Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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2021 Enrolled Students

1,249

100% Full-Time

About

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a higher education institution located in New York County, NY. In 2021, the most popular Professional Doctorate concentrations at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai were Medicine (146 degrees awarded).

In 2021, 322 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 58.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (136 degrees), 2.03 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (67 degrees).

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Costs

Student Loan Default Rate

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2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 152 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai had a total enrollment of 1,249 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is 1,249 students and the part-time enrollment is 0. This means that 100% of students enrolled at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, both undergraduate and graduate, is 37.3% White, 21.8% Asian, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.45% Black or African American, 2.4% Two or More Races, 0.24% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0801% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (21.6%), followed by White Male (15.7%) and Asian Female (11.8%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

100%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,249 students. The full-time enrollment at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is 1,249 and the part-time enrollment is 0. This means that 100% of students enrolled at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
466 enrolled students
Asian
272 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
141 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is 37.3% White, 21.8% Asian, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.45% Black or African American, 2.4% Two or More Races, 0.24% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0801% 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 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% 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, 71 students (5.68%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 56 more women than men received degrees from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is white (136 degrees awarded). There were 2.03 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (67 degrees).

The most common Professional Doctorate concentration at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is Medicine (146 degrees awarded).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Biology (123 degrees awarded) and Health (199 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 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are Registered nurses (1,397,479 people), Physicians (482,880 people), Pharmacists (183,682 people), Medical & health services managers (183,391 people), and Postsecondary teachers (157,414 people).

The most specialized majors at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2021 are Biology (123 degrees awarded) and Health (199 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are Surgeons, Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, Dentists, and Podiatrists

The most specialized majors at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are Biology (123 degrees awarded) and Health (199 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,863,149 people), Offices of physicians (367,687 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (359,467 people), Elementary & secondary schools (342,070 people), and Outpatient care centers (290,558 people).

The most specialized majors at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are Biology (123 degrees awarded) and Health (199 degrees) (as of 2021).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Medicine

Most Common (2021)

146 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common professional doctorate concentration at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai was Medicine with 146 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from professional doctorate programs at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

133

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

189

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 133 degrees were awarded to men at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is 0.704 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (189).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 68 degrees were awarded to men at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Medicine, which is 0.872 times less than the 78 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 78 degrees were awarded to men at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Medicine, which is 1.15 times more than the 68 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
136 degrees awarded
Asian
67 degrees awarded
Black or African American
32 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is white (136 degrees awarded). There were 2.03 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (67 degrees).

6.83% of degree recipients (22 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
76 degrees awarded
White Male
60 degrees awarded
Asian Female
36 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is white female (76 degrees awarded). There were 1.27 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (60 degrees).

Operations

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has an endowment valued at nearly $885M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 125M (14.1%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai had a total salary expenditure of 3.48B.

Endowment

$885M

2021 Endowment

8.94%

growth from 2020

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has an endowment valued at about $885M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai grew 8.94% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $873M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (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.

Salary Expenditure

$2.25B

2021 Salaries

7.73%

growth from 2020

In 2021, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai paid a median of $2.25B in salaries, which represents 64.5% of their overall expenditure ($3.48B) and a 7.73% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).