What are some statistics on enrollment in the accredited naturopathic colleges this year versus five years ago?
The applicant pool for North American naturopathic medical schools has grown significantly over the past five years. From the 2002–03 academic year to that of 2007–08, first-year student enrollment jumped from 265 to 507 – a 91 percent increase. The bulk of this growth occurred during two specific terms: fall 2003 and fall 2005. These academic seasons each resulted in a 34 percent enrollment increase. Fall 2005 also marked the opening of a new (sixth) ND school in North America: Boucher Institute for Naturopathic Medicine (BINM) in Vancouver, BC. And in March 2008, a seventh ND school, National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) near Chicago, Ill., was granted candidacy status for CNME accreditation for their new ND program. Among new first-year naturopathic medical students, the average GPA is about 3.2. Women make up 77 percent of the incoming classes, while men account for 23 percent. Ages range from 21 to 59, with a mean age of 31. While the most common degrees represented among
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