Medical School Enrollment Trends 2021-2026

2.46%

First-Year Students

4.59%

Total Enrollment

Medical school enrollment trends (2021-2026): First-year matriculants changed from 22,671 to 23,228 (2.46%). Total enrollment moved from 95,456 to 99,833 (4.59%).

Public medical schools enrolled 60,641 students compared with 39,192 at private schools. Over 2021-2026, public enrollment increased by 3.12%, while private enrollment increased by 6.94%. Public institutions account for about 60.74% of total medical school enrollment in the most recent year.

At a glance: Medical School Enrollment 2021-2026

  • First-year Students: 22,671 → 23,228 (2.46%)
  • Male: 6,886 → 7,035 (2.17%)
  • Female: 8,601 → 8,678 (0.89%)
  • Total Enrollment: 95,456 → 99,833 (4.59%)
  • Male: 45,189 → 44,716 (-1.05%)
  • Female: 50,218 → 54,741 (9.01%)
  • Total Enrollment by Institution Control
  • Public: 58,807 → 60,641 (3.12%)
  • Private: 36,649 → 39,192 (6.94%)

Analysis of Medical School Enrollment by Gender

  • Recent Year Snapshot: In 2026, total enrollment was 99,833 with 44,716 male and 54,741 female students.
  • Matriculant Trends: First-year matriculants increased from 22,671 to 23,228 (2.46%). Male matriculants changed by 2.17% and female matriculants changed by 0.89% over the period.
  • Overall Enrollment Change: Total enrollment change between 2021 and 2025 was 4.59%. Male enrollment changed by -1.05% while female enrollment changed by 9.01%.
  • Balance and Implications: The gender distribution remained relatively stable with slight shifts reflected in the percent changes above; these patterns can affect class composition and diversity planning.

Enrollment Changes For All Medical Schools (2022-2026)

This table presents first-year matriculants and total enrollment by institution for each year from 2022-2026. It shows year-over-year enrollment values and inline percent changes when available. The numbers in parantheses indicate the number of first-year students enrolled in the year. You can check the actual number of students by gender and residency status on each school's page.

