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Profile of the Class of 2026

  • There are 183 students in the first-year class. 9,785 individuals applied for entrance and 1,071 were interviewed.
  • 60% are women. 16% self-described as identifying with groups underrepresented in medicine. 8% are M.D./Ph.D. students.
  • 9 students participated in an Einstein Pipeline Program as undergraduates.
  • 20-30 is the age range; 14% are over the age of 25; the average age is 23.2.
  • 14% were born outside the United States in countries that include Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Chile, China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, the Ukraine and Zimbabwe.
  • 84 colleges are represented. Most-highly represented, with 3 or more students, are Barnard, Brown, the City University of New York, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Fordham, Georgetown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, New York University, Rutgers, the State University of New York, the University of California, the University of Michigan, the University of Minnesota, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, and Yeshiva University.
  • 26 states are represented. 44% are residents of the state of New York; 8 were born in the Bronx.
  • 53% claim some proficiency in Spanish.
  • 72 have a bachelor of arts, 108 have a bachelor of science, 3 have an “other” bachelor’s degree, and 11 have a master’s degree.
  • 23% had a non-science major.
  • 21 are certified EMTs or certified in Wilderness Training.
  • Students have volunteered with myriad organizations.  To name just a few: Mentoring in Medicine, For Love of Children, Hebrew SeniorLife, TimeOut Weekly Smile, Bread Head California, Flatlands Reformed Church Food Drive/Pantry, Haitian-American Community Coalition, Inc. (HCC), La Clinica Esperanza, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Massachusetts Bay, Marine Toys for Tots, Greater Boston Food Bank, Mt. Hood Women's Health, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Catholic Guardian Services, Pinky Swear Foundation, New York City Board of Elections, Bronx Community Health Leaders (BxCHL), Project Angel Food, School on Wheels, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Rhode Island Free Clinic, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Students for Equity and Reform in Virginia (SERV), Doctors Without Borders, Gospel Grace Church, Islamic Center of Pittsburgh Food Bank, Global Medical Brigades (GMB), Feeding South Florida, Gambia Youths Organization, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Little Beavers Running, Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World (REMEDY), ScribeAmerica, St. Mary's Health Clinics and Philips Neighborhood Clinic, Charles B Wang Community Health Center, Humane Society, Caribbean American Heritage, Upchieve, North Korean English Exchange,  Veterans Bedside Network, Arab Student Organization (ASO), Reach-A-Peer HelpLine (RAP-Line), East Harlem Outreach Clinic, Project Sunshine, Planned Parenthood Health Center, Cheng Chio Buddhist Temple, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Empowerment of Asian Americans, and Touch of Kindness to name just a few.

     

