Chemistry and Chemical Biology PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2022)

Citizenship

Citizenship headcount percent
TOTAL 64  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 61 95.3%
URG 9 14.8%
International 3 4.7%

Gender

Gender headcount percent
TOTAL 64  
Male 35 54.7%
Female 29 45.3%


Admissions

Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Applicants  198 217 252 219 184
Admits 28 32 32 32 11
Matriculants (enrolled) 10 13 15 8 11
Admit rate (selectivity) 14.1% 14.7% 12.7% 14.6% 6.0%
Yield 35.7% 40.6% 46.9% 25.0% 100.0%


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 6.00

Gender

Gender 2008-22
TOTAL 6.00
Male 6.00
Female 6.00


Cohort Completions

by academic year of entry

Degree 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 21 28 26
Earned PhD 18 22 24
Earned master's 1 3 2
Still enrolled fall 2021 0 0 0
No degree earned 2 3 0
Total completed (PhD or master's) 19 25 26


PhD Completion Rates

by academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 85.3%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 84.3%
URG 88.9%
International 100.0%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
Male 83.8%
Female 86.8%

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