Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2023)

Citizenship

Citizenship Headcount Percent
TOTAL 123  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 108 87.8%
URG 37 34.3%
International 15 12.2%

Gender

Gender Headcount Percent
TOTAL 121  
Male 54 43.9%
Female 69 56.1%

Admissions

Type 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Applicants  509 535 388 400 533
Admits 56 56 62 59 58
Matriculants (enrolled) 15 20 14 19 19
Admit rate (selectivity) 11.0% 10.5% 16.0% 14.8% 10.9%
Yield 26.8% 35.7% 22.6% 32.2% 32.8%

Median Time to Degree for Recipients

Academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship 2009-23
TOTAL 6.50
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 6.50
URG 6.50
International 6.75

Gender

Gender 2009-23
TOTAL 6.50
Male 6.25
Female 6.50

Cohort Completions

Academic year of entry

Degree 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 75 65 49
Earned PhD 71 62 45
Earned master's 2 2 2
Still enrolled fall 2021 0 0 0
No degree earned 2 1 2
Total completed (PhD or master's) 73 64 47

PhD Completion Rates

Academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 94.2%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 94.4%
URG 96.6%
International 87.5%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
Male 94.4%
Female 94.0%

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