Biological Sciences at a Glance (2006-2007)

INCOMING STUDENTS

Of  23 applicants, 14 (61%) made up the entering cohort including:

• 5 (36%) Ph.D. students
• 9 (64%) M.S. students

The entering cohort had inner quartile (25%-75%) GRE score (2005 - 2007) ranges of:

• Ph.D. students:
  • Verbal: 430-730
  • Quantitative: 520-800
  • Analytical Writing: 3.5-5
• M.S. students:
  • Verbal: 340-690
  • Quantitative: 510-800
  • Analytical Writing: 3-5.5

The average Bachelor’s GPA for incoming students:

• 3.48 (Ph.D.)
• 3.34 (M.S.)

Previous institutions of incoming students included:

• Ph.D. Students:
  • Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
  • St. Francis College
  • Texas A& M University
  • University of Bombay
  • University of Rhode Island
• M.S. Students:
  • Binghamton University
  • New York University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of New Hampshire
  • University of Texas, Austin

In the fall, 40 students were registered:

• 19 (47.5%) Ph.D. students
• 21 (52.5%) M.S. students
• 1 (2%) Non-degree students

Students earned an average of  6.6 credits per term, while in coursework.

Financial Aid (All registered students)

35 (88%) students had stipends, including:

• 5 (14%) distinguished fellowships
• 27 (77%) graduate assistantships
• 2 (67%) teaching associates

38 (93%) students had scholarships, including:

• 5 (15%) distinguished fellowships
• 26 (76%) graduate assistantships
• 2 (6%) teaching associates
• 0 (0%) tuition scholarships

Completion (2006-2007)

Fordham awarded 8 degrees, including:

• 2 (25%) Ph.D.
• 6 (75%) M.S.

Completion rate and registered time to degree: Since 1998, Fordham’s Biological Sciences program has had:

• 70 master’s only graduates, with a median registered time to degree of 2.0 years
• 18 students who earned a master’s degree en route to a doctorate, with a median registered time to degree of 3.7 years
• 3 students who earned a doctorate with a non-Fordham master’s, with a median registered time to degree of 5.71 years
• 17 students earned a doctorate along with a Fordham  master’s, with a median registered time to degree of 7.42 years

Out of 46 doctoral students who matriculated from Fall 1997 to Fall 2005:

• 8 (17%) completed a Ph.D.
• 17 (37%) left in their 1^st -4^th years
• 6 (13%) left with a Master’s degree
• 21 (46%) are still enrolled

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