Bioengineering PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2024)

Citizenship

CitizenshipHeadcountPercent
TOTAL126 
U.S. citizens and permanent residents9172.2%
International3527.8%

Gender

GenderHeadcountPercent
TOTAL126 
Male5846.0%
Female6854.0%


Admissions

Type20202021202220232024
Applicants 605638592700771
Admits8069393770
Matriculants (enrolled)3534373637
Admit rate (selectivity)13.2%10.8%6.6%5.3%9.1%
Yield43.8%49.3%94.9%97.3%52.9%


Median Time to Degree for Recipients

by academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Type2010-24
TOTAL5.25
U.S. citizens and permanent residents5.25
International5.00

Gender

Gender2010-24
TOTAL5.25
Male5.25
Female5.25


Cohort Completions

by academic year of entry

Degree2007-092010-122013-15
TOTAL entering264349
Earned PhD254046
Earned master's112
Still enrolled Fall 2024000
No degree earned021
Total completed (PhD or master's)264148


PhD Completion Rates

by academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship2007-15
All Recipients94.1%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents92.6%
International100.0%

Gender

Gender2007-15
Male95.5%
Female92.3%

You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.


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