Research-Doctorate Programs in the Biomedical Sciences: Selected Findings from the NRC Assessment (2011)

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APPENDIX E

Biomedical Sciences Field Averages for Each Variable

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Field Number of Programs Average of Average Number of Publications (2000-2006) per Allocated Faculty, 2006 Average Citations per Publication Percent of Faculty with Grants, 2006 Awards per Allocated Faculty Member, 2006 Percent of First Year Students with Full Financial Support, Fall 2005
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology 157 1.83 3.79 84.6% 3.30 95.8%
Standard deviation   0.80 1.53 15.2% 5.23 15.4%
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering 74 1.56 2.62 84.4% 0.68 85.8%
Standard deviation   0.87 1.07 17.0% 1.62 24.1%
Cell and Developmental Biology 120 1.67 4.36 86.3% 1.40 97.8%
Standard deviation   0.74 1.95 13.6% 2.33 10.1%
Genetics and Genomics 66 1.73 4.62 86.4% 1.46 93.5%
Standard deviation   0.71 2.02 14.8% 2.16 20.0%
Immunology and Infectious Disease 68 1.92 4.12 89.3% 0.78 96.7%
Standard deviation   0.81 1.51 12.8% 1.57 11.8%
Integrated Biological and Biomedical Sciences 113 1.32 3.45 76.5% 0.89 97.2%
Standard deviation   0.73 1.91 17.8% 1.87 9.0%
Microbiology 71 1.43 3.49 82.9% 1.03 97.6%
Standard deviation   0.64 1.49 15.2% 1.44 8.7%
Neuroscience and Neurobiology 93 1.66 3.87 86.0% 1.13 95.6%
Standard deviation   0.60 1.58 14.7% 1.84 15.6%
Nutrition 45 1.32 2.36 75.0% 0.51 88.6%
Standard deviation   0.68 1.04 18.8% 0.67 25.9%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health 117 1.90 2.95 84.7% 0.53 93.9%
Standard deviation   0.74 1.37 15.3% 0.97 18.8%
Physiology 58 1.57 2.94 82.1% 0.54 93.3%
Standard deviation   0.58 1.03 17.0% 0.87 18.7%
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Field Avg. Completion Percentage: 6 Years or less Median Time to Degree (Full- and Part-Time Graduates), 2006 Percent with Academic Plans Collects Data About Post-Graduation Employment (1=Yes; -1=No)
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology 45.9% 5.63 69.4% 0.39
Standard deviation 15.8% 0.70 14.1% 0.92
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering 46.3% 5.06 57.4% 0.62
Standard deviation 21.2% 0.69 18.7% 0.79
Cell and Developmental Biology 50.1% 5.66 71.8% 0.65
Standard deviation 19.5% 0.72 14.5% 0.76
Genetics and Genomics 41.6% 5.73 67.1% 0.67
Standard deviation 18.6% 0.82 20.6% 0.75
Immunology and Infectious Disease 56.2% 5.36 69.5% 0.65
Standard deviation 17.5% 0.84 15.4% 0.77
Integrated Biological and Biomedical Sciences 47.4% 5.62 74.8% 0.45
Standard deviation 20.4% 0.80 11.1% 0.90
Microbiology 47.1% 5.58 66.8% 0.46
Standard deviation 18.7% 0.80 19.6% 0.89
Neuroscience and Neurobiology 46.2% 5.68 80.6% 0.74
Standard deviation 17.0% 0.66 12.1% 0.67
Nutrition 55.8% 4.88 58.5% 0.56
Standard deviation 19.9% 1.00 18.7% 0.84
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health 56.1% 5.21 55.0% 0.66
Standard deviation 18.0% 0.81 19.8% 0.76
Physiology 50.9% 5.13 76.6% 0.38
Standard deviation 23.0% 0.94 15.5% 0.93

