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Penn State College of Medicine students come from diverse educational, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

See below for profiles of recent entering classes.

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2022 Class Profile

8,293

Applications

752

Interviews

151

New MD Students

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Women: 61%
Underrepresented in medicine: 16 students

Our class comes from ...

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25

different states and Canada

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44%

Pennsylvania residents

They speak 30 languages

  • Italian
  • Arabic
  • French
  • Gujarati
  • Vietnamese
  • Hindi
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • German
  • Portuguese
  • Urdu
  • Telugu
  • Latin
  • Swedish
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • Chinese
  • Spanish
  • Konkani
  • Bengali
  • Albanian
  • American Sign Language
  • Bulgarian
  • Tatar
  • Polish
  • Haitian Creole
  • Syrian
  • Tagalog
  • Uzbek
  • Punjabi
  • Tamil

International experiences

  • Honduras
  • China
  • Haiti
  • England
  • Peru
  • Mongolia
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Costa Rica
  • Wales
  • Cook Islands
  • Taiwan
  • Guatemala
  • Ecuador
  • Israel
  • France
  • India
  • Austria
  • Ireland
  • Panama
  • Egypt
  • Japan
  • Mozambique
  • El Salvador
  • Greece
  • Dominican Republic
  • Philippines
  • Vietnam
  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • New Zealand
  • Pakistan
  • Sweden
  • Nepal
  • Hungary
  • Australia
  • Switzerland
  • Afghanistan
  • Turkey
  • Thailand
  • Denmark
  • Kenya
  • Nicaragua
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Croatia
  • Taiwan
  • Canada
  • Uganda
  • Indonesia
  • Norway
  • Bolivia
  • Tanzania
  • Tibet
  • Czech Republic
  • Brazil
  • Luxemburg

In our class, we have ...

  • 1 psychiatric technician
  • 6 certified nursing assistants
  • 1 elderly personal care assistant
  • 1 Peace Corps volunteer
  • 1 Chipotle crew member
  • 3 personal trainers
  • 2 phlebotomists
  • 7 lifeguards
  • 1 warehouse worker
  • 5 grocery cashiers
  • 1 airline ramp agent
  • 1 sixth-grade science teacher
  • 13 restaurant workers
  • 1 pet resort staff member
  • 1 landscaper
  • 16 research assistants/coordinators
  • 1 dealership car washer
  • 1 farm hand

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2022 Facts and Figures

Applications

Total: 8,293

Interviews

Students interviewed: 752
New students matriculated: 151

Academic Profile

Colleges and universities: 95
Single majors: 54
Multiple majors: 25
Graduate degrees: 15

Entering Class

Total: 151
Hershey Curriculum: 138
University Park Program: 13
MD/PhD Program: 3
Pennsylvania residents: 44% (66 students)
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 56% (85 students from 24 states and Canada)
Women: 61% (92 students)
Proud to welcome students who Identify with Female, Male, and Nonbinary genders
Underrepresented in medicine: 11% (16 students)
Military background: 5 students
International experiences: 49 countries
Foreign languages spoken: 30
Volunteering: More than 125 different national and local service organizations