trends in osteopathic medical school applicants

Trends in Osteopathic Medical SchoolApplicants, Enrollment, and Graduates

Prepared by the Research DepartmentAmerican Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Photo Courtesy of ATSU-SOMA

2018

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Trends in Osteopathic Medical School Applicants, Enrollment, and Graduates - Figures

Note: An Excel version of the applicants, enrollment, and graduates table can be found on the Special Reports page: http://bit.ly/1nu1Okn.

The summary tables below display the growth in applicants, enrollment, and graduates since 1977. Applicant data are compiled from the information entered by

applicants into the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS) application. Enrollment and Graduate data are provided by

the colleges via the Annual Osteopathic Medical School Questionnaire. Note that since 2000, applicant numbers have not included applicants for UNTHSC/TCOM, which

does not use AACOMAS to process applications.

Note: The most recent data for applicants (2017-18), enrollment (2017-18), and graduates (2016-17) differs based on when the data are collected/reported.

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Figure 1: Total Enrollment and Number of Colleges

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Number of Colleges, Branch Campuses, and Remote Teaching Sites

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3,918 1,163 3,926 971 20,836 8,088 28,981 6,015

A P P L I C A N T S F I R S T - Y E A R E N R O L L M E N T TO TA L E N R O L L M E N T G R A D U A T E S

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Figure 3: Applicants, First -Year Enrollment, Total Enrollment, and Graduates Growth Since 1977-78

11,231 4,528 15,634 3,000 20,836 8,088 28,981 6,015

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Figure 4: Applicants, First-Year Enrollment, Total Enrollment, and Graduates Growth in Last Decade



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Academic Yr Male Female UD* Total % Female Male Female UD Total % Female Male Female UD Total % Female Male Female UD Total % Female

1977-78 3,359 559 3,918 14.3% 971 192 1,163 16.5% 3,356 570 3,926 14.5% 903 68 971 7.0%

1978-79 2,920 610 3,530 17.3% 1,100 222 1,322 16.8% 3,533 688 4,221 16.3% 841 163 1,004 16.2%

1979-80 3,091 765 3,856 19.8% 1,161 265 1,426 18.6% 3,782 789 4,571 17.3% 867 192 1,059 18.1%

1980-81 2,982 804 3,786 21.2% 1,167 329 1,496 22.0% 3,969 971 4,940 19.7% 949 202 1,151 17.5%

1981-82 2,984 901 3,885 23.2% 1,204 378 1,582 23.9% 4,196 1,108 5,304 20.9% 831 186 1,017 18.3%

1982-83 2,959 965 3,924 24.6% 1,254 428 1,682 25.4% 4,505 1,317 5,822 22.6% 1,056 261 1,317 19.8%

1983-84 2,953 1,092 4,045 27.0% 1,286 460 1,746 26.3% 4,686 1,526 6,212 24.6% 1,025 262 1,287 20.4%

1984-85 2,958 1,168 4,126 28.3% 1,239 511 1,750 29.2% 4,840 1,707 6,547 26.1% 1,133 343 1,476 23.2%

1985-86 2,767 1,102 3,869 28.5% 1,248 489 1,737 28.2% 4,809 1,799 6,608 27.2% 1,168 392 1,560 25.1%

1986-87 2,505 1,009 3,514 28.7% 1,253 471 1,724 27.3% 4,787 1,853 6,640 27.9% 1,198 395 1,593 24.8%

1987-88 2,324 1,002 3,326 30.1% 1,202 490 1,692 29.0% 4,682 1,904 6,586 28.9% 1,134 438 1,572 27.9%

1988-89 2,064 966 3,030 31.9% 1,209 571 1,780 32.1% 4,628 1,986 6,614 30.0% 1,118 491 1,609 30.5%

1989-90 2,092 1,068 3,160 33.8% 1,229 615 1,844 33.4% 4,559 2,056 6,615 31.1% 1,098 431 1,529 28.2%

1990-91 2,142 1,082 3,224 33.6% 1,283 667 1,950 34.2% 4,571 2,221 6,792 32.7% 1,076 458 1,534 29.9%

1991-92 2,770 1,393 4,163 33.5% 1,329 645 1,974 32.7% 4,672 2,340 7,012 33.4% 1,031 501 1,532 32.7%

1992-93 3,735 2,017 5,752 35.1% 1,320 715 2,035 35.1% 4,863 2,512 7,375 34.1% 1,073 533 1,606 33.2%

1993-94 4,753 2,753 7,506 36.7% 1,391 771 2,162 35.7% 5,108 2,714 7,822 34.7% 1,150 602 1,752 34.4%

1994-95 5,842 3,494 9,336 37.4% 1,412 805 2,217 36.3% 5,276 2,870 8,146 35.2% 1,228 615 1,843 33.4%

