Neuroscience PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2023)

Citizenship

Citizenship Headcount Percent
TOTAL 120  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 104 86.7%
URG 24 23.1%
International 16 13.3%

Gender

Gender Headcount Percent
TOTAL 120  
Male 50 41.7%
Female 70 58.3%

Admissions

Type 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Applicants  497 527 491 460 362
Admits 39 36 37 36 47
Matriculants (enrolled) 20 20 17 14 24
Admit rate (selectivity) 7.8% 6.8% 7.5% 7.8% 13.0%
Yield 51.3% 55.6% 45.9% 38.9% 51.1%

Median Time to Degree for Recipients

By academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship 2009-23
TOTAL 6.25
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 6.25
URG 6.63
International 5.88

Gender

Gender 2009-23
TOTAL 6.25
Male 6.25
Female 6.25

Cohort Completions

By academic year of entry

Degree 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 39 37 43
Earned PhD 37 34 35
Earned master's 2 2 4
Still enrolled fall 2021 0 0 0
No degree earned 0 1 4
Total completed (PhD or master's) 39 36 39

PhD Completion Rates

By academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 89.1%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 89.0%
URG 87.5%
International 90.0%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
Male 88.7%
Female 89.4%

You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.

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