Biomedical Sciences PhD Program Statistics
Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2024)
Citizenship
| Citizenship |
headcount |
percent |
| TOTAL |
162 |
|
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
155 |
95.7% |
| International |
7 |
4.3% |
Gender
| Gender |
headcount |
percent |
| TOTAL |
162 |
|
| male |
64 |
39.5% |
| female |
98 |
60.5% |
Admissions
| Admission Status |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023
|
2024 |
| applicants |
697 |
639 |
657 |
458 |
526 |
| admits |
61 |
56 |
56 |
58 |
55 |
| matriculants (enrolled) |
28 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
27 |
| admit rate (selectivity) |
8.8% |
8.8% |
3.7% |
12.7% |
10.5% |
| yield |
45.9% |
44.6% |
42.9% |
39.7% |
49.1% |
Median Time to Degree for Recipients
by academic year of conferral
Citizenship
| Citizenship |
2010-24 |
| TOTAL |
6.00 |
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
6.00 |
| International |
5.88 |
Gender
| Gender |
2010-24 |
| TOTAL |
6.00 |
| male |
6.00 |
| female |
6.00 |
Cohort Completions
by academic year of entry
| Cohort Status |
2007-09 |
2010-12 |
2013-15 |
| TOTAL entering |
63 |
77 |
68 |
| earned PhD |
55 |
64 |
60 |
| earned master's |
4 |
9 |
2 |
| still enrolled Fall 2024 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| no degree earned |
4 |
4 |
5 |
| total completed (PhD or master's) |
59 |
73 |
62 |
PhD Completion Rates
by academic year of entry
Citizenship
| Citizenship |
2007-15 |
| All Recipients |
86.1% |
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
86.2% |
| International |
83.3% |
Gender
| Gender |
2007-15 |
| male |
87.3% |
| female |
85.3% |
You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.
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