1995-96 6,387 3,826 10,213 37.5% 1,424 850 2,274 37.4% 5,400 3,075 8,475 36.3% 1,242 690 1,932 35.7%

1996-97 6,553 4,228 10,781 39.2% 1,578 957 2,535 37.8% 5,653 3,308 8,961 36.9% 1,300 709 2,009 35.3%

1997-98 6,471 4,293 10,764 39.9% 1,621 1,071 2,692 39.8% 5,843 3,591 9,434 38.1% 1,320 776 2,096 37.0%

1998-99 5,673 3,881 9,554 40.6% 1,610 1,135 2,745 41.3% 6,020 3,862 9,882 39.1% 1,351 818 2,169 37.7%

1999-00 4,878 3,518 8,396 41.9% 1,646 1,202 2,848 42.2% 6,207 4,181 10,388 40.2% 1,424 855 2,279 37.5%

2000-01 4,306 3,402 7,708 44.1% 1,687 1,240 2,927 42.4% 6,374 4,443 10,817 41.1% 1,537 973 2,510 38.8%

2001-02 3,747 3,151 6,898 45.7% 1,628 1,415 3,043 46.5% 6,321 4,780 11,101 43.1% 1,489 1,047 2,536 41.3%

2002-03 3,264 3,059 1 6,324 48.4% 1,616 1,463 3,079 47.5% 6,333 5,099 11,432 44.6% 1,526 1,081 2,607 41.5%

2003-04 3,466 3,348 6,814 49.1% 1,646 1,662 3,308 50.2% 6,300 5,557 11,857 46.9% 1,563 1,150 2,713 42.4%

2004-05 3,627 3,665 7,292 50.3% 1,818 1,828 3,646 50.1% 6,410 6,115 12,525 48.8% 1,474 1,282 2,756 46.5%

2005-06 4,056 4,202 8,258 50.9% 1,961 1,947 3,908 49.8% 6,751 6,655 13,406 49.6% 1,426 1,282 2,708 47.3%

2006-07 4,630 4,847 9,477 51.1% 2,032 2,023 4,055 49.9% 7,163 7,246 14,409 50.3% 1,488 1,512 3,000 50.4%

2007-08 5,671 5,560 11,231 49.5% 2,376 2,152 4,528 47.5% 7,904 7,730 15,634 49.4% 1,643 1,721 3,364 51.2%

2008-09 5,903 5,839 11,742 49.7% 2,643 2,307 4,950 46.6% 8,678 8,215 16,893 48.6% 1,763 1,825 3,588 50.9%

2009-10 6,507 6,101 9 12,617 48.4% 2,781 2,446 5,227 46.8% 9,497 8,646 18,143 47.7% 1,862 1,769 3,631 48.7%

2010-11 6,869 6,277 1 13,147 47.7% 2,918 2,510 5,428 46.2% 10,259 9,168 19,427 47.2% 2,159 2,000 4,159 48.1%

2011-12 7,487 6,597 3 14,087 46.8% 3,192 2,596 5,788 44.9% 11,117 9,546 20,663 46.2% 2,347 2,111 4,458 47.4%

2012-13 7,936 6,860 149 14,945 46.4% 3,325 2,661 5,986 44.5% 11,818 9,923 21,741 45.6% 2,538 2,268 4,806 47.2%

2013-14 8,708 7,545 201 16,454 46.4% 3,703 2,933 6,636 44.2% 12,670 10,401 23,071 45.1% 2,658 2,339 4,997 46.8%

2014-15 9,564 8,175 205 17,944 46.1% 3,995 3,017 7,012 43.0% 13,661 10,903 24,564 44.4% 2,907 2,416 5,323 45.4%

2015-16 10,816 9,415 216 20,447 46.5% 4,023 3,196 7,219 44.3% 14,393 11,483 25,876 44.4% 2,973 2,499 5,472 45.7%

2016-17 10,640 10,031 49 20,720 48.5% 4,104 3,471 7,575 45.8% 15,206 12,279 27,485 44.7% 3,291 2,720 4 6,015 45.2%

2017-18 10,582 10,231 23 20,836 49.2% 4,372 3,713 3 8,088 45.9% 15,949 13,021 11 28,981 44.9%

*Note: Students who fall under the "UD" (undisclosed) category did not self-designate a gender of male or female. Therefore, they are not included in the male or female category. "Percent Female" is based on students who disclose gender.

Note: The University of North Texas Health Sciences Center at Fort Worth/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and NYIT-COM's émigré program applicants are not included in this analysis because the data are not part of the AACOMAS database. UNTHSC/TCOM receives its applications through the Texas Medical and

Dental School Application Service.

Applicants First-Year Enrollment Total Enrollment Graduates

Note: The most recent data for applicants (2017-18), enrollment (2017-18), and graduates (2016-17) differs based on when the data are collected/reported.


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