Collected by Robert C. Bowman, M.D.
|
Admission Year |
1967 |
1977 |
1987 |
1997 |
2005 |
|
Totals |
9400 |
15981 |
17026 |
17313 |
17600 |
|
Birth Origin Categories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5504 59% |
9618 60% |
10296 60% |
10405 60% |
10560 60% |
|
|
Metro Areas less than 1 million* |
2565 27% |
4510 28% |
4980 29% |
5164 30% |
5227 30% |
|
Organized NonMetro* |
732 8% |
1105 7% |
1094 6% |
1092 6% |
1100 6% |
|
Less Organized NonMetro* |
598 6% |
747 5% |
655 4% |
579 3% |
565 3% |
*Values above also include foreign born adjustments distributed according to Asian and Hispanic population distributions in the United States. Organized are Urban Influence 1993 codes of 3,4,5, and 7. Less Organized are codes 6, 8, 9.
|
1967 |
1977 |
1987 |
1997 |
2005 |
|
|
Foreign Born – Masterfile |
477 |
616 |
1509 |
2460 |
2515 |
|
Foreign Born - Masterfile |
4% |
4% |
8% |
14% |
14% |
|
Instate Born |
52% |
47% |
49% |
38% |
39% |
|
Out of State Born, not Foreign |
44% |
49% |
43% |
48% |
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10% |
8% |
18% |
24% |
23% |
|
|
White |
8900 |
13467 |
12930 |
11221 |
10295 |
|
White male |
8184 |
11043 |
8663 |
7181 |
5484 |
|
Asian |
200 |
499 |
1872 |
3449 |
3900 |
|
Black |
128 |
930 |
1040 |
1240 |
1068 |
|
Mexican American |
60 |
211 |
294 |
423 |
420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
93% |
82% |
67% |
64% |
50% |
|
Totals |
9400 |
15981 |
17026 |
17313 |
17600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
96% |
84% |
76% |
65% |
62% |
|
Asian |
2% |
3% |
11% |
20% |
22% |
|
Black |
3% |
5.8% |
6.1% |
7.2% |
6.0% |
|
Mexican American |
1% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
2.5% |
2.4% |
|
URM |
3% |
9% |
9% |
12.7% |
|
Sources include the AMA Masterfile, AAMC data on Matriculants, and calculations based on these data sources
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