Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $7,598
    7.46% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $8,524
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    51.7%
    29 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    64,206
    92.7% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    52%
    13 Graduates

    About

    Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers were Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (5,122 degrees awarded), Medicine (2,324 degrees), and Physician Assistant (1,197 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is $7,598, which is $3,323 less than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $17,203, which is 226% of the cost for in-state students, and is $1,730 more than than the national median $15,473.

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    Costs

    The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is $7,598, which is $3,403 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $17,203, which is 226% of the cost for in-state students, and is $1,730 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $15,473.

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,524.

    Tuition Costs

    $7,598
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was $17,203, which is 226% of the cost for in-state students, which was $7,598. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is $1,730 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $3,403 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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    Average Net Price

    $8,524
    2024 Value
    9.28%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,524. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers grew by 9.28%.

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    Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $9,000
    Room and Board
    $1,000
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was of $9,000 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 17.6% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 15.7% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    74%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    53%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    74% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2023, when 74% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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    Admissions

    Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers received 29 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 16% annual growth. Out of those 29 applicants, 15 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 51.7% acceptance rate.

    There were 64,206 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in 2024. 10% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers has an overall enrollment yield of 100%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    51.7%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    15
    Accepted Out of 29

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was 51.7% (15 admissions from 29 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 80%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 16%, while admissions declined by 25%.

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    SAT Scores

    10%
    Submission Percentage (2018)
    1
    Scores Submitted (2018)

    10% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in 2018 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers had a total enrollment of 64,206 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is 59,522 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,684. This means that 92.7% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers, both undergraduate and graduate, is 44.9% White, 21% Asian, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Black or African American, 3.73% Two or More Races, 0.31% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.17% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (31.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (29.7%) and Black or African American Female (9.91%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (26.9%), followed by White Male (19%) and Asian Female (12.9%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    92.7%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 64,206 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is 59,522 and the part-time enrollment is 4,684. This means that 92.7% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    80%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was 80%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      28,825 enrolled students
    2. Asian
      13,467 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      10,435 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is 44.9% White, 21% Asian, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Black or African American, 3.73% Two or More Races, 0.31% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.17% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,628 students (2.54%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 5,320 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is white (9,091 degrees awarded). There were 2.49 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (3,646 degrees).

    The most common Professional Doctorate concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (5,122 degrees awarded), followed by Medicine (2,324 degrees) and Pharmacy (965 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Health (16,790 degrees awarded), Biology (1,449 degrees), and Agriculture (240 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Registered nurses
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are Registered nurses (1,636,972 people), Physicians (556,665 people), Other managers (352,395 people), Medical & health services managers (257,669 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (252,465 people).

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in 2024 are Health (16,790 degrees awarded), Biology (1,449 degrees), Agriculture (240 degrees), Psychology (250 degrees), and Protective Services (147 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Nurse anesthetists

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are Health (16,790 degrees awarded), Biology (1,449 degrees), Agriculture (240 degrees), Psychology (250 degrees), and Protective Services (147 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,283,340 people), Elementary & secondary schools (835,095 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (626,575 people), Outpatient care centers (556,554 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (436,994 people).

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are Health (16,790 degrees awarded), Biology (1,449 degrees), Agriculture (240 degrees), Psychology (250 degrees), and Protective Services (147 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers.
    Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Ultrasound Technician
    Most Common (2024)
    7 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Ultrasound Technician with 7 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    6,876
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    12,196
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 6,876 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers, which is 0.564 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (12,196).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 2,461 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy, which is 0.925 times less than the 2,661 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 2,661 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy, which is 1.08 times more than the 2,461 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    50%
    100% Completion Time
    50%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 50% of students graduating from Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 50% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 50% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      9,091 degrees awarded
    2. Asian
      3,646 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      2,963 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is white (9,091 degrees awarded). There were 2.49 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (3,646 degrees).

    2.5% of degree recipients (476 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      5,608 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      5,508 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      5,476 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is white female (5,608 degrees awarded). There were 1.02 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (5,508 degrees).

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    Operations

    Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers has an endowment valued at nearly $41.6M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 665M (1.6k%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers had a total salary expenditure of 149M. Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers employs 1,217 Assistant professors, 695 Associate professors and 482 Professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are Female Assistant professor (721), Male Assistant professor (496), and Female Associate professor (407).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are: Office and Administrative Support, with 2,315 employees, Management, with 2,071 employees, and Healthcare Practioners and Technical with 1,548 employees.

    Endowment

    $41.6M
    2024 Endowment
    4.99%
    growth from 2023

    Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers has an endowment valued at about $41.6M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers grew 4.99% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $27.6M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $715M - Federal
    2. $151M - State
    3. $127M - Local

    As of 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers received $715M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $151M from state grants and contracts, and $127M from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $76.8M
    2024 Salaries
    8.31%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers paid a median of $76.8M in salaries, which represents 51.6% of their overall expenditure ($149M) and a 8.31% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.09% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 6.77% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $331M
    Instructional Salaries
    2,679
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers paid a total of $331M to 2,679 employees working as instructors, which represents 6.1% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers were Office and Administrative Support with 2,315 employees, Management with 2,071 employees, and Healthcare Practioners and Technical with 1,548 employees.

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