Program Overview

University Program Information

Introduction

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is a world leader in scientific discovery and its translation to improving health. The university's innovative and collaborative approach to patient care, research, and education spans disciplines across the life sciences.

About UCSF

• UCSF Overview
• Mission & Values
• UCSF History
• UCSF in the Community

Research

• Research Overview
• Research Partnerships
• Innovation Ventures
• Postdoctoral Scholars

Patient Care

• Patient Care Overview
• UCSF Health
• UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
• UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco
• UCSF Dental Center
• Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics
• Specialty Clinics

Education

• Education Overview
• School of Dentistry
• School of Medicine
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Nursing
• Graduate Division
• Global Health Sciences

Admission

Admission Requirements and Application Process

• Admission Requirements
• Application Process

Programs

• List of available programs

Program Application Timelines

• Application deadlines for each program

Application Fee Waivers

• Eligibility criteria for application fee waivers

International Admission Requirements

• Requirements for international applicants

Financial Support

• Types of financial support available to students

Graduate Program Statistics

• Career Outcomes Taxonomy Definitions
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD Statistics
• Bioengineering PhD Statistics
• Biological and Medical Informatics PhD Statistics
• Biomedical Sciences PhD Statistics
• Biophysics PhD Statistics
• Cell Biology PhD Statistics
• Chemistry and Chemical Biology PhD Statistics
• Computational Precision Health PhD Program Statistics
• Developmental and Stem Cell Biology PhD Statistics
• Epidemiology and Translational Science PhD Statistics
• Genetics PhD Statistics
• Global Health Sciences PhD Statistics
• History of Health Sciences PhD Statistics
• Medical Anthropology PhD Statistics
• Neuroscience PhD Statistics
• Nursing PhD Statistics
• Oral and Craniofacial Sciences PhD Statistics
• Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics PhD Statistics
• Rehabilitation Science PhD Statistics
• Sociology PhD Statistics

Biomedical Sciences PhD Program Statistics

Enrollment Headcounts (Fall 2024)

• Citizenship:
  • TOTAL: 162
  • U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 155 (95.7%)
  • International: 7 (4.3%)
• Gender:
  • TOTAL: 162
  • male: 64 (39.5%)
  • female: 98 (60.5%)

Admissions

• Admission Status:
  • applicants: 697 (2020), 639 (2021), 657 (2022), 458 (2023), 526 (2024)
  • admits: 61 (2020), 56 (2021), 56 (2022), 58 (2023), 55 (2024)
  • matriculants (enrolled): 28 (2020), 25 (2021), 24 (2022), 23 (2023), 27 (2024)
  • admit rate (selectivity): 8.8% (2020), 8.8% (2021), 3.7% (2022), 12.7% (2023), 10.5% (2024)
  • yield: 45.9% (2020), 44.6% (2021), 42.9% (2022), 39.7% (2023), 49.1% (2024)

Median Time to Degree for Recipients

• by academic year of conferral:
  • Citizenship:
    • TOTAL: 6.00
    • U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 6.00
    • International: 5.88
  • Gender:
    • TOTAL: 6.00
    • male: 6.00
    • female: 6.00

Cohort Completions

• by academic year of entry:
  • TOTAL entering: 63, 77, 68
  • earned PhD: 55, 64, 60
  • earned master's: 4, 9, 2
  • still enrolled Fall 2024: 0, 0, 1
  • no degree earned: 4, 4, 5
  • total completed (PhD or master's): 59, 73, 62

PhD Completion Rates

• by academic year of entry:
  • Citizenship:
    • All Recipients: 86.1%
    • U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 86.2%
    • International: 83.3%
  • Gender:
    • male: 87.3%
    • female: 85.3%