Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
MD Admissions

MD Student Body Profile

In the 2024-2025 academic year, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine serves 631 MD students. See below for information about our MD applicant pool and acceptance rate for the past five years, in addition to details about each incoming class of students.

Note: Class years below reference the date of matriculation.

Created with Highcharts 8.2.0ApplicantsApplicant Pool2024202320222021202002k4k6k8k10k
Created with Highcharts 8.2.0Acceptance RateAcceptance Rate202420232022202120200 %1 %2 %3 %
Created with Highcharts 8.2.0Number of StudentsClass size14014014514515015016016016016055.7%55.7%55.2%55.2%54.0%54.0%56.3%56.3%53.1%53.1%43.6%43.6%44.8%44.8%46.0%46.0%43.8%43.8%46.9%46.9%0.7%0.7%WomenMenAnother Gender Identity20242023202220212020050100150200
Created with Highcharts 8.2.0Number of StudentsNontraditional Students*14014014514515015016016016016031%31%24%24%29%29%27%27%30%30%69%69%76%76%71%71%73%73%70%70%Non-TraditionalTraditional20242023202220212020050100150200

*Percentage of entering students who took more than two years after graduating from their undergraduate institution

Created with Highcharts 8.2.0Number of StudentsHome Country/State of Legal ResidenceNumber of states (US)Non-US countries represented2024202320222021202001020304050
Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Applicant Pool 7052 8204 8073 7836 8138
Acceptance Rate 2.27 1.95 1.86 1.85 1.72
Class Size 160 160 150 145 140
Women 85 90 81 80 78
Men 75 70 69 65 61
Another Gender Identity 1
Non-traditional 48 43 44 35 43
Non-US countries represented 1 2 5 1 5
Number of different states (US) 31 26 24 26 25