Study of U.S. medical school applicants, 1973-74

This annual study reports applicant, application, and enrollment statistics for the 1973-74 entering class of the 114 U.S. medical schools in comparison with previous years. National totals in all categories are larger than ever before, but the annual rate of increase is declining. Traditional tables reflect five years of historical data (1969--70 through 1973--74), while new features for the 1973 study concentrate on: (a) acceptance success for first-time and repeat applicants, (b) rankings of state acceptance ratios, and (c) ability levels by acceptance success and by application frequency. The study concludes with an outline of specific efforts by the Association of American Medical Colleges to assist medical schools in coping with the continuing three-to-one imbalance between numbers of applicants and numbers of first-year places.