Diversity in Medical Education - Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

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.

Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity
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.

First Year Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity
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
Alaska	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
Alabama	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
Arkansas	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
Arizona	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
California	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
Colorado	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
Connecticut	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
District of Columbia	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
Delaware	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
Florida	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
Georgia	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
Hawaii	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
Iowa	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
Idaho	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
Illinois	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
Indiana	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
Kansas	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
Kentucky	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
Louisiana	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
Massachusetts	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
Maryland	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
Maine	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
Michigan	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
Minnesota	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
Missouri	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
Mississippi	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
Montana	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
North Carolina	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
North Dakota	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
Nebraska	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
New Hampshire	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
New Jersey	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
New Mexico	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
Nevada	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
New York	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
Ohio	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
Oklahoma	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
Oregon	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
Pennsylvania	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
Puerto Rico	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
Rhode Island	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
South Carolina	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
South Dakota	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
Tennessee	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
Texas	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
Utah	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
Virginia	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
Vermont	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
Washington	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
Wisconsin	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
West Virginia	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
Wyoming	Mats.	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	0	3	2

Diversity in Medical Education - Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

Trends for First-Year Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity

2026 Medical School Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity

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