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Field Non-Asian Minority Faculty as a Percent of Total Core and New Domestic Faculty, 2006 Female Faculty as a Percent of Total Core and New Faculty, 2006 Non-Asian Minority Students as a Percent of Total Domestic Students, Fall 2005 Female Students as a Percent of Total Students, Fall 2005 International Students as a Percent of Total Students, Fall 2005
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology 3.5% 23.3% 10.5% 46.3% 37.4%
Standard deviation 6.6% 11.2% 11.7% 13.4% 21.2%
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering 3.6% 15.2% 11.3% 35.4% 41.1%
Standard deviation 4.5% 10.0% 10.3% 10.6% 19.5%
Cell and Developmental Biology 2.8% 26.7% 10.9% 53.3% 32.1%
Standard deviation 3.4% 8.8% 9.8% 11.2% 20.1%
Genetics and Genomics 3.7% 26.8% 11.6% 55.7% 29.3%
Standard deviation 6.4% 9.0% 14.2% 11.8% 17.5%
Immunology and Infectious Disease 4.0% 25.1% 13.7% 56.3% 25.7%
Standard deviation 5.5% 12.3% 10.9% 10.7% 16.2%
Integrated Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4.0% 26.3% 9.8% 51.9% 29.2%
Standard deviation 5.5% 12.3% 12.1% 10.9% 16.7%
Microbiology 4.6% 25.0% 12.5% 58.1% 25.0%
Standard deviation 10.6% 10.4% 13.6% 10.2% 16.4%
Neuroscience and Neurobiology 2.8% 25.8% 11.1% 51.5% 23.8%
Standard deviation 3.7% 11.6% 7.9% 11.9% 16.5%
Nutrition 7.1% 50.2% 15.2% 77.0% 37.4%
Standard deviation 9.7% 18.2% 19.9% 13.3% 16.7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health 3.7% 21.8% 13.7% 52.9% 37.6%
Standard deviation 7.7% 9.3% 13.6% 11.6% 22.7%
Physiology 4.8% 21.1% 13.7% 53.6% 32.7%
Standard deviation 8.4% 9.5% 17.6% 15.1% 18.3%

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Field Average Number of Ph.D.s Graduated, 2002-2006 Percent of Interdisciplinary Faculty, 2006 Average GRE Scores, 2004-2006 Percent of First Year Students with External Fellowships, 2005 Is Student Work Space Provided? (1=Yes; -1=No)
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology 4.99 27.9% 714 15.1% 0.68
Standard deviation 3.18 24.1% 44 28.4% 0.73
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering 4.77 37.2% 755 14.8% 0.49
Standard deviation 4.02 25.4% 31 22.5% 0.88
Cell and Developmental Biology 5.28 25.5% 702 16.7% 0.68
Standard deviation 5.17 21.5% 39 27.5% 0.73
Genetics and Genomics 4.55 28.4% 709 18.6% 0.76
Standard deviation 2.77 25.8% 49 30.1% 0.66
Immunology and Infectious Disease 4.33 23.5% 697 26.7% 0.44
Standard deviation 2.36 21.6% 37 35.3% 0.90
Integrated Biological and Biomedical Sciences 6.53 21.4% 682 15.1% 0.59
Standard deviation 5.63 21.9% 50 26.7% 0.81
Microbiology 4.61 28.2% 677 13.8% 0.66
Standard deviation 2.88 22.8% 46 25.8% 0.75
Neuroscience and Neurobiology 4.73 23.2% 705 25.9% 0.57
Standard deviation 2.86 22.8% 45 32.9% 0.83
Nutrition 3.28 28.9% 652 10.4% 0.60
Standard deviation 2.24 23.8% 71 24.6% 0.81
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health 4.48 27.3% 699 13.4% 0.69
Standard deviation 2.79 23.2% 41 24.8% 0.72
Physiology 3.19 25.4% 682 16.0% 0.76
Standard deviation 1.51 21.4% 56 32.0% 0.66

