MD Student Body Profile (Entering Classes of 2018-2023)*
In the 2023-2024 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 six years, in addition to details about each incoming class of students.
*Class years reference the date of matriculation.
*Percentage of entering students who took more than two years after graduating from their undergraduate institution
| Category | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant Pool | 7089 | 6878 | 7052 | 8204 | 8073 | 7836 |
| Acceptance Rate | 2.26% | 2.31% | 2.27% | 1.95% | 1.86% | 1.85% |
| Class Size | 160 | 159 | 160 | 160 | 150 | 145 |
| Female | 78 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 81 | 80 |
| Male | 82 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 65 |
| Non-traditional | 36 | 30 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 35 |
| Non-US countries represented | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Number of different states (US) | 27 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
