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VMCAS Statistics > 2006

VMCAS Web Application Data

(VMCAS Applicant Pool for Class of 2009)

Please note that the following statistics refer only to applicants of VMCAS participating schools and does not represent the entire applicant pool.

Total Applicants:  5194

Average Number of Applications:  3.7

Percent of Electronic Applications:  100%

 

Age Distribution:

20
412
7.93%
21
1374
26.45%
22
980
18.87%
23
680
13.09%
24
365
7.03%
25-30
998
19.21%
31-35
181
3.48%
Other
204
3.93%

Gender Distribution:

Male
1045
20.12%
Female
4147
79.84%

Ethnicity:

Spanish / Hispanic / Latino Ethnicity
 306
5.89%
No Spanish / Hispanic / Latino Ethnicity
2762
53.18%
Mexican / Mexican American / Chicano
94
1.81%
Puerto Rican
72
1.39%
Cuban
30
0.58%
Other Spanish / Hispanic / Latino American
112
2.16%
Mexican / Mexican American / Chicano
94
1.81%
African American / Black
82
1.58%
American Indian / Alaskan Native
63
1.21%
Filipino / Filipino American
26
0.50%
Chinese / Chinese American
74
1.42%
East Indian
14
0.27%
Japanese / Japanese American
52
1.00%
Korean / Korean American
38
0.73%
Pacific Islander
8
0.15%
Other Asian
37
0.71%
Caucasian / Middle Eastern
3966
76.36%
Other
64
1.23%

*This response was voluntary

Citizenship:

US Only
5061
97.44%
Canadian Only
41
0.79%
Neither US or Canadian
79
1.52%
Both US and Canadian
13
0.25%

Official Tests:

GRE
5135
98.86%
MCAT
129
2.48%
VCAT
14
0.27%
TOEFL
37
0.71%

*Multiple responses were accepted

Applicant Distribution by Region:

Northeast
CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, PA

825
Mid Atlantic
DC, DE, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV
633
South
TN, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL
890
Great Lakes
MI, WI, IL, IN, OH, KY
975
Midwest
MN, ND, SD, IA, NE, KS, MO, OK, AR, TX
594
Mountain
MT, WY, ID, UT, CO, AZ, NM
455
Pacific
AK, HI, CA, WA, OR, NV
746
Canada
3
US Territories
1
Foreign
16

Average VMCAS Application Fee:  $256

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