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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