Nursing PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2023)

Citizenship

Citizenship Headcount Percent
TOTAL 49  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 43 87.8%
URG 13 30.2%
International 6 12.2%

Gender

Gender Headcount Percent
TOTAL 49  
Male 5 10.2%
Female 44 89.8%


Admissions

Type 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Applicants  15 31 26 31 23
Admits 11 16 19 12 13
Matriculants (enrolled) 8 11 12 11 9
Admit rate (selectivity) 73.3% 51.6% 73.1% 38.7% 56.5%
Yield 72.7% 68.8% 63.2% 91.7% 69.2%
           


Median Time to Degree for Recipients

by academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship 2009-23
TOTAL 4.75
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 4.75
URG 4.75
International 4.00

Gender

Gender 2009-23
TOTAL 4.75
Male 4.75
Female 4.75


Cohort Completions

by academic year of entry

Degree 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 96 72 57
Earned PhD 83 61 47
Earned master's 0 0 0
Still enrolled fall 2021 1 0 1
No degree earned 12 11 9
Total completed (PhD or master's) 84 61 47


PhD Completion Rates

by academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 84.9%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 83.7%
URG 86.7%
International 95.7%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
Male 80.6%
Female 85.7%

You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.


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