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FACTS - Applicants, Matriculants, Graduates, and Residency Applicants

The AAMC FACTS tables listed below provide the most comprehensive and objective information regarding U.S. medical school applicants and matriculants, enrollment and graduates, MD-PhD student data, and Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) Data available to the public free of charge. In addition, the charts available in PDF here present longitudinal data back to 1982. Clicking each link goes to the section directly.

Charts Displaying Applicants, Matriculants, and Graduates Trends by Sex, 1982-2007 (PDF, 5 pages)



Applicants and Matriculants Data

By Institution


  1. U.S. Medical School Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Sex, 2008
  1. Undergraduate Institutions Producing the Most Medical School Applicants, 2008

By Legal Residence, Age, Sex


  1. Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by State of Legal Residence, 1997-2008
  2. Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by State of Legal Residence, 1997-2008
  3. Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by In or Out State Matriculation Status, 2008
  1. Age of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools at Anticipated Matriculation by Sex and Race and Ethnicity, 2002-2008
  2. Applicants, First-Time Applicants, Acceptees, and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Sex, 1997-2008

By Race and Ethnicity


  1. Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by Race, Selected Combinations within Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, and Sex, 2008
  2. Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Race, Selected Combinations within Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, and Sex, 2008
  3. Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, Non-Hispanic or Latino Race, and State of Legal Residence, 2008
  4. Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, Non-Hispanic or Latino Race, and State of Legal Residence, 2008
  5. Applicants, First-Time Applicants, Acceptees, and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, Non-Hispanic or Latino Race, and Sex, 2008
  1. New! Race and Ethnicity Responses of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2002-2008
  2. New! Race and Ethnicity Responses (Alone, and In Combination) of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2002-2008
  3. New! Race and Ethnicity (One Race Response) of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools, 2002-2008
  4. New! Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by Race and Ethnicity, Selected Combinations, 2002-2008

By MCAT Scores and GPAs


  1. MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools, 1997-2008
  2. MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Primary Undergraduate Major, 2008
  3. MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Race and Ethnicity, 2008
  4. MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by State of Legal Residence, 2008
  5. MCAT Scores and GPAs for Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by State of Legal Residence, 2008
  1. New! MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools by Sex, 2000-2008
  2. New! MCAT Scores and GPAs for Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Sex, 2000-2008
  3. New! MCAT and GPA Grid for Applicants and Acceptees to U.S. Medical Schools, 2005- 2007 (aggregated)
  4. New! MCAT and GPA Grid for Applicants and Acceptees to U.S. Medical Schools by Selected Race and Ethnicity, 2005-2007 (aggregated)

Enrollment and Graduates Data

By Institution


  1. Total Active Enrollment by U.S. Medical Medical School and Sex, 1997-2008
  1. Total Graduates by U.S. Medical Medical School and Sex, 2002-2008

By Gender, Race and Ethnicity


  1. Total U.S. Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity within Sex, 2003-2008
  2. Total U.S. Medical School Graduates by Race and Ethnicity within Sex, 2002-2008
  1. Total Graduates by U.S. Medical School and Race and Ethnicity, 2008
  2. Women Enrollment and Graduates in U.S. Medical Schools, 1961-2008

Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) Data

  1. Residency Applicants by Specialty and Sex, 2007
  2. Residency Applicants by Specialty and Medical School Type, 2007
  3. Residency Applicants of U.S. Medical School Graduates by Specialty, 2001-2008
  1. Allopathic Applicants from U.S. Medical Schools by Specialty, Race and Ethnicity, 2007
  2. Osteopathic Applicants from U.S. Osteopathic Schools by Specialty, Race and Ethnicity, 2007

MD-PhD Students Data

  1. MD-PhD Applicants, Acceptees, Matriculants, and Graduates of U.S. Medical Schools by Sex, 1998-2008

Additional Data Resources



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