Acceptance 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	%	Number	%
All Majors	41,004	100	17,379	42.4

Applicants Majoring in Biological Sciences

	Total Applicants		Accepted Applicants
Major	Number	%	Number	%
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	%	Number	%
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	%	Number	%

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

	Total Applicants		Accepted Applicants
Major	Number	%	Number	%
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	%	Number	%

Applicants Majoring in Health-Related Professions

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

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