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How many Medical Students are there in Scotland?

In 2023/2024 there were 5930 undergraduate medical students across 6 Scottish medical degree programmes. The table below highlights the steady increase in medical undergraduates which has occurred in previous years; this figure has increased in line with current Scottish Government policy to increase medical graduates in Scotland. 

 

Academic year 

Medical students in Scotland 

23/24 

5,930 

22/23 

5,645 

21/22 

5,005 

20/21 

4,683 

19/20 

4,433 

18/19 

4,278 

17/18 

4,167 

16/17 

3,901 

15/16 

3,928 

Table: Number of Undergraduate Medical Students across Scotland 2015/16-2023/24

 

This page was last updated on: 01.03.2024 at 14.30


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