As a National Institutes of Health training grant funded PhD program, we are required to provide all applicants with information on our acceptance rates and time to degree completion. This information can be found in the tables below. For additional program statistics gathered by the Graduate School, click here.
wdt_ID
Entering Academic Year of Application
Domestic PhD Applications Received
International PhD Applications Received
Total Received
2
2010/2011
13
17
30
3
2011/2012
11
10
21
4
2012/2013
19
18
37
5
2013/2014
12
6
18
6
2014/2015
8
8
16
7
2015/2016
13
3
16
8
2016/2017
31
4
35
9
2017/2018
12
8
20
10
2018/2019
10
3
13
11
2019/2020
24
10
34
wdt_ID
Entering Academic Year of Application
Domestic PhD Applicants Offered Admission
International PhD Applicants Offered Admission
Total PhD Applicants Offered Admission
Domestic Enrolled
International Enrolled
2
2010/2011
3
2
5
3
2
3
2011/2012
4
1
5
4
1
4
2012/2013
5
2
7
4
2
5
2013/2014
5
2
7
4
1
6
2014/2015
3
2
5
3
1
7
2015/2016
5
1
6
2
0
8
2016/2017
10
3
13
5
1
9
2017/2018
9
1
9
4
1
10
2018/2019
8
2
10
5
1
11
2019/2020
6
2
8
4
2
wdt_ID
Entering Academic Year of Application
Domestic Still Enrolled in Training
International Still Enrolled in Training
Domestic Average Years to PhD
International Average Years to PhD
Domestic No PhD Earned
International No PhD Earned
2
2009/2010
0
0
6.8
6
0
0
3
2010/2011
0
0
4.8
5.7
1*, 1^
0
5
2011/2012
0
0
6
7
0
0
6
2012/2013
0
0
5.3
5
0
1*
7
2013/2014
0
0
4.8
4.5
1~
0
8
2014/2015
1
1
4.0
In progress
0
0
9
2015/2016
1
N/A
In progress
N/A
1^
0
10
2016/2017
5
1
In progress
In progress
0
0
12
2017/2018
3
0
In progress
In progress
1^
0
13
2018/2019
6
N/A
In progress
In progress
0
0
* Student withdrew; ^ Transfer to another UW-Madison program; ~ MS Degree Earned