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%