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Table 1 Frequency counts by matriculation status and number of applications [count (%) or mean ± SD]

From: Maximizing Black applicant matriculation in U.S. PA programs: associations between the number of submitted applications and likelihood of matriculation

 

Non-matriculated

n = 18,443

Matriculated

n = 8839

Number of applications

1n = 3448

2–7n = 9008

8–16n = 4954

> 16n = 1033

1n = 742

2–7n = 3350

8–16n = 3790

> 16n = 957

Age

28.4 ± 7.61

26.3 ± 5.98

25.0 ± 4.41

25.4 ± 4.31

26.7 ± 6.65

25.0 ± 5.22

24.2 ± 3.70

24.9 ± 3.86

Sex

 Female

2432 (70.5)

6386 (70.9)

3594 (72.5)

767 (74.2)

526 (70.9)

2409 (71.9)

2844 (75.0)

724 (75.7)

 Male

1007 (29.2)

2616 (29.0)

1357 (27.4)

266 (25.8)

216 (29.1)

936 (27.9)

944 (24.9)

233 (24.3)

Race

 NL White

2020 (58.6)

5069 (56.3)

2797 (56.5)

517 (50.0)

562 (75.7)

2349 (70.1)

2551 (67.3)

521 (54.4)

 Black

377 (10.9)

945 (10.5)

323 (6.5)

56 (5.4)

35 (4.7)

166 (5.0)

146 (3.9)

35 (3.7)

 Latinx

392 (11.4)

1101 (12.2)

526 (10.6)

95 (9.2)

46 (6.2)

311 (9.3)

310 (8.2)

78 (8.2)

 Other

428 (12.4)

1318 (14.6)

916 (18.5)

260 (25.2)

61 (8.2)

329 (9.8)

529 (14.0)

239 (25.0)

Underrepresented minoritya

 Yes

917 (26.6)

2469 (27.4)

1160 (23.4)

256 (24.8)

109 (14.7)

584 (17.4)

596 (15.7)

196 (20.5)

No

2300 (66.7)

5964 (66.2)

3402 (68.7)

672 (65.1)

595 (80.2)

2571 (76.7)

2940 (77.6)

677 (70.7)

  1. aUnderrepresented minority includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Black or African American, Latinx and Pacific Islander applicants