Medical school enrollment demographics by race and ethnicity provide important insights into diversity within the medical profession.
Understanding these demographics is important for several reasons:
First, diversity in medical education contributes to better patient care and health outcomes, particularly for underrepresented communities. Second, it reflects the medical profession's commitment to building a workforce that represents the broader population.
Medical schools track enrollment by major racial and ethnic categories including Asian, White, Hispanic, Black/African American, Native American, and Multiple/Other races.
For 2025-2026 admission, total first-year enrollment across all LCME-accredited medical schools was 0 students.
The following data breaks down first-year medical school enrollment by race and ethnicity:
- Total students: 23,440
- American Indian or Alaska Native students: 33 (0.14%)
- Asian students: 6,484 (27.66%)
- Black or African American students: 1,558 (6.65%)
- Hispanic or Latino students: 1,459 (6.22%)
- Middle Eastern or North African students: 976 (4.16%)
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students: 13 (0.06%)
- White students: 8,773 (37.43%)
- Other students: 80 (0.34%)
- Two or More Races students: 2,837 (12.10%)
- Unknown students: 1,227 (5.23%)
Trends for First-Year Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity
The table below provides a comprehensive breakdown of medical school enrollment by race and ethnicity across multiple years, allowing for comparison of demographic trends in medical education.
| Race/Ethnicity | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,963 | 22,338 | 22,398 | 22,694 | 22,863 | 23,440 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 |
| Asian | 4,803 | 5,153 | 5,604 | 5,901 | 6,404 | 6,484 |
| Black or African American | 1,767 | 2,124 | 1,856 | 1,845 | 1,627 | 1,558 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,524 | 1,575 | 1,444 | 1,493 | 1,357 | 1,459 |
| Middle Eastern or North African | - | - | - | - | - | 976 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| White | 9,944 | 9,580 | 9,599 | 9,534 | 9,517 | 8,773 |
| Other | 470 | 480 | 496 | 483 | 529 | 80 |
| Two or More Races | 2,311 | 2,575 | 2,698 | 2,726 | 2,661 | 2,837 |
| Unknown | 1,094 | 798 | 642 | 657 | 718 | 1,227 |
2026 Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity
The following table displays enrollment data by race for all LCME-accredited medical schools by state.
| State | Total | American Indian or Alaska Native | Asian | Black or African American | Hispanic or Latino | Middle Eastern or North African | Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | White | Other | Two or More Races | Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Apps. | 77 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Mats. | 45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Alabama | Apps. | 617 | 3 | 103 | 86 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 57 | 39 |
| Mats. | 276 | 1 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 17 | 18 | |
| Arkansas | Apps. | 339 | 1 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 181 | 1 | 41 | 15 |
| Mats. | 179 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 21 | 10 | |
| Arizona | Apps. | 957 | 5 | 217 | 36 | 91 | 53 | 4 | 342 | 3 | 161 | 45 |
| Mats. | 344 | 2 | 87 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 116 | 1 | 55 | 9 | |
| California | Apps. | 7,216 | 7 | 3,031 | 270 | 713 | 564 | 15 | 1,093 | 62 | 1,063 | 398 |
| Mats. | 2,933 | 3 | 1,265 | 106 | 248 | 208 | 2 | 491 | 16 | 433 | 161 | |
| Colorado | Apps. | 709 | 2 | 102 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 368 | 2 | 105 | 56 |
| Mats. | 262 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 41 | 16 | |
| Connecticut | Apps. | 585 | 0 | 138 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 252 | 5 | 75 | 38 |
| Mats. | 264 | 0 | 66 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 1 | 37 | 14 | |
| District of Columbia | Apps. | 118 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Mats. | 51 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Delaware | Apps. | 124 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Mats. | 57 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Florida | Apps. | 3,712 | 1 | 594 | 452 | 706 | 138 | 1 | 945 | 24 | 688 | 163 |
| Mats. | 1,283 | 1 | 239 | 122 | 259 | 41 | 0 | 340 | 3 | 233 | 45 | |
| Apps. | 28 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mats. | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Georgia | Apps. | 1,838 | 1 | 479 | 444 | 60 | 44 | 0 | 535 | 8 | 162 | 105 |
| Mats. | 852 | 1 | 241 | 156 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 286 | 2 | 72 | 52 | |
| Hawaii | Apps. | 230 | 1 | 115 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 68 | 14 |
| Mats. | 91 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 6 | |
| Iowa | Apps. | 327 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 36 | 16 |
| Mats. | 144 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
| Idaho | Apps. | 165 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Mats. | 79 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Illinois | Apps. | 2,163 | 1 | 616 | 177 | 126 | 124 | 0 | 779 | 10 | 203 | 127 |
| Mats. | 990 | 0 | 288 | 56 | 37 | 60 | 0 | 392 | 5 | 86 | 66 | |
| Indiana | Apps. | 730 | 0 | 132 | 56 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 381 | 2 | 77 | 41 |
| Mats. | 393 | 0 | 74 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 41 | 23 | |
| Kansas | Apps. | 459 | 0 | 107 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 237 | 1 | 40 | 17 |
| Mats. | 224 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |
| Kentucky | Apps. | 619 | 0 | 108 | 34 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 349 | 1 | 51 | 32 |
| Mats. | 332 | 0 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 31 | 17 | |
