Molecular Biology students have strong credentials for admission, with competitive Graduate Record Exam
scores, solid grade point averages from a wide variety of undergraduate programs, and typically have prior
laboratory research experience. Students are supported by an NIH training grant, Institutional Graduate School
funding, and faculty research grants. The program actively recruits underrepresented minority students and
women, who currently make up approximately 75% of the student population. The Program typically has 40-45
full-time students.
| Current Students |
Male/female ratio
|
Average undergraduate GPA
|
Average GRE |
| 35 |
19/16 |
3.34 |
1300/4.0 |
Ethnic
Diversity
| African-American |
Asian |
Caucasian |
Hispanic |
| 1 |
2 |
29 |
3 |
Historical
Data
| First
students admitted in 1987
|
Total
number of students admitted
since 1987 |
Total
number of students
graduated to date
|
Average
time to graduate
|
Average
number of
publications per student
|
| 2 |
128 |
63 |
5.5 years |
3 |
Where
do students go after graduation?
| Academic Postdoctoral Positions |
Academic/industry combination |
Industry |
Government (NIH) |
Medicine (MSTP&MD Fellow) |
Left Science |
Faculty Positions |
Permanent Industry |
| 47 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
12 |
UCD
Graduate School Environment
| The Graduate School currently registers 239 Ph.D.
students in 12 graduate programs that lead to the Ph.D. degree:
Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Cell and
Developmental Biology, Human Medical Genetics, Physiology, Pharmacology,
Neurosciences, Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology and Medical Scientist
Training Program-MSTP (M.D./Ph.D.). |
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