Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2022)

Citizenship

Citizenship Headcount Percent
TOTAL 121  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 117 96.7%
URG 43 36.8%
International 4 3.3%

Gender

Gender Headcount Percent
TOTAL 121  
Male 50 41.3%
Female 71 58.7%


Admissions

Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Applicants  388 509 535 388 400
Admits 68 56 56 62 59
Matriculants (enrolled) 23 15 20 14 19
Admit rate (selectivity) 17.5% 11.0% 10.5% 16.0% 14.8%
Yield 33.8% 26.8% 35.7% 22.6% 32.2%


Median Time to Degree for Recipients

Academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship 2008-22
TOTAL 6.50
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 6.50
URG 6.63
International 6.88

Gender

Gender 2008-22
TOTAL 6.50
Male 6.50
Female 6.50


Cohort Completions

Academic year of entry

Degree 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 75 65 49
Earned PhD 71 62 45
Earned master's 2 2 2
Still enrolled fall 2021 0 0 0
No degree earned 2 1 2
Total completed (PhD or master's) 73 64 47


PhD Completion Rates

Academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 94.2%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 94.4%
URG 96.6%
International 87.5%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
Male 94.4%
Female 94.0%

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