Graduate School of Arts and Science
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers a variety of PhD programs in the life sciences that allow students to pursue cutting-edge research with the close supervision of NYU’s internationally recognized research faculty. For more information on offerings and the PhD admissions process, visit the GSAS PhD programs webpage.
The tables below contain data from five GSAS PhD programs for the years 2016-2020:
- Biology
- Cognition and Perception
- Computational Biology (not currently offered)
- Environmental Health Sciences, offered by the School of Medicine
- Neural Science
Read on for information on admissions, completion rates, enrollment, and time to degree.
(Note: In the tables that follow, any value less than five is indicated as "N/A.")
Biology
Term Applied For |
Applicants | Admits | Matriculants |
Selectivity Rate |
Yield Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2016 | 177 | 37 | 12 | 21% | 32% |
Fall 2017 | 139 | 35 | 13 | 25% | 37% |
Fall 2018 | 151 | 39 | 12 | 26% | 31% |
Fall 2019 | 194 | 42 | 15 | 22% | 36% |
Fall 2020 | 200 | 34 | 19 | 17% | 56% |
Cognition & Perception
Term Applied For | Applicants | Admits | Matriculants | Selectivity Rate | Yield Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2016 | 102 | 17 | 10 | 17% | 59% |
Fall 2017 | 124 | 16 | 7 | 13% | 44% |
Fall 2018 | 128 | 21 | 11 | 16% | 52% |
Fall 2019 | 134 | 24 | 12 | 18% | 50% |
Fall 2020 | 169 | 19 | 12 | 11% | 63% |
Environmental Health Sciences
Term Applied For | Applicants | Admits | Matriculants | Selectivity Rate | Yield Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2016 | 66 | 24 | 10 | 36% | 42% |
Fall 2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Fall 2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A |
Fall 2019 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 42% | 50% |
Fall 2020 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | 80% |
Neural Science
Term Applied For | Applicants | Admits | Matriculants | Selectivity Rate | Yield Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2016 | 435 | 20 | 8 | 5% | 40% |
Fall 2017 | 485 | 20 | 7 | 4% | 35% |
Fall 2018 | 495 | 19 | 8 | 4% | 42% |
Fall 2019 | 478 | 21 | 7 | 4% | 33% |
Fall 2020 | 445 | 18 | 8 | 4% | 44% |
Program | Students | Completed PhD |
Completion Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Biology | 47 | 31 | 66% |
Cognition & Perception | 43 | 36 |
84% |
Computational Biology | 8 | 7 |
88% |
Environmental Health Sciences |
36 | 27 |
75% |
Neural Science | 37 | 30 |
54% |
Program Completion Rates - Female
Program |
Enrolled Entry Cohort Headcount |
Completed PhD |
Completion Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Biology | 27 | 17 | 63% |
Cognition & Perception | 24 | 20 | 83% |
Computational Biology | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Environmental Health Sciences | 19 | 15 | 79% |
Neural Science | 15 | 8 | 53% |
Program Completion Rates - Male
Program |
Enrolled Entry Cohort Headcount |
Completed PhD |
Completion Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Biology |
20 | 14 | 70% |
Cognition & Perception | 19 | 16 | 84% |
Computational Biology | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Environmental Health Sciences | 17 | 12 | 71% |
Neural Science | 22 | 12 | 55% |
Program | US Minorities | Other US/Unknown | International | Grand Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Biology | 13 | 44 | 54 | 111 |
Cognition & Perception | 8 | 40 | 35 | 83 |
Computational Biology | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Environmental Health Sciences |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A |
Neural Science | 10 | 41 | 33 | 84 |
Enrollment by Demographics Distribution
Program | US Minorities | Other US/Unknown | International |
Grand Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Biology | 12% | 40% | 49% | 100% |
Cognition & Perception | 10% | 48% | 42% | 100% |
Computational Biology | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Environmental Health Sciences |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A |
Neural Science | 12% | 49% | 39% | 100% |
Enrollment by Sex
Program | Female | Male | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Biology | 58 (52%) | 53 (48%) | 111 (100%) |
Cognition & Perception | 51 (61%) | 32 (39%) | 83 (100%) |
Computational Biology | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Environmental Health Sciences |
31 (57%) | 23 (43%) | 54 (100% |
Neural Science | 33 (39%) | 51 (61%) | 84 (100%) |
Program | 2014 & 2015 | 2016 & 2017 | 2018 & 2019 |
---|---|---|---|
Biology | 6.294 (19) | 6.115 (16) | 5.936 (17) |
Cognition & Perception |
5.298 (15) | 4.939 (19) | 4.958 (19) |
Computational Biology |
N/A |
5.692 (5) |
N/A |
Environmental Health Sciences |
4.936 (17) | 4.939 (19) | 5.298 (11) |
Neural Science | 5.692 (11) | 5.936 (9) | 5.711 (17) |
Median Time to Degree in Each Program, by Sex
Number of degrees awarded per year is in parentheses
Program | Female | Male |
Average Total |
---|---|---|---|
Biology | 6.3 (32) | 6.1 (20) | 6.3 (52) |
Cognition & Perception | 5.0 (30) | 5.0 (23) | 5.0 (53) |
Computational Biology | 5.7 (6) | 5.5 (6) | 5.7 (12) |
Environmental Health Science |
4.8 (28) | 5.9 (19) | 4.9 (47) |
Neural Science | 5.7 (19) | 5.9 (18) | 5.9 (37) |
Median Time to Degree by Demographic Group*
Number of degrees awarded per year is in parentheses
Demographic Group |
2014 & 2015 | 2016 & 2017 | 2018 & 2019 |
---|---|---|---|
US Minorities | 6.3 (9) | 5.7 (9) | 5.9 (16) |
Other US/Unknown | 5.7 (86) | 5.9 (76) | 5.9 (71) |
International | 5.7 (32) | 5.7 (50) | 5.7 (57) |
Grand Total |
5.7 (127) | 5.7 (135) | 5.9 (144) |
*This data represents combined data from Vilcek disciplines and GSAS programs.