Biomedical Sciences PhD Program Statistics
Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2023)
Citizenship
| Citizenship |
headcount |
percent |
| TOTAL |
162 |
|
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
150 |
92.6% |
| URG |
29 |
19.3% |
| international |
12 |
7.4% |
Gender
| Gender |
headcount |
percent |
| TOTAL |
162 |
|
| male |
63 |
38.9% |
| female |
99 |
61.1% |
Admissions
| Admission Status |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023
|
| applicants |
568 |
697 |
639 |
657 |
458 |
| admits |
46 |
61 |
56 |
56 |
58 |
| matriculants (enrolled) |
13 |
28 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
| admit rate (selectivity) |
7.0% |
8.8% |
8.8% |
3.7% |
12.7% |
| yield |
28.3% |
45.9% |
44.6% |
42.9% |
39.7% |
Median Time to Degree for Recipients
by academic year of conferral
Citizenship
| Citizenship |
2009-23 |
| TOTAL |
6.00 |
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
6.00 |
| URG |
6.25 |
| international |
5.75 |
Gender
| Gender |
2009-23 |
| 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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