PRIMARY UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE MAJOR   SECOND MAJOR
BARNARD COLLEGE Biology  
BARNARD COLLEGE Biology  
BARNARD COLLEGE Biology  
BARUCH COLLEGE/CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Biology  
BOSTON COLLEGE Economics  
BOSTON COLLEGE Biology  
BOSTON UNIVERSITY Biology  
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Microbiology / Bacteriology
BROWN UNIVERSITY Chemistry Science (Other Biology)
BROWN UNIVERSITY Other Major  
BROWN UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
BROWN UNIVERSITY Biology  
BROWN UNIVERSITY Human Biology English
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK BROOKLYN COLLEGE Biology  
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK BROOKLYN COLLEGE Mathematics  
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HUNTER COLLEGE Biomathematics  
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HUNTER COLLEGE Biochemistry Psychology
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HUNTER COLLEGE Biology  
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HUNTER COLLEGE Chemistry  
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK THE CITY COLLEGE Biology  
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK THE CITY COLLEGE Psychology  
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK THE CITY COLLEGE Chemical Engineering  
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY Chemistry and Biology  
COLGATE UNIVERSITY Biochemistry  
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Other Major  
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK Neuroscience  
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK Biology  
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK Astronomy  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Human Biology  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Other Major  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Chemistry Economics
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Human Biology  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Biology  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Other Major  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Public Health  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Biology  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Biology  
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Other Major  
CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND Biology  
DUKE UNIVERSITY Biomedical Engineering  
EMORY UNIVERSITY Other Major  
EMORY UNIVERSITY Women's Studies  
EMORY UNIVERSITY Neuroscience Foreign Language
EMORY UNIVERSITY Biology  
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON Biology  
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Biology  
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Psychology Biology
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Biology  
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Biology  
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Other Major  
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Other Major  
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Biology  
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS Biology  
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS Biomedical Engineering  
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Biomedical Engineering  
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Psychology  
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Other Major  
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Neuroscience Psychology
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Molecular Biology  
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Biomedical Engineering  
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Molecular Biology  
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Molecular Biology  
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Biomedical Engineering  
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Biology  
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Other Major  
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Psychology  
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Public Health  
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Other Major  
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY-EVANSTON Neuroscience  
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Biochemistry  
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY History  
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Molecular Biology  
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEW BRUNSWICK Other Major  
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEW BRUNSWICK Other Major  
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEW BRUNSWICK Biology  
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEW BRUNSWICK Genetics  
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEW BRUNSWICK Biology Biomedical Engineering
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEW BRUNSWICK Biology  
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS Neuroscience  
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY Biology Other Major
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SMITH COLLEGE Neuroscience  
SPELMAN COLLEGE Biology  
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY Biology  
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY Biology  
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Human Biology  
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Other Major  
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK Biomedical Engineering Other Major
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK Biology Foreign Language
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK Women's Studies Biology
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE Neuroscience  
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Biochemistry  
TUFTS UNIVERSITY Biology  
TUFTS UNIVERSITY Biology  
TULANE UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
TULANE UNIVERSITY History  
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY Human Biology  
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO-SUNY Biomedical Science  
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO-SUNY Biomedical Science  
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO EXTENSION Human Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY Molecular Biology Foreign Language
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY Science (Other Physics)  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE Human Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Biomedical Engineering  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Biochemistry  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Psychology  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Psychobiology  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Psychobiology  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Other Major  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Science (Other Biology)  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Physiology  
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES Microbiology / Bacteriology
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Biology Other Major
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Nutrition  
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Biology Other Major
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Molecular Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK Philosophy  
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST Biomedical Engineering  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Neuroscience  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Science (Other Biology)  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Science (Other Biology)  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Political Science  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Other Major  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Other Major  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Neuroscience  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Other Major  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Molecular Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR Other Major Anthropology
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES Biochemistry Physiology
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES Microbiology / Bacteriology
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA Science (Other Biology)  
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Biology Economics
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Neuroscience  
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Neuroscience  
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Neuroscience  
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Microbiology / Bacteriology
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Microbiology / Bacteriology
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER Biochemistry  
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Biomedical Science  
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Neuroscience  
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Other Major  
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Biochemistry  
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Biochemistry  
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Statistics  
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Biology  
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Biology Public Health
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Chemistry  
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Other Major  
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Biochemistry  
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Neuroscience  
VASSAR COLLEGE Biochemistry  
WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY Biology  
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY Music  
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Other Major  
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Neuroscience  
WELLESLEY COLLEGE Neuroscience  
WELLESLEY COLLEGE Neuroscience  
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Computer Science  
WHEATON COLLEGE (NORTON, MA) Science (Other Biology)  
WILLIAMS COLLEGE Biology  
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS Neuroscience  
YALE UNIVERSITY Economics  
YALE UNIVERSITY Biochemistry  
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, NY) Biology  
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, NY) Biology  
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, NY) Other Major Other Major
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, NY) Biochemistry  
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, NY) Biology  
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, NY) Biology  
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, NY) Chemistry  
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, NY) Biochemistry  

Admissions Quick Facts

  • Admissions Quick Facts - Class of 2026
    (Second-Year Class)  
  • There were 9,785 applicants to the College
  • Approximately 1000 applicants were interviewed
  • The average age is 25
  • 23% have a non-science major
  • 14 students were born outside the United States
  • 84 colleges are represented
 
 
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