Biophysics PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2023)

Citizenship

Citizenship Headcount Percent
TOTAL 61  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 56 91.8%
URG 10 17.9%
International 5 8.2%

Gender

Gender Headcount Percent
TOTAL 61  
Male 37 60.7%
Female 24 39.3%

Admissions

Type 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Applicants  241 104 96 104 85
Admits 57 43 32 39 35
Matriculants (enrolled) 14 14 7 14 16
Admit rate (selectivity) 23.7% 41.3% 33.3% 37.5% 41.2%
Yield 24.6% 32.6% 21.9% 35.9% 45.7%

Median Time to Degree for Recipients

by academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship 2009-23
TOTAL 6.00
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 6.00
URG 6.00
International 6.25

Gender

Gender 2009-23
TOTAL 6.00
Male 6.00
Female 6.25

Cohort Completions

by academic year of entry

Degree 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 23 24 26
Earned PhD 20 22 19
Earned master's 2 2 6
Still enrolled fall 2021 0 0 0
No degree earned 1 0 1
Total completed (PhD or master's) 22 24 25

PhD Completion Rates

by academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 83.6%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 81.8%
URG 100.0%
International 100.0%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
Male 81.6%
Female 87.5%

You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.

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