Med School Applications Flat; Number of Slots Grows a Bit


Published On: October 21st, 2009

DoctorFor all the tumult in health care over the past decade, the picture for medical school applicants hasn’t changed all that much. The number of first-year slots and the number of applicants have both grown a bit. But the ratio of applicants to slots — a key number for those who want to go to medical school — has remained essentially flat, at just over two applicants for every spot.

The 2009 figures are out today from the Association of American Medical Colleges: 42,269 applicants for 18,390 first-year slots. That compares to 38,443 applicants for 16,221 slots in 1999.

Despite the long-term stability, there are some year-to-year variations. Between 2008 and 2009, the number of applicants didn’t change much. But there are about 350 more first-year students this year, largely because four new med schools seated their first entering classes (some existing schools also expanded their first-year classes).

The new schools are affiliated with Florida International University, Texas Tech and the University of Central Florida; a fourth school, the Commonwealth Medical College, in Pennsylvania, is independent.

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