Applicant Data

Profession:  Allopathic Medicine
Application Service:  AMCAS

2001:

34,860 applicants, 16,365 1^st time enrollees in 125 schools

2002: 

33,625 applicants, 16,488 1^st time enrollees in 126 schools  

Source: AAMC: Data Warehouse: 
Applicant Matriculant File as of 11/6/2003
http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/)

Profession:  Dentistry
Application Service:  AADSAS

2001:

6,378 applicants/51,196 applications, 4,267 1^st time enrollees in 54 schools

2002: 

6,552 applicants/49,140 applications, 4,395 1^st time enrollees in 55 schools  

Profession:  Optometry 
Application Service:  no central application service

2001:

2,339 applicants/5,718 applications, 1,355 1^st time enrollees in 17 schools

2002: 

2,037 applicants/5,056 applications, 1,355 1^st time enrollees in 17 schools  

Profession:  Osteopathic Medicine 
Application Service:  AACOMAS

2001:

6,898 applicants/43, 948 applications, 2, 927 1^st time enrollees in 19 schools

2002: 

6,324 applicants/34,674 applications, 2, 950 1^st time enrollees in 19 schools  

Profession:  Pharmacy 
Application Service:  PharmCAS

2001:

35,885 applications, 8,922 1^st time enrollees in 82 schools (excluding Canadian schools)

2002: 

38,902 applications, 9,128 1^st time enrollees in 84 schools (excluding Canadian schools)

Profession:  Physician Assistant
Application Service:  CASPA

2001:

no data

2002: 

5,029 applicants/ 15, 392 applications, 2,584 seats in 69 CASPA participating schools out of 133 total schools  

Profession:  Podiatric Medicine 
Application Service:  AACPMAS 

2001:

401 applicants/1,196 applications/349 1^st time enrollees in 6 schools

2002: 

430 applicants/1,070 applications/351 1^st time enrollees in 6 schools  

Profession:  Veterinary Medicine
Application Service:  VMCAS

2001:

4453 applicants/ 16131 applications/ 2407 enrollees (US only) in 29 VMCAS participating schools out of 35

2002: 

4449 applicants/ 15304 applications/ 2571 enrollees (US only) in 29 VMCAS participating schools out of 35