| Louisiana | Apps. | 759 | 6 | 91 | 117 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 84 | 26 |
| Mats. | 367 | 2 | 49 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 51 | 13 | |
| Massachusetts | Apps. | 1,465 | 0 | 407 | 110 | 47 | 48 | 0 | 580 | 11 | 169 | 93 |
| Mats. | 744 | 0 | 208 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 327 | 3 | 95 | 34 | |
| Maryland | Apps. | 1,359 | 0 | 389 | 327 | 38 | 41 | 0 | 343 | 5 | 139 | 77 |
| Mats. | 594 | 0 | 172 | 106 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 168 | 1 | 67 | 43 | |
| Maine | Apps. | 85 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Mats. | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Michigan | Apps. | 1,918 | 4 | 429 | 123 | 28 | 299 | 0 | 718 | 6 | 191 | 120 |
| Mats. | 830 | 2 | 196 | 54 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 307 | 3 | 79 | 60 | |
| Minnesota | Apps. | 954 | 0 | 153 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 551 | 1 | 89 | 43 |
| Mats. | 418 | 0 | 68 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 251 | 0 | 42 | 22 | |
| Missouri | Apps. | 757 | 1 | 168 | 59 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 388 | 0 | 64 | 39 |
| Mats. | 370 | 0 | 99 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 22 | 20 | |
| Mississippi | Apps. | 355 | 0 | 30 | 80 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 17 | 15 |
| Mats. | 199 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 13 | 8 | |
| Montana | Apps. | 137 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Mats. | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| North Carolina | Apps. | 1,409 | 2 | 332 | 192 | 53 | 34 | 2 | 571 | 2 | 143 | 78 |
| Mats. | 621 | 0 | 155 | 61 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 280 | 1 | 54 | 33 | |
| North Dakota | Apps. | 113 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| Mats. | 56 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| Nebraska | Apps. | 323 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 204 | 1 | 22 | 21 |
| Mats. | 163 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 13 | 9 | |
| New Hampshire | Apps. | 129 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| Mats. | 61 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| New Jersey | Apps. | 2,009 | 0 | 783 | 178 | 93 | 99 | 0 | 474 | 7 | 223 | 152 |
| Mats. | 936 | 0 | 380 | 54 | 40 | 44 | 0 | 236 | 2 | 109 | 71 | |
| New Mexico | Apps. | 214 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 54 | 11 |
| Mats. | 104 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 29 | 6 | |
| Apps. | 1,390 | 1 | 637 | 100 | 25 | 179 | 2 | 213 | 13 | 87 | 133 | |
| Mats. | 105 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
| Nevada | Apps. | 346 | 0 | 106 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 108 | 2 | 54 | 12 |
| Mats. | 147 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 23 | 3 | |
| New York | Apps. | 3,595 | 2 | 1,002 | 410 | 221 | 134 | 0 | 1,101 | 44 | 446 | 235 |
| Mats. | 1,680 | 2 | 456 | 144 | 97 | 61 | 0 | 607 | 17 | 196 | 100 | |
| Ohio | Apps. | 1,643 | 0 | 371 | 154 | 26 | 96 | 0 | 745 | 4 | 160 | 87 |
| Mats. | 826 | 0 | 213 | 54 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 380 | 2 | 75 | 49 | |
| Oklahoma | Apps. | 368 | 9 | 74 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 82 | 10 |
| Mats. | 129 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Oregon | Apps. | 506 | 6 | 121 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 210 | 1 | 92 | 21 |
| Mats. | 207 | 3 | 53 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| Pennsylvania | Apps. | 1,626 | 0 | 378 | 128 | 32 | 56 | 0 | 752 | 3 | 178 | 99 |
| Mats. | 773 | 0 | 199 | 42 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 361 | 2 | 83 | 48 | |
| Puerto Rico | Apps. | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20 |
| Mats. | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Rhode Island | Apps. | 107 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Mats. | 52 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| South Carolina | Apps. | 663 | 2 | 84 | 85 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 363 | 0 | 61 | 34 |
| Mats. | 350 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 30 | 17 | |
| South Dakota | Apps. | 135 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Mats. | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Tennessee | Apps. | 847 | 0 | 147 | 114 | 25 | 70 | 0 | 366 | 3 | 74 | 48 |
| Mats. | 373 | 0 | 89 | 22 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 170 | 1 | 28 | 22 | |
| Apps. | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Mats. | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Texas | Apps. | 5,446 | 4 | 1,830 | 630 | 374 | 117 | 5 | 1,406 | 6 | 906 | 168 |
| Mats. | 2,102 | 3 | 820 | 165 | 119 | 44 | 1 | 566 | 2 | 311 | 71 | |
| Utah | Apps. | 637 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 464 | 2 | 48 | 31 |
| Mats. | 230 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 170 | 1 | 14 | 12 | |
| Virginia | Apps. | 1,574 | 1 | 501 | 182 | 52 | 94 | 0 | 458 | 9 | 173 | 104 |
| Mats. | 663 | 1 | 219 | 47 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 220 | 5 | 77 | 43 | |
| Vermont | Apps. | 76 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Mats. | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Washington | Apps. | 1,051 | 5 | 297 | 45 | 50 | 35 | 5 | 377 | 6 | 164 | 67 |
| Mats. | 447 | 1 | 140 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 158 | 4 | 71 | 23 | |
| Wisconsin | Apps. | 797 | 0 | 131 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 480 | 1 | 79 | 48 |
| Mats. | 388 | 0 | 71 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 241 | 1 | 35 | 15 | |
| West Virginia | Apps. | 184 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| Mats. | 108 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |
| Wyoming | Apps. | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mats. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |