Total Student Population

At University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, a total of 533 students are enrolled including 128 first-time students. By gender, there are 211 male and 322 female students enrolled. MU School of Medicine - Columbia is slightly smaller than other medical schools.
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine533211322
All Medical Schools633284347
Public638286350
Private625282343
Missouri Medical Schools616264352
Public541196345
Private691331359

First-year Students by Gender

Total 2,510 applicants applied to University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. By gender, 46.8% of applicants were male and 52.8% were female. As for residency, 21.1% of applicants were Missouri residents and 78.9% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 46.8% are male students and 62.5% female students. By legal residence, 85.9% of first-year students are Missouri residents and 14.1% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleMO ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 3,156 1,4081,745 7202,436
Matriculants128 5672 11315
Acceptance Rate4.06% 3.98% 4.13% 15.71% 0.61%
2022-2023Applicants 3,200 1,4531,744 6342,566
Matriculants128 5375 11018
Acceptance Rate4.00% 3.65% 4.30% 17.35% 0.70%
2023-2024Applicants 2,699 1,2931,398 5482,151
Matriculants128 4583 10721
Acceptance Rate4.74% 3.49% 5.93% 19.53% 0.98%
2024-2025Applicants 2,510 1,1751,325 5301,980
Matriculants128 4880 11018
Acceptance Rate5.10% 4.09% 6.04% 20.76% 0.91%