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Acceptence to Medical School by Major

The medical school acceptance rate for Knox graduates in 2000 was 80%. The following tables report national medical school acceptance rates for all students who entered medical school in 1999:

All Applicants

Total Applicants Accepted Applicants
Number Percent Number Percent
All Majors 41,004 100 17,379 42.4


Applicants Majoring in Biological Sciences

Total Applicants Accepted Applicants
Major Number Percent Number Percent
Biology 15,600 38 6,218 40
Microbiology 1024 2.5 388 38
Physiology 545 1 170 31
Other Biology 1092 2.7 505 46
Zoology 840 2 335 40
All Biological
Sciences
19,101 47 7,616 40
Number Percent Number Percent


Applicants Majoring in Physical Sciences

Total Applicants Accepted Applicants
Major Number Percent Number Percent
Biochemistry 2,505 6 1,157 46
Bio-medical
Engineering
453 6 1,157 46
Chemical
Engineering
395 1 177 45
Chemistry 2,308 6 1,073 46.5
Biology and
Chemistry
348 1 148 42.5
Electrical
Engineering
242 1 93 38
Mathematics 256 1 103 40
Natural Science 201 .5 100 50
Physics 264 1 122 46
General Science 195 .5 65 33
All Physical
Sciences
7,167 17.5 3,273 46
Number Percent Number Percent


Applicants Majoring in Non-Science* Fields
* - As defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges

Total Applicants Accepted Applicants
Major Number Percent Number Percent
Anthropology 327 1 175 53.5
Economics 420 1 219 52
English 572 1 289 50.5
Foreign Language 318 1 144 45.3
History 465 1 245 53
Philosophy 207 .5 104 50
Political Science 281 1 123 44
Psychobiology 340 1 136 40
Psychology 2,015 5 835 41
Sociology 213 .5 79 37
All Non-Science 5,185 12.6 2,349 45.5
Number Percent Number Percent


Applicants Majoring in Health-Related Professions

Total Applicants Accepted Applicants
Major Number Percent Number Percent
Medical Technology 210 .5 53 25
Nursing 282 1 74 26
Pharmacy 219 .5 64 30
Total All Other
Health Professions
711 2 191 27


Applicants with Double or Interdisciplinary Majors

Total Applicants Accepted Applicants
Major Number Percent Number Percent
Two Sciences 842 2 357 42
Two Non-Sciences 1,497 4 767 51
Interdisciplinary 243 1 143 59
Pre-medical 673 2 247 37
Pre-professional 167 .5 69 41
Total All
Interdisciplinary
3,422 8 1,583 46


Applicants with Other or Unspecified Majors

Total Applicants Accepted Applicants
Major Number Percent Number Percent
Other, or
Not Reported
5,445 13 2,367 43.5


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