Harvard Medical School Student Population

Total Student Population

At Harvard Medical School, a total of 845 students are enrolled including 163 first-time students. By gender, there are 370 male and 473 female students enrolled. Harvard Medical School is slightly bigger than other medical schools.
Harvard Medical School Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Harvard Medical School845370473
All Medical Schools623283340
Public624282342
Private622285336
Massachusetts Medical Schools791329460
Public779286490
Private795343450
Harvard Medical School Student Population and Comparison in Average Chart

First-year Students by Gender

Total 7,886 applicants applied to Harvard Medical School. By gender, 47.9% of applicants were male and 51.4% were female. As for residency, 8.1% of applicants were Massachusetts residents and 91.9% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 47.9% are male students and 57.1% female students. By legal residence, 12.3% of first-year students are Massachusetts residents and 87.7% 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%