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Graduate Students

2245 total students enrolled in Fall 2019 for Master's and PhD degrees

Applicants 6,073
Admits 1,271
Admit Rate 21%
Enrolled first-time 494
Female 1,149
Male 1,096
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2%
Asian or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4.8%
Black/African American 5.7%
Hispanic of any race 6.5%
Two or more races 3.8%
Total minority 21%
International 25.3%
Anthropology 30
Astrophysics 19
Biochemistry 38
Biological Sciences 59
Biomedical Engineering 90
Biomedical Informatics 18
Biostatistics 30
Cancer Biology 29
Cell & Developmental Biology 60
Chemical Engineering 50
Chemical & Physical Biology 44
Chemistry  111
Civil Engineering 32
Community Research & Action 30
Computer Science 113
Creative Writing 17
Earth & Environmental Sciences 17
Economic Development 43
Economics 49
Electrical Engineering 90
English 33
Environmental Engineering 25
Epidemiology 20
French & Italian 14
German 18
Hearing & Speech Sciences 30
History 54
Human Genetics 15
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences 57
Interdisciplinary Materials Science 31
Latin American Studies 5
Law & Economics 8
Leadership & Policy Studies 33
Learning, Teaching, & Diversity 38
Liberal Arts & Science 34
Mathematics 40
Mechanical Engineering 76
Medicine, Health & Society 22
Microbiology & Immunology 54
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics 25
Neuroscience 82
Nursing Science 28
Pathology 15
Pharmacology 45
Philosophy 26
Physics 40
Political Science 43
Psychology (A&S) 38
Psychology (Peabody) 38
Quantitative & Chemical Biology 14
Religion 60
Sociology 30
Spanish & Portuguese 26
Special Education 49

Most current data available, from Graduate School Annual Report for 2018 

Definite post-graduation study 31%
     Postdoctoral fellowship 63%
     Postdoctoral research associateship 34%
     Other/unknown 3%
Definite employment 26%
     Academe 54%
     Government 6%
     Industry/business 28%
     Not for profit organization 9%
     Other/unknown 3%
Seeking employment or study 31%
Other 12%

n = 1,461

 

Postdoctoral Fellows & Trainees

Data as of Fall 2019

University 313
Medical Center 205