Biophysics PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2022)

Citizenship

Citizenship Headcount Percent
TOTAL 53  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 48 90.6%
URG 7 14.6%
International 5 9.4%

Gender

Gender Headcount Percent
TOTAL 43  
Male 30 56.6%
Female 23 43.4%

Admissions

Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Applicants  236 241 282 273 278
Admits 53 57 77 64 66
Matriculants (enrolled) 17 14 23 23 22
Admit rate (selectivity) 22.5% 23.7% 27.3% 23.4% 23.7%
Yield 32.1% 24.6% 29.9% 35.9% 33.3%

Median Time to Degree for Recipients

by academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship 2008-22
TOTAL 6.25
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 6.00
URG 6.00
International 6.25

Gender

Gender 2008-22
TOTAL 6.00
Male 6.25
Female 6.25

Cohort Completions

by academic year of entry

Degree 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 23 24 26
Earned PhD 20 22 19
Earned master's 2 2 6
Still enrolled fall 2021 0 0 0
No degree earned 1 0 1
Total completed (PhD or master's) 22 24 25

PhD Completion Rates

by academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 83.6%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 81.8%
URG 100.0%
International 100.0%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
Male 81.6%
Female 87.5%

You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.

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