2026 Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity

Explore 2026 medical school enrollment demographics by race and ethnicity, analyzing diversity patterns and representation across accredited medical institutions.

Diversity in Medical School Enrollment for 2026

Medical school enrollment demonstrates diverse demographic representation across racial and ethnic groups. Major racial and ethnic groups (White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Asian) account for 18,274 matriculants, representing 78.0% of total enrollment.

Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity for 2026
Race/Ethnicity	Applicants		Matriculants		Admitted Rate^*
Race/Ethnicity	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage	Admitted Rate^*
Total	54,699	-	23,440	-	42.9%
White	18,597	34.0%	8,773	37.4%	47.2%
Black or african american	5,022	9.2%	1,558	6.6%	31.0%
Hispanic or latino	3,752	6.9%	1,459	6.2%	38.9%
Asian	14,585	26.7%	6,484	27.7%	44.5%
Middle eastern or north african	2,539	4.6%	976	4.2%	38.4%
American indian or alaska native	81	0.1%	33	0.1%	40.7%
Native hawaiian or pacific islander	51	0.1%	13	0.1%	25.5%
Other	253	0.5%	80	0.3%	31.6%
Two or more races	6,847	12.5%	2,837	12.1%	41.4%
Unknown	2,972	5.4%	1,227	5.2%	41.3%

^*The "admitted 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.

Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity by State for 2026

This table demonstrates the distribution of medical school applicants and matriculants by race and ethnicity across different states. The data reveals regional variations in demographic representation, highlighting how diversity in medical school enrollment differs geographically. Each state entry shows both applicant counts (top row) and matriculant counts (bottom row) for each racial and ethnic category.

Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity by State for 2026
State	White	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	Asian	Middle Eastern or North African	American Indian or Alaska Native	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Other	Two or More Races	Unknown
Alaska	44	3	2	9	0	1	0	0	14	4
Alaska	27	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	10	1
Alabama	303	86	17	103	9	3	0	0	57	39
Alabama	141	28	11	54	6	1	0	0	17	18
Arkansas	181	26	13	48	13	1	0	1	41	15
Arkansas	106	2	7	28	5	0	0	0	21	10
Arizona	342	36	91	217	53	5	4	3	161	45
Arizona	116	9	35	87	29	2	1	1	55	9
California	1,093	270	713	3,031	564	7	15	62	1,063	398
California	491	106	248	1,265	208	3	2	16	433	161
Colorado	368	28	30	102	16	2	0	2	105	56
Colorado	140	6	8	45	5	1	0	0	41	16
Connecticut	252	46	18	138	13	0	0	5	75	38
Connecticut	116	14	9	66	7	0	0	1	37	14
District of Columbia	44	36	1	12	4	0	0	0	18	3
District of Columbia	27	10	0	4	2	0	0	0	7	1
Delaware	36	25	1	41	4	0	0	1	11	5
Delaware	18	9	1	20	2	0	0	0	5	2
Florida	945	452	706	594	138	1	1	24	688	163
Florida	340	122	259	239	41	1	0	3	233	45
Georgia	535	444	60	479	44	1	0	8	162	105
Georgia	286	156	21	241	21	1	0	2	72	52
Hawaii	17	3	2	115	0	1	9	1	68	14
Hawaii	6	0	1	46	0	1	1	1	29	6
Iowa	200	12	10	44	9	0	0	0	36	16
Iowa	87	2	4	22	5	0	0	0	17	7
Idaho	127	2	8	9	3	1	0	0	12	3
Idaho	63	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	4	2
Illinois	779	177	126	616	124	1	0	10	203	127
Illinois	392	56	37	288	60	0	0	5	86	66
Indiana	381	56	19	132	22	0	0	2	77	41
Indiana	224	18	4	74	9	0	0	0	41	23
Kansas	237	20	24	107	13	0	0	1	40	17
Kansas	130	6	6	56	4	0	0	0	15	7
Kentucky	349	34	17	108	27	0	0	1	51	32
Kentucky	190	10	5	65	14	0	0	0	31	17
Louisiana	399	117	18	91	18	6	0	0	84	26
Louisiana	202	37	5	49	8	2	0	0	51	13
Massachusetts	580	110	47	407	48	0	0	11	169	93
Massachusetts	327	37	21	208	19	0	0	3	95	34
Maryland	343	327	38	389	41	0	0	5	139	77
Maryland	168	106	16	172	21	0	0	1	67	43
Maine	58	4	0	8	3	0	0	1	8	3
Maine	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	6	1
Michigan	718	123	28	429	299	4	0	6	191	120
Michigan	307	54	10	196	119	2	0	3	79	60
Minnesota	551	86	15	153	15	0	1	1	89	43
Minnesota	251	24	5	68	6	0	0	0	42	22
Missouri	388	59	17	168	21	1	0	0	64	39
Missouri	188	22	8	99	11	0	0	0	22	20
Mississippi	198	80	8	30	7	0	0	0	17	15
Mississippi	126	28	1	17	6	0	0	0	13	8
Montana	114	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	13	3
Montana	49	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	1
North Carolina	571	192	53	332	34	2	2	2	143	78
North Carolina	280	61	21	155	15	0	1	1	54	33
North Dakota	73	4	0	12	0	0	0	0	8	16
North Dakota	33	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	6	9
Nebraska	204	11	14	42	6	2	0	1	22	21
Nebraska	107	4	6	23	1	0	0	0	13	9
New Hampshire	66	2	5	34	1	0	0	1	11	9
New Hampshire	33	0	1	18	0	0	0	0	5	4
New Jersey	474	178	93	783	99	0	0	7	223	152
New Jersey	236	54	40	380	44	0	0	2	109	71
New Mexico	66	7	39	21	10	4	0	2	54	11
New Mexico	28	2	19	13	4	1	0	2	29	6
Nevada	108	16	27	106	20	0	1	2	54	12
Nevada	42	7	13	53	4	0	0	2	23	3
New York	1,101	410	221	1,002	134	2	0	44	446	235
New York	607	144	97	456	61	2	0	17	196	100
Ohio	745	154	26	371	96	0	0	4	160	87
Ohio	380	54	9	213	44	0	0	2	75	49
Oklahoma	139	25	14	74	15	9	0	0	82	10
Oklahoma	63	5	5	21	3	5	0	0	23	4
Oregon	210	14	29	121	12	6	0	1	92	21
Oregon	91	11	10	53	2	3	0	0	33	4
Pennsylvania	752	128	32	378	56	0	0	3	178	99
Pennsylvania	361	42	17	199	21	0	0	2	83	48
Puerto Rico	0	0	562	0	0	0	0	0	61	20
Puerto Rico	0	0	296	0	0	0	0	0	38	4
Rhode Island	56	10	3	16	1	0	0	1	14	6
Rhode Island	22	2	2	12	1	0	0	0	10	3
South Carolina	363	85	24	84	10	2	0	0	61	34
South Carolina	217	22	10	47	7	0	0	0	30	17
South Dakota	105	3	2	7	3	1	0	0	9	5
South Dakota	55	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	4	1
Tennessee	366	114	25	147	70	0	0	3	74	48
Tennessee	170	22	10	89	31	0	0	1	28	22
Texas	1,406	630	374	1,830	117	4	5	6	906	168
Texas	566	165	119	820	44	3	1	2	311	71
Utah	464	5	31	46	4	3	3	2	48	31
Utah	170	2	14	12	2	1	2	1	14	12
Virginia	458	182	52	501	94	1	0	9	173	104
Virginia	220	47	16	219	35	1	0	5	77	43
Vermont	53	2	0	6	1	0	0	0	11	3
Vermont	30	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	1
Washington	377	45	50	297	35	5	5	6	164	67
Washington	158	20	16	140	11	1	3	4	71	23
Wisconsin	480	24	15	131	19	0	0	1	79	48
Wisconsin	241	8	5	71	12	0	0	1	35	15
West Virginia	121	10	4	12	12	0	0	0	16	9
West Virginia	75	3	1	7	8	0	0	0	8	6
Wyoming	36	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	3
Wyoming	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
U.S. Territories and Possessions	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	1
Legal Residence is Not in the U.S.	15	15	5	41	13	0	0	1	9	6
Legal Residence is Unknown	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	1

2026 Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity - Statistics & Demographics

Diversity in Medical School Enrollment for 2026

Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity by State for 2026