50 things to know about applicants at US News' top 10 medical schools

U.S. News and World Report lists the following medical schools as the leading 10 institutions in the United States.

Here are 50 statistics on the make-up of these institutions' applicants based on Association of American Medical Colleges 2015 to 2016 data.  

1. Harvard University (Boston)
Total number of annual applicants — 7,015
Percent of in-state applicants — 8.3
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 91.7
Percent of female applicants — 43
Percent of male applicants — 57

2. Stanford (Calif.) University
Total number of annual applicants — 7,197
Percent of in-state applicants — 35.4
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 64.6
Percent of female applicants — 42
Percent of male applicants — 57.9

3. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
Total number of annual applicants — 6,090
Percent of in-state applicants — 7.3
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 92.7
Percent of female applicants — 42.9
Percent of male applicants — 57.1

4. University of California San Francisco — tied as #3 with Johns Hopkins
Total number of annual applicants — 7,442
Percent of in-state applicants — 48.1
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 51.9
Percent of female applicants — 46.8
Percent of male applicants — 53.2

5. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) — tied as #3 with Johns Hopkins
Total number of annual applicants — 5,436
Percent of in-state applicants — 10.7
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 89.3
Percent of female applicants — 44.4
Percent of male applicants — 55.6

6. Washington University (St. Louis)
Total number of annual applicants — 4,186
Percent of in-state applicants — 4.8
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 95.2
Percent of female applicants — 42.7
Percent of male applicants — 57.3

7. Columbia University (New York City)
Total number of annual applicants — 7,802
Percent of in-state applicants — 16.4
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 83.6
Percent of female applicants — 45.6
Percent of male applicants — 54.4

8. Duke University (Durham, N.C.)
Total number of annual applicants — 7,013
Percent of in-state applicants — 6.3
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 93.7
Percent of female applicants — 43.8
Percent of male applicants — 56.2

9. University of Washington (Seattle) — tied as #8 with Duke University
Total number of annual applicants — 8,090
Percent of in-state applicants — 11.2
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 88.8
Percent of female applicants — 44.7
Percent of male applicants — 55.3

10. Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) — tied as #8 with Duke University
Total number of annual applicants — 5,213
Percent of in-state applicants — 4.2
Percent of out-of-state applicants — 95.8
Percent of female applicants — 44.7
Percent of male applicants — 55.3

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