Chemistry and Chemical Biology PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2024)

Citizenship

Citizenship headcount percent
TOTAL 72  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 64 88.9%
International 8 11.1%

Gender

Gender headcount percent
TOTAL 72  
Male 40 55.6%
Female 32 44.4%


Admissions

Type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Applicants  252 219 184 217 215
Admits 32 32 11 34 33
Matriculants (enrolled) 15 8 11 13 15
Admit rate (selectivity) 12.7% 14.6% 6.0% 15.7% 15.3%
Yield 46.9% 25.0% 100.0% 38.2% 45.5%


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 6.00

Gender

Gender 2010-24
TOTAL 6.00
Male 6.00
Female 6.00


Cohort Completions

by academic year of entry

Degree 2007-09 2010-12 2013-15
TOTAL entering 28 26 17
Earned PhD 22 24 16
Earned master's 3 2 1
Still enrolled Fall 2024 0 0 0
No degree earned 3 0 0
Total completed (PhD or master's) 25 26 17


PhD Completion Rates

by academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2007-15
All Recipients 87.3%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 86.6%
International 100.0%

Gender

Gender 2007-15
Male 86.1%
Female 88.6%

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