Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Ph.D. Admissions Data - Fall 2007 Entering Class
Number of applicants 61
Number of students enrolled 7
   
     
Ph.D. Degree Information
Number of registered students, Fall 2007 31
Number of degrees awarded 2006-2007 7
Median years to Ph.D. 5.7
Percent of students awarded Ph.D. NA*
Notes: Median years to Ph.D. for degrees awarded in 1998-99 thru 2006-07. Calculated from first enrollment to degree conferral date in May or December. Percent of students awarded Ph.D. for students who entered the Graduate School from Fall 1993 thru Fall 1997.
   
     
Reported Career Data
Initial Position at Time of Dissertation Submission
  Number Percent
Faculty 1 4%
Postdoctoral position 18 72%
Non-academic position 1 4%
Not yet employed and seeking 5 20%
Not seeking employment 0 0%
Total responses to survey 25 100%
No data available 0  
Ph.D.s awarded (2000-01 thru 2006-07) 25  
Notes: These data are collected at the time the dissertation is submitted to the Graduate School. This can be several months or more prior to Commencement. Actual percentage obtaining employment may be higher.
 
Position Held Five Years After Graduation*
  Number Percent
Faculty 1 33%
Postdoctoral position 0 0%
Non-academic position 1 33%
Seeking employment 0 0%
Not seeking employment 1 33%
Total responses to survey 3 100%
No data available 4  
Ph.D.s awarded (1995-96 thru 2001-02) 7  
     
* In the fall of 1998, the Biology department split to form the current departments of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology (EEB) and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB). The first
graduates with PhDs in EEB were recorded in 99-00