Biomedical Sciences PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2022)

Citizenship

Citizenship headcount percent
TOTAL 158  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 148 93.7%
URG 25 16.9%
international 10 6.3%

Gender

Gender headcount percent
TOTAL 156  
male 66 41.8%
female 92 58.2%


Admissions

Admission Status 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
applicants  525 568 697 639 657
admits 49 46 61 56 24
matriculants (enrolled) 20 13 28 25 24
admit rate (selectivity) 9.3% 7.0% 8.8% 8.8% 3.7%
yield 40.8% 28.3% 45.9% 44.6% 100%


Median Time to Degree for Recipients

by academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship 2008-22
TOTAL 6.00
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 6.00
URG 6.25
international 5.75

Gender

Gender 2008-22
TOTAL 6.00
male 6.00
female 6.00


Cohort Completions

by academic year of entry

Cohort Status 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 68 63 77
earned PhD 65 55 64
earned master's 3 4 9
still enrolled fall 2021 0 0 0
no degree earned 0 4 4
total completed (PhD or master's) 68 59 73


PhD Completion Rates

by academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 88.5%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 89.1%
URG 80.0%
international 81.3%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
male 89.2%
female 88.1%

You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.


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