Total Student Population

At Harvard Medical School, a total of 829 students are enrolled including 165 first-time students. By gender, there are 340 male and 485 female students enrolled. Harvard Medical School is slightly bigger than other medical schools.
Harvard Medical School Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Harvard Medical School829340485
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336
Massachusetts Medical Schools817312500
Public938311621
Private777313459

First-year Students by Gender

Total 8,275 applicants applied to Harvard Medical School. By gender, 46.0% of applicants were male and 53.1% were female. As for residency, 8.3% of applicants were Massachusetts residents and 91.7% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 46.0% are male students and 57.6% female students. By legal residence, 15.2% of first-year students are Massachusetts residents and 84.8% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleMA ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 9,195 4,4504,735 6808,515
Matriculants164 8084 22142
Acceptance Rate1.78% 1.80% 1.77% 3.23% 1.67%
2022-2023Applicants 7,796 3,7034,077 6477,149
Matriculants164 6994 18146
Acceptance Rate2.10% 1.86% 2.30% 2.79% 2.04%
2023-2024Applicants 7,886 3,7774,053 6397,247
Matriculants163 6993 20143
Acceptance Rate2.07% 1.83% 2.30% 3.14% 1.97%
2024-2025Applicants 7,890 3,6374,158 6397,251
Matriculants165 63100 23142
Acceptance Rate2.09% 1.73% 2.40% 3.59% 1.96%
2025-2026Applicants 8,275 3,8074,394 6877,588
Matriculants165 6995 25140
Acceptance Rate1.99% 1.81% 2.16% 3.65% 1.84%