Neuroscience PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2022)

Citizenship

Citizenship Headcount Percent
TOTAL 107  
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 93 86.9%
URG 21 22.6%
International 14 13.1%

Gender

Gender Headcount Percent
TOTAL 107  
Male 49 45.8%
Female 58 54.2%

Admissions

Type 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Applicants  403 497 527 491 460
Admits 40 39 36 37 36
Matriculants (enrolled) 11 20 20 17 14
Admit rate (selectivity) 9.9% 7.8% 6.8% 7.5% 7.8%
Yield 27.5% 51.3% 55.6% 45.9% 38.9%

Median Time to Degree for Recipients

By academic year of conferral

Citizenship

Citizenship 2008-22
TOTAL 6.25
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 6.25
URG 6.25
International 5.88

Gender

Gender 2008-22
TOTAL 6.25
Male 6.25
Female 6.25

Cohort Completions

By academic year of entry

Degree 2004-06 2007-09 2010-12
TOTAL entering 39 37 43
Earned PhD 37 34 35
Earned master's 2 2 4
Still enrolled fall 2021 0 0 0
No degree earned 0 1 4
Total completed (PhD or master's) 39 36 39

PhD Completion Rates

By academic year of entry

Citizenship

Citizenship 2004-12
All Recipients 89.1%
U.S. citizens and permanent residents 89.0%
URG 87.5%
International 90.0%

Gender

Gender 2004-12
Male 88.7%
Female 89.4%

You can also see these statistics in an interactive dashboard.

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