The Feinberg School enrolls nearly 700 medical students each year. Diverse in personalities, interests, and backgrounds, they have earned bachelor's degrees ranging from biology to English. About one-third have "bucked" tradition and taken off one year or more between undergraduate and medical school. Some have had careers as teachers, architects, social workers, and aviators, to name a few. About 15 percent of students describe themselves as African, African American, Mexican American, Native American, or Puerto Rican.
Those matriculating in fall 2004 offer a diverse portfolio of achievements and experiences, from climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to receiving a National Science Foundation fellowship. The youngest entering medical student is 19 and the oldest 30. The incoming students graduated from 62 undergraduate schools.
The medical school's other students include more than 800 residents and fellows enrolled in graduate medical education programs, nearly 300 students earning life sciences PhD degrees, 180 physical therapy students, and those enrolled in programs such as clinical psychology and genetic counseling.