiian or pacific islander: 0.09% of total applicants, 0.06% of total matriculants
- 51 applicants, 13 matriculants
- 27.5% acceptance rate, 92.9% yield rate
- Major national origin: Chamorro (3 matriculants)
Hispanic or latino: 6.86% of total applicants, 6.22% of total matriculants
- 3,752 applicants, 1,459 matriculants
- 40.8% acceptance rate, 95.4% yield rate
- Major national origin: Mexican or Mexican American (407 matriculants)
American indian or alaska native: 0.15% of total applicants, 0.14% of total matriculants
- 81 applicants, 33 matriculants
- 43.2% acceptance rate, 94.3% yield rate
Middle eastern or north african: 4.64% of total applicants, 4.16% of total matriculants
- 2,539 applicants, 976 matriculants
- 39.6% acceptance rate, 97.0% yield rate
- Major national origin: More than one Middle eastern or north african (249 matriculants)
White: 34.00% of total applicants, 37.43% of total matriculants
- 18,597 applicants, 8,773 matriculants
- 48.9% acceptance rate, 96.4% yield rate
- Major national origin: More than one White (2,463 matriculants)

Detailed Medical School Enrollment by National Origin with Acceptance and Enrollment Rates

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.

Medical School Enrollment by National Origin for 2026
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 "acceptance rate" represents the percentage of applicants who received an acceptance offer. The "acceptance rate" referred to here differs from the standard acceptance rate. Specifically, this figure represents the percentage of applicants who actually enrolled in medical school, excluding instances of multiple applications and multiple acceptances. The standard acceptance rate, by contrast, represents the percentage of applicants who received an acceptance offer, regardless of whether they ultimately enrolled.

^**The "enrollment rate" represents the percentage of acceptees who ultimately enrolled in medical school.

Medical School Enrollment by National Origin and Gender

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.

Medical School Enrollment by National Origin for 2026
National Origin	Total		Men		Women
National Origin	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

2026 Medical School Enrollment by National Origin - Statistics & Demographics

Detailed Medical School Enrollment by National Origin with Acceptance and Enrollment Rates

Medical School Enrollment by National Origin and Gender