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Genetics & Genomics Graduate Program Data
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Our program has a low attrition rate and the average time to Ph.D. degree is around 5.5 years.
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These two bar graphs show the “Average Time to Degree” (Left), and “Attrition Rate” (Right). Values (“Time to Ph.D.” (Left), and “% Attrition” (Right)) are plotted on the Y-axis, and Matriculation years are plotted on the X-axis. Average time to degree has been relatively constant at around 5.5 years. We have seen a decline in the attrition rate of students.
| Average Time to Degree | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matriculation Year | Years to degree | Standard deviation |
| 1987-2000 | 5.77 | 0.5 |
| 2001-05 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| 2006-10 | 5.79 | 0.45 |
| 2011-15 | 5.67 | 0.66 |
| 2016-20 | 5.38 | 0.49 |
| Attrition Rate | |
|---|---|
| Matriculation Year | Percent Attrition |
| 2001-05 | 20% |
| 2006-10 | 18% |
| 2011-15 | 3% |
| 2016-20 | 6% |
| 2021-25 | 3% |
