Student Body Profile (2013-2016)

In the 2012-2013 academic year, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine serves 712 MD students and 1074 residents and fellows.

Following is additional information about our current MD student body.

MD Student Body Profile

	Class of
	2013	2014	2015	2016
Applicant Pool	6,750	6,535	6,538	6,910
Class Size	164	170	172	161
Male	54%	56%	54%	59.7%
Female	46%	44%	46%	40.3%
Age	Class of
Age	2013	2014	2015	2016
Mean Age	23	23	24	23
Youngest	20	20	20	21
Oldest	44	34	39	31
Nontraditional	Class of
Nontraditional	2013	2014	2015	2016
Nontraditional Students	33	20	15	20
Minority	Class of
Minority	2013	2014	2015	2016
Under-represented Minority Groups	26	32	32	29
African-American	13	13	13	14
Asian	57	39	46	44
Hispanic	11	17	21	16
Native American	2	2	2	NA
White	74	79	84	79
Did not self-identify	7	20	10	11
Home Country/State	Class of
Home Country/State	2013	2014	2015	2016
Foreign Countries (number of different countries)	9	13	10	9
United States (number of different states)	29	33	32	33

This page last updated Dec 5, 2012