Medical School Enrollment by School (2022-2026)
School2023202420252026
University of Alabama School of Medicine799 (186)812 (186)
1.63%
817 (190)
0.62%
845 (196)
3.43%
University of South Alabama College of Medicine303 (78)305 (78)
0.66%
306 (79)
0.33%
314 (79)
2.61%
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine479 (104)484 (108)
1.04%
487 (106)
0.62%
503 (109)
3.29%
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson514 (119)518 (118)
0.78%
524 (117)
1.16%
517 (118)
-1.34%
The University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix427 (120)470 (120)
10.07%
503 (130)
7.02%
518 (130)
2.98%
University of Arkansas College of Medicine720 (184)731 (175)
1.53%
728 (171)
-0.41%
725 (174)
-0.41%
California Northstate University College of Medicine439 (118)453 (119)
3.19%
478 (118)
5.52%
482 (118)
0.84%
California University of Science and Medicine487 (130)534 (129)
9.65%
551 (130)
3.18%
550 (130)
-0.18%
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science—60 (61)120 (60)
100.00%
180 (60)
50.00%
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine150 (50)199 (50)
32.67%
211 (51)
6.03%
209 (49)
-0.95%
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California815 (186)833 (186)
2.21%
773 (120)
-7.20%
703 (120)
-9.06%
Loma Linda University School of Medicine757 (176)771 (176)
1.85%
776 (172)
0.65%
766 (176)
-1.29%
Stanford University School of Medicine498 (90)494 (89)
-0.80%
508 (90)
2.83%
509 (90)
0.20%
University of California, Davis School of Medicine540 (133)568 (137)
5.19%
590 (139)
3.87%
606 (139)
2.71%
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine504 (114)513 (114)
1.79%
524 (114)
2.14%
521 (114)
-0.57%
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA857 (173)850 (175)
-0.82%
858 (177)
0.94%
878 (175)
2.33%
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine341 (81)362 (86)
6.16%
380 (87)
4.97%
392 (90)
3.16%
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine647 (140)667 (141)
3.09%
666 (152)
-0.15%
670 (140)
0.60%
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine866 (183)849 (173)
-1.96%
848 (174)
-0.12%
852 (177)
0.47%
University of Colorado School of Medicine779 (180)782 (181)
0.39%
812 (182)
3.84%
811 (181)
-0.12%
Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University394 (94)394 (95)
-%
390 (95)
-1.02%
397 (95)
1.79%
University of Connecticut School of Medicine503 (110)501 (112)
-0.40%
513 (112)
2.40%
507 (114)
-1.17%
Yale School of Medicine558 (104)553 (105)
-0.90%
554 (104)
0.18%
570 (104)
2.89%
George Washington University Medical School774 (181)754 (179)
-2.58%
768 (185)
1.86%
728 (130)
-5.21%
Georgetown University School of Medicine882 (203)879 (201)
-0.34%
905 (203)
2.96%
918 (203)
1.44%
Howard University College of Medicine499 (123)514 (127)
3.01%
529 (125)
2.92%
548 (128)
3.59%
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University281 (72)291 (76)
3.56%
313 (79)
7.56%
329 (78)
5.11%
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University508 (120)508 (121)
-%
513 (120)
0.98%
496 (121)
-3.31%
Florida State University College of Medicine491 (120)483 (120)
-1.63%
491 (120)
1.66%
496 (120)
1.02%
Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine206 (51)206 (53)
-%
224 (62)
8.74%
237 (65)
5.80%
University of Central Florida College of Medicine505 (120)496 (120)
-1.78%
495 (120)
-0.20%
492 (120)
-0.61%
University of Florida College of Medicine627 (135)624 (135)
-0.48%
620 (135)
-0.64%
605 (136)
-2.42%
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine893 (204)888 (201)
-0.56%
919 (235)
3.49%
919 (202)
-%
University of South Florida College of Medicine748 (177)740 (182)
-1.07%
687 (130)
-7.16%
631 (131)
-8.15%
Emory University School of Medicine651 (146)660 (139)
1.38%
680 (150)
3.03%
671 (136)
-1.32%
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University1,026 (264)1,067 (264)
4.00%
1,125 (304)
5.44%
1,175 (304)
4.44%
Mercer University School of Medicine568 (160)597 (170)
5.11%
664 (174)
11.22%
690 (176)
3.92%
Morehouse School of Medicine483 (125)502 (110)
3.93%
523 (105)
4.18%
540 (110)
3.25%
University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine320 (77)325 (77)
1.56%
324 (77)
-0.31%
327 (77)
0.93%
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carle Illinois College of Medicine190 (59)219 (64)
