Total Student Population

At Boston University School of Medicine, a total of 683 students are enrolled including 140 first-time students. By gender, there are 295 male and 388 female students enrolled. BU School of Medicine has similar number of students as other medical schools.
Boston University School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Boston University School of Medicine683295388
All Medical Schools633284347
Public638286350
Private625282343
Massachusetts Medical Schools803319481
Public848278565
Private788333453

First-year Students by Gender

Total 10,680 applicants applied to Boston University School of Medicine. By gender, 40.4% of applicants were male and 58.6% were female. As for residency, 8.4% of applicants were Massachusetts residents and 91.6% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 40.4% are male students and 59.3% female students. By legal residence, 20.7% of first-year students are Massachusetts residents and 79.3% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleMA ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 12,007 5,0916,904 99711,010
Matriculants151 6190 21130
Acceptance Rate1.26% 1.20% 1.30% 2.11% 1.18%
2022-2023Applicants 11,294 4,6986,573 98310,311
Matriculants158 6890 42116
Acceptance Rate1.40% 1.45% 1.37% 4.28% 1.12%
2023-2024Applicants 10,573 4,3886,122 9099,664
Matriculants146 6482 40106
Acceptance Rate1.38% 1.46% 1.34% 4.40% 1.10%
2024-2025Applicants 10,680 4,3156,258 8979,783
Matriculants140 5483 29111
Acceptance Rate1.31% 1.25% 1.33% 3.23% 1.13%