Biomedical Sciences PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2024)

Citizenship

Citizenshipheadcountpercent
TOTAL162 
U.S. citizens and permanent residents15595.7%
International74.3%

Gender

Genderheadcountpercent
TOTAL162 
male6439.5%
female9860.5%


Admissions

Admission Status20202021202220232024
applicants 697639657458526
admits6156565855
matriculants (enrolled)2825242327
admit rate (selectivity)8.8%8.8%3.7%12.7%10.5%
yield45.9%44.6%42.9%39.7%49.1%


Median Time to Degree for Recipients

by academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship2010-24
TOTAL6.00
U.S. citizens and permanent residents6.00
International5.88

Gender

Gender2010-24
TOTAL6.00
male6.00
female6.00


Cohort Completions

by academic year of entry

Cohort Status2007-092010-122013-15
TOTAL entering637768
earned PhD556460
earned master's492
still enrolled Fall 2024001
no degree earned445
total completed (PhD or master's)597362


PhD Completion Rates

by academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship2007-15
All Recipients86.1%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents86.2%
International83.3%

Gender

Gender2007-15
male87.3%
female85.3%

You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.


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