15.26%
243 (64)
10.96%
267 (64)
9.88%
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine728 (170)723 (170)
-0.69%
737 (170)
1.94%
737 (175)
-%
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine741 (150)719 (145)
-2.97%
711 (140)
-1.11%
696 (140)
-2.11%
Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science794 (194)814 (201)
2.52%
848 (203)
4.18%
830 (203)
-2.12%
Rush Medical College at Rush University607 (144)611 (141)
0.66%
605 (144)
-0.98%
596 (144)
-1.49%
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine319 (80)327 (80)
2.51%
328 (80)
0.31%
330 (80)
0.61%
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine436 (89)434 (88)
-0.46%
433 (91)
-0.23%
435 (91)
0.46%
University of Illinois College of Medicine1,314 (282)1,313 (291)
-0.08%
1,334 (297)
1.60%
1,350 (302)
1.20%
Indiana University School of Medicine - Evansville————
Indiana University School of Medicine1,535 (367)1,524 (364)
-0.72%
1,531 (365)
0.46%
1,525 (366)
-0.39%
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine670 (152)668 (152)
-0.30%
678 (153)
1.50%
665 (153)
-1.92%
University of Kansas School of Medicine873 (211)876 (211)
0.34%
874 (211)
-0.23%
879 (211)
0.57%
University of Kentucky College of Medicine836 (201)837 (201)
0.12%
850 (207)
1.55%
856 (208)
0.71%
University of Louisville School of Medicine658 (159)678 (163)
3.04%
686 (162)
1.18%
698 (168)
1.75%
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans833 (192)822 (195)
-1.32%
839 (196)
2.07%
840 (195)
0.12%
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport607 (150)612 (150)
0.82%
628 (150)
2.61%
613 (150)
-2.39%
Tulane University School of Medicine804 (190)814 (190)
1.24%
817 (190)
0.37%
838 (190)
2.57%
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine572 (118)581 (120)
1.57%
595 (129)
2.41%
596 (118)
0.17%
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine695 (169)699 (176)
0.58%
716 (178)
2.43%
709 (177)
-0.98%
University of Maryland School of Medicine640 (143)645 (147)
0.78%
662 (163)
2.64%
693 (171)
4.68%
Boston University School of Medicine700 (158)698 (146)
-0.29%
683 (140)
-2.15%
651 (138)
-4.69%
Harvard Medical School848 (164)845 (163)
-0.35%
830 (165)
-1.78%
829 (165)
-0.12%
Tufts University School of Medicine845 (200)841 (202)
-0.47%
852 (202)
1.31%
850 (204)
-0.23%
University of Massachusetts Medical School730 (175)779 (200)
6.71%
848 (235)
8.86%
938 (233)
10.61%
Central Michigan University College of Medicine421 (103)425 (104)
0.95%
422 (104)
-0.71%
428 (104)
1.42%
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine818 (190)818 (189)
-%
823 (189)
0.61%
822 (193)
-0.12%
University of Michigan Medical School791 (168)793 (164)
0.25%
780 (171)
-1.64%
773 (168)
-0.90%
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine506 (125)508 (125)
0.40%
516 (129)
1.57%
519 (124)
0.58%
Wayne State University School of Medicine1,243 (300)1,265 (305)
1.77%
1,310 (318)
3.56%
1,287 (299)
-1.76%
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine347 (86)352 (84)
1.44%
353 (86)
0.28%
350 (86)
-0.85%
University of Minnesota Medical School1,034 (240)1,049 (241)
1.45%
1,054 (240)
0.48%
1,090 (264)
3.42%
University of Mississippi School of Medicine679 (164)675 (165)
-0.59%
675 (162)
-%
679 (170)
0.59%
Saint Louis University School of Medicine747 (180)742 (178)
-0.67%
734 (176)
-1.08%
732 (174)
-0.27%
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine514 (128)527 (128)
2.53%
533 (128)
1.14%
555 (136)
4.13%
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine539 (126)553 (136)
2.60%
549 (121)
-0.72%
546 (134)
-0.55%
Washington University School of Medicine612 (124)625 (124)
2.12%
647 (124)
3.52%
656 (123)
1.39%
Creighton University School of Medicine806 (230)889 (253)
10.30%
973 (250)
9.45%
1,004 (250)
3.19%
University of Nebraska College of Medicine549 (132)564 (132)
2.73%
551 (133)
-2.30%
565 (142)
2.54%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine254 (60)253 (66)
-0.39%
258 (66)
1.98%
264 (66)
2.33%
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine285 (70)295 (70)
3.51%
292 (71)
-1.02%
301 (72)
3.08%
Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine399 (92)414 (92)
3.76%
418 (96)
0.97%
430 (96)
2.87%
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University456 (110)461 (112)
