Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers

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2020 Undergraduate Tuition

$8,274

7.07% growth from 2019

2020 Average Net Price

$10,505

After Financial Aid

2020 Acceptance Rate

68.9%

4,643 Applicants

2020 Enrolled Students

125,590

84.2% Full-Time

2020 Graduation Rate

68.9%

428 Graduates

About

Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2020, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers were Registered Nursing (5,008 degrees awarded), Dental Hygiene (228 degrees), and Clinical Laboratory Technologist (225 degrees).

In 2020, 39,112 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers. 65.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 34.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (20,566 degrees), 3.44 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (5987 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is $8,274, which is $1,747 less than than the national median of $10,021. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $19,344, which is 234% of the cost for in-state students, and is $4,809 more than than the national median $14,535.

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is $8,274, which is $1,926 less than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,200. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $19,344, which is 234% of the cost for in-state students, and is $4,809 more than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,535.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $10,505.

Tuition Costs

$8,274

2020 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2020, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was $19,344, which is 234% of the cost for in-state students, which was $8,274. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is $4,809 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,535, and the in-state tuition is $1,926 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,200.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$10,505

2020 Value

9.08%

1 Year Growth

In 2020 Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $10,505. Between 2019 and 2020, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers grew by 9.08%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers (in red) with that of other similar universities.

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.

Other Student Expenses

$9,000

Room and Board

$1,100

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was of $9,000 in 2020. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,100. The cost of room and board did not change between 2019 and 2020. The cost of books and supplies increased by 46.7% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

64.5%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

53%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

64.5% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers received financial aid through grants or loans in 2020. This represents a growth of 7.5% with respect to 2019, when 60% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers (in red) with that of other similar universities.

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.

Admissions

Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers received 4,643 undergraduate applications in 2020, which represents a 2.49% annual growth. Out of those 4,643 applicants, 3,198 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 68.9% acceptance rate.

There were 125,590 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in 2020, and 83% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers has an overall enrollment yield of 22%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

68.9%

Acceptance Rate in 2020

3,198

Accepted Out of 4,643

In 2020, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was 68.9% (3,198 admissions from 4,643 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2019, which was 64.8%. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of applicants grew by 2.49%, while admissions grew by 8.96%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

83%

Submission Percentage

532

Scores Submitted

83% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers has a total enrollment of 125,590 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is 105,775 students and the part-time enrollment is 19,815. This means that 84.2% 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 49.7% White, 16.7% Asian, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.45% Black or African American, 4.13% Two or More Races, 0.377% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.131% 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 (42.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (16.8%) and White Male (9.26%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (29%), followed by White Male (20.7%) and Asian Female (11.1%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

84.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers, both undergraduate and graduate, is 125,590 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is 105,775 and the part-time enrollment is 19,815. This means that 84.2% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are enrolled full-time compared with 68.5% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

82%

2020 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 82%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (71.5%), Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
62,471
Asian
20,949
Hispanic or Latino
16,616

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is 49.7% White, 16.7% Asian, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.45% Black or African American, 4.13% Two or More Races, 0.377% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.131% 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 44% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.4% 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, 4,372 students (3.48%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2020, 12432 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 (20,566 degrees awarded). There were 3.44 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (5987 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is Registered Nursing (5,008 degrees awarded), followed by Dental Hygiene (228 degrees) and Clinical Laboratory Technologist (225 degrees).

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 (29,806 degrees awarded), Biology (2,590 degrees), and Architecture and Related Services (105 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 (1,366,561 people), Physicians (474,952 people), Medical & health services managers (195,148 people), Other managers (185,265 people), and Pharmacists (180,789 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are Health (29,806 degrees awarded), Biology (2,590 degrees), Architecture and Related Services (105 degrees), Public Administration and Social Service (516 degrees), and Legal (246 degrees).

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, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Dentists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

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 (1,880,849 people), Elementary & secondary schools (405,395 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (384,568 people), Offices of physicians (357,470 people), and Outpatient care centers (319,220 people).

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.

Most Common

Registered Nursing
5008 degree-majorss awarded
Dental Hygiene
228 degree-majorss awarded
Clinical Laboratory Technologist
225 degree-majorss awarded

In 2020, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was Registered Nursing with 5008 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

13,340

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2020

25,772

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2020

In 2020, 13,340 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers, which is 0.518 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (25,772).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2020, 2721 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in Medicine, which is 0.996 times less than the 2731 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2020, 4721 degrees were awarded to women at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers in Registered Nursing, which is 5.17 times more than the 913 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

75.5%

100% Completion Time

82%

150% Completion Time

In 2020, 75.5% 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, 82% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 82% 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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.4%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 3.27% of graduates (14 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
20,566 degrees awarded
Asian
5,987 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
4,936 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is white (20,566 degrees awarded). There were 3.44 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (5987 degrees).

3.67% of degree recipients (1,434 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic

White Female
13,595 degrees awarded
White Male
6,971 degrees awarded
Asian Female
3,622 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers is white female (13,595 degrees awarded). There were 1.95 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (6,971 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers has an endowment valued at nearly $116M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $1.1B (950%), compared to the 1.87% average return ($195k on $10.4M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2020, Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers had a total salary expenditure of $355M. Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers employs 2,873 Assistant professors, 1,546 Associate professors, and 1,270 Professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are Female Assistant professors (1,828), Male Assistant professors(1,045), and Female Associate professors (940).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers are: Office and Administrative Support, with 8552 employees, Management, with 7656 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 5983 employees.

Endowment

$116M

2020 Endowment

3.44%

growth from 2019

Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers has an endowment valued at about $116M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers grew 3.44% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $106M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

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

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$4.86B - Federal
$656M - State
$1.37B - Local

As of 2020, Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers received $4.86B in grants and contracts from the federal government, $656M from state grants and contracts, and $1.37B from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$130M

2020 Salaries

0.852%

growth from 2019

In 2020, Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers paid a median of $130M in salaries, which represents 36.7% of their overall expenditure ($355M) and a 0.852% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 2.42% growth from 2018 and a 0.89% decline from 2017.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 2.95M (42.1% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$817M

Instructional Salaries

6,719

Number of Employees

In 2020, Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers paid a total of $817M to 6,719 employees working as instructors, which represents 3.17% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $855k (29%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

2873 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

8552 Employees

In 2020, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers were Assistant professor with 2,873 employees; Associate professor with 1,546 employees; and Associate professor with 1,270 employees.

In 2020, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers were Office and Administrative Support with 8,552 employees; Management with 7,656 employees; and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 5,983 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic

Female Assistant professor
Male Assistant professor
Female Associate professor

In 2020, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers was Female Assistant professor with 1,828 employees, Male Assistant professor with 1,045 employees, and Female Associate professor with 940 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers.