A Check-Up of Black Progress in U.S. Medical Schools
Filed in Enrollments, Professional Schools on November 10, 2011
The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that the number of black applicants to U.S. medical schools in 2011 was up slightly from a year ago. There were 3,640 black applicants to medical school this year, compared to 3,475 a year ago. This is an increase of 4.7 percent. Overall, the number of applicants to U.S. medical schools was up 2.8 percent in 2011 compared to a year ago. Blacks made up 8.3 percent of all applicants to medical schools in the United States.
In 2011, 1,375 blacks enrolled in first-year classes at U.S. medical schools. This was up from 1,350 a year ago. Blacks make up 7.2 percent of the first-year students at U.S. medical schools.