1.10%
464 (113)
0.65%
470 (118)
1.29%
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine 498 (158)571 (162)
14.66%
627 (162)
9.81%
651 (166)
3.83%
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School748 (176)750 (174)
0.27%
762 (172)
1.60%
780 (174)
2.36%
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School748 (176)750 (174)
0.27%
762 (172)
1.60%
780 (174)
2.36%
University of New Mexico School of Medicine439 (103)429 (93)
-2.28%
442 (103)
3.03%
445 (103)
0.68%
Albany Medical College581 (139)592 (143)
1.89%
590 (140)
-0.34%
603 (141)
2.20%
Albert Einstein College of Medicine863 (183)864 (183)
0.12%
841 (165)
-2.66%
809 (148)
-3.80%
Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons645 (138)642 (138)
-0.47%
643 (138)
0.16%
644 (138)
0.16%
CUNY School of Medicine298 (63)300 (75)
0.67%
292 (57)
-2.67%
288 (59)
-1.37%
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell432 (99)440 (99)
1.85%
442 (99)
0.45%
438 (104)
-0.90%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai631 (120)614 (120)
-2.69%
591 (119)
-3.75%
598 (128)
1.18%
New York Medical College879 (214)885 (220)
0.68%
903 (219)
2.03%
934 (233)
3.43%
New York University School of Medicine482 (105)473 (100)
-1.87%
469 (104)
-0.85%
474 (99)
1.07%
New York University Long Island School of Medicine75 (24)74 (24)
-1.33%
74 (24)
-%
75 (24)
1.35%
Stony Brook University School of Medicine586 (137)593 (136)
1.19%
602 (136)
1.52%
607 (141)
0.83%
SUNY Upstate Medical University717 (169)714 (175)
-0.42%
738 (172)
3.36%
753 (182)
2.03%
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine859 (199)869 (207)
1.16%
861 (201)
-0.92%
883 (197)
2.56%
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo773 (184)777 (184)
0.52%
783 (181)
0.77%
791 (186)
1.02%
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry478 (106)478 (104)
-%
480 (102)
0.42%
475 (103)
-1.04%
Weill Cornell Medical College529 (106)530 (106)
0.19%
527 (106)
-0.57%
532 (106)
0.95%
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University344 (85)353 (90)
2.62%
349 (84)
-1.13%
363 (91)
4.01%
Duke University School of Medicine586 (120)586 (118)
-%
572 (119)
-2.39%
569 (123)
-0.52%
University of North Carolina School of Medicine893 (190)889 (204)
-0.45%
916 (204)
3.04%
959 (229)
4.69%
Wake Forest School of Medicine602 (145)600 (145)
-0.33%
601 (145)
0.17%
651 (194)
8.32%
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences287 (71)282 (74)
-1.74%
284 (74)
0.71%
295 (75)
3.87%
Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University514 (130)529 (126)
2.92%
538 (130)
1.70%
534 (128)
-0.74%
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine1,005 (215)1,011 (216)
0.60%
1,013 (215)
0.20%
1,028 (216)
1.48%
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine————
Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine663 (172)679 (174)
2.41%
729 (186)
7.36%
772 (197)
5.90%
The Ohio State University College of Medicine893 (201)890 (198)
-0.34%
913 (217)
2.58%
920 (211)
0.77%
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine763 (175)770 (177)
0.92%
778 (182)
1.04%
779 (175)
0.13%
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences725 (176)731 (175)
0.83%
732 (176)
0.14%
731 (175)
-0.14%
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine667 (163)674 (176)
1.05%
710 (188)
5.34%
753 (202)
6.06%
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine————
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine650 (150)634 (150)
-2.46%
646 (150)
1.89%
668 (150)
3.41%
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine471 (111)472 (115)
0.21%
467 (115)
-1.06%
470 (124)
0.64%
Drexel University College of Medicine1,178 (304)1,236 (304)
4.92%
1,278 (303)
3.40%
1,278 (305)
-%
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine661 (150)649 (145)
-1.82%
——
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania760 (149)782 (157)
2.89%
801 (154)
2.43%
805 (153)
0.50%
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University1,168 (272)1,165 (272)
-0.26%
1,171 (271)
0.52%
1,194 (286)
1.96%
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University879 (218)913 (222)
3.87%
919 (221)
0.66%
945 (227)
2.83%
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine703 (153)710 (148)
1.00%
725 (148)
