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Biological and Medical Informatics PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2024)

• Citizenship:
  • TOTAL: 56
  • U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 50 (89.3%)
  • International: 6 (10.7%)
• Gender:
  • TOTAL: 56
  • Male: 32 (57.0%)
  • Female: 24 (42.9%)

Admissions

• Type:
  • Applicants:
    • 2020: 177
    • 2021: 177
    • 2022: 174
    • 2023: 185
    • 2024: 229
  • Admits:
    • 2020: 33
    • 2021: 32
    • 2022: 27
    • 2023: 27
    • 2024: 25
  • Matriculants (enrolled):
    • 2020: 9
    • 2021: 16
    • 2022: 8
    • 2023: 7
    • 2024: 13
  • Admit rate (selectivity):
    • 2020: 18.6%
    • 2021: 18.1%
    • 2022: 15.5%
    • 2023: 14.6%
    • 2024: 10.9%
  • Yield:
    • 2020: 27.3%
    • 2021: 50.0%
    • 2022: 29.5%
    • 2023: 25.9%
    • 2024: 52.0%

Median Time to Degree for Recipients

• by academic year of conferral
• Citizenship:
  • TOTAL: 5.50
  • U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 5.50
  • International: 0.00
• Gender:
  • TOTAL: 5.50
  • Male: 5.88
  • Female: 5.25

Cohort Completions

• by academic year of entry
• Degree:
  • TOTAL entering:
    • 22
    • 24
    • 13
  • Earned PhD:
    • 17
    • 15
    • 13
  • Earned master's:
    • 3
    • 6
    • 0
  • Still enrolled Fall 2024:
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
  • No degree earned:
    • 2
    • 3
    • 0
  • Total completed (PhD or master's):
    • 20
    • 21
    • 13

PhD Completion Rates

• by academic year of entry
• Citizenship:
  • All Recipients: 76.3%
  • U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 76.4%
  • International: 75.0%
• Gender:
  • Male: 81.0%
  • Female: 64.7%

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