MD Student Body Profile
In the 2025-2026 academic year, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine serves 631 MD students. See below for information about our MD applicant pool and acceptance rate for the past five years, in addition to details about each incoming class of students.
Note: Class years below reference the date of matriculation.
*Percentage of entering students who took more than two years after graduating from their undergraduate institution
| Category | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant Pool | 8204 | 8073 | 7836 | 8138 | 8610 |
| Acceptance Rate | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.63 |
| Class Size | 160 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 140 |
| Women | 90 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
| Men | 70 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 62 |
| Another Gender Identity | 1 | 2 | |||
| Non-traditional | 43 | 44 | 35 | 43 | 41 |
| Non-US countries represented | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Number of different states (US) | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 32 |