2.11%
725 (151)
-%
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine323 (77)328 (77)
1.55%
349 (77)
6.40%
340 (75)
-2.58%
Ponce Health Sciences University610 (180)684 (180)
12.13%
749 (180)
9.50%
797 (194)
6.41%
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine285 (60)310 (64)
8.77%
303 (70)
-2.26%
311 (69)
2.64%
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine456 (102)450 (102)
-1.32%
448 (102)
-0.44%
436 (105)
-2.68%
Alpert Medical School at Brown University634 (144)636 (144)
0.32%
640 (144)
0.63%
636 (144)
-0.63%
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine738 (171)737 (172)
-0.14%
754 (179)
2.31%
749 (179)
-0.66%
University of South Carolina School of Medicine399 (100)404 (100)
1.25%
409 (98)
1.24%
408 (99)
-0.24%
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville399 (100)404 (100)
1.25%
409 (98)
1.24%
408 (99)
-0.24%
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota280 (71)280 (71)
-%
287 (70)
2.50%
293 (71)
2.09%
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine303 (78)307 (77)
1.32%
322 (78)
4.89%
325 (78)
0.93%
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine487 (115)499 (116)
2.46%
504 (113)
1.00%
521 (115)
3.37%
University of Tennessee College of Medicine705 (177)707 (173)
0.28%
705 (175)
-0.28%
709 (174)
0.57%
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine450 (95)441 (95)
-2.00%
449 (103)
1.81%
462 (95)
2.90%
Baylor College of Medicine827 (185)880 (226)
6.41%
933 (226)
6.02%
964 (224)
3.32%
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine766 (205)850 (199)
10.97%
867 (200)
2.00%
866 (200)
-0.12%
Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University240 (60)247 (60)
2.92%
245 (60)
-0.81%
—
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine469 (124)498 (124)
6.18%
503 (124)
1.00%
514 (130)
2.19%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine742 (180)744 (181)
0.27%
754 (182)
1.34%
761 (182)
0.93%
University of Houston College of Medicine120 (60)180 (60)
50.00%
217 (60)
20.56%
248 (60)
14.29%
The University of Texas Medical Branch964 (230)964 (230)
-%
962 (230)
-0.21%
966 (230)
0.42%
UTHealth John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School1,021 (240)1,020 (240)
-0.10%
1,032 (240)
1.18%
1,021 (240)
-1.07%
UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine915 (226)947 (232)
3.50%
963 (227)
1.69%
983 (232)
2.08%
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine221 (55)225 (53)
1.81%
222 (55)
-1.33%
227 (55)
2.25%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas1,015 (242)1,021 (232)
0.59%
1,010 (222)
-1.08%
1,005 (229)
-0.50%
Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin201 (50)206 (50)
2.49%
207 (50)
0.49%
208 (50)
0.48%
University of Utah School of Medicine539 (125)535 (125)
-0.74%
548 (125)
2.43%
543 (125)
-0.91%
University of Vermont College of Medicine506 (124)510 (122)
0.79%
510 (124)
-%
519 (122)
1.76%
Eastern Virginia Medical School615 (151)613 (151)
-0.33%
627 (151)
2.28%
620 (151)
-1.12%
University of Virginia School of Medicine663 (150)657 (158)
-0.90%
666 (155)
1.37%
668 (156)
0.30%
VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division792 (186)781 (184)
-1.39%
790 (188)
1.15%
782 (184)
-1.01%
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute194 (50)200 (50)
3.09%
207 (51)
3.50%
219 (55)
5.80%
University of Washington School of Medicine1,183 (270)1,187 (273)
0.34%
1,206 (275)
1.60%
1,231 (280)
2.07%
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine323 (80)334 (80)
3.41%
344 (80)
2.99%
353 (80)
2.62%
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University335 (80)313 (72)
-6.57%
325 (82)
3.83%
331 (82)
1.85%
West Virginia University School of Medicine452 (112)448 (112)
-0.88%
463 (115)
3.35%
460 (115)
-0.65%
Medical College of Wisconsin1,076 (265)1,097 (264)
1.95%
1,124 (270)
2.46%
1,141 (274)
1.51%
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health751 (173)761 (171)
1.33%
755 (173)
-0.79%
756 (171)
0.13%
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine—40 (40)80 (40)
100.00%
119 (40)
48.75%
Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University——50 (50)103 (54)
106.00%
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine———48 (48)
Roseman University College of Medicine———64 (64)