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Field Is Health Insurance Provided? (1=Yes; -1=No) Number of Student Activities (Max=18) Total Faculty, 2006 Number of Allocated Faculty, 2006 Assistant Professors as a Percent of Total Faculty, 2006 Tenured Faculty as a Percent of Total Faculty, 2006
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology 0.71 16 39.03 19.00 18.3% 69.2%
Standard deviation 0.71 2 23.48 11.00 11.5% 16.5%
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering 0.73 16 43.61 22.37 20.4% 64.5%
Standard deviation 0.69 2 31.03 14.20 10.9% 14.2%
Cell and Developmental Biology 0.87 17 52.28 26.96 19.7% 67.7%
Standard deviation 0.50 2 40.59 23.42 8.9% 14.7%
Genetics and Genomics 0.85 16 47.12 19.30 19.1% 65.6%
Standard deviation 0.53 3 30.59 10.58 9.5% 13.9%
Immunology and Infectious Disease 0.85 17 39.40 24.06 20.1% 58.0%
Standard deviation 0.53 2 18.90 11.43 9.8% 19.2%
Integrated Biological and Biomedical Sciences 0.61 16 54.35 35.41 16.6% 64.9%
Standard deviation 0.80 2 47.49 28.53 9.3% 18.2%
Microbiology 0.75 16 37.70 19.90 18.6% 67.1%
Standard deviation 0.67 2 24.48 11.77 11.2% 17.2%
Neuroscience and Neurobiology 0.85 17 48.96 27.32 17.7% 66.9%
Standard deviation 0.53 2 25.98 15.59 8.9% 17.4%
Nutrition 0.73 17 28.93 16.73 14.7% 66.0%
Standard deviation 0.69 1 18.73 10.97 9.7% 20.0%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health 0.79 16 32.32 18.86 16.3% 66.4%
Standard deviation 0.61 2 19.84 11.39 8.6% 14.0%
Physiology 0.76 16 33.57 19.13 13.4% 68.6%
Standard deviation 0.66 3 19.10 9.11 7.7% 15.3%

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Field Number of Core and New Faculty, 2006 Number of Students Enrolled, Fall 2005 Average Annual First Year Enrollment, 2002-2006 Percent of Students with Research Assistantships, Fall 2005 Percent of Students with Teaching Assistantships, Fall 2005
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology 26.30 41.27 9.13 39.3% 10.1%
Standard deviation 16.66 27.29 8.58 31.3% 18.8%
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering 25.28 59.88 11.79 46.0% 7.6%
Standard deviation 20.05 53.69 8.61 24.8% 13.0%
Cell and Developmental Biology 38.39 46.43 12.61 40.0% 8.2%
Standard deviation 34.62 42.48 16.11 30.2% 15.4%
Genetics and Genomics 32.05 41.32 9.59 42.3% 7.7%
Standard deviation 22.77 29.40 11.72 30.6% 16.3%
Immunology and Infectious Disease 28.59 33.16 10.25 32.1% 2.0%
Standard deviation 14.63 17.54 15.39 31.1% 7.8%
Integrated Biological and Biomedical Sciences 40.07 59.30 12.33 28.0% 28.3%
Standard deviation 35.53 52.11 12.01 25.1% 29.8%
Microbiology 25.65 37.85 9.70 42.6% 14.1%
Standard deviation 19.56 24.09 12.15 31.4% 22.9%
Neuroscience and Neurobiology 37.70 43.24 9.54 30.7% 6.2%
Standard deviation 23.85 26.00 10.16 27.5% 15.2%
Nutrition 19.20 22.02 5.03 41.8% 9.3%
Standard deviation 14.09 20.36 3.73 31.7% 16.9%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health 22.16 31.87 7.31 41.8% 9.7%
Standard deviation 13.81 19.58 6.45 30.2% 18.3%
Physiology 23.09 22.43 6.12 35.0% 6.7%
Standard deviation 12.20 11.40 11.13 31.0% 19.0%

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Field Percent of First Year Students with Institutional Fellowships Alone Percent of First Year Students with a Combination of Fellowships and Traineeships Percent of First Year Students with Both Internal Fellowships and Internal Assistantships Percent of First Year Students with Multiple Internal Assistantships
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology 28.8% 12.7% 6.4% 2.9%
Standard deviation 40.1% 27.7% 19.2% 14.3%
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering 21.1% 11.2% 5.6% 1.6%
Standard deviation 29.2% 22.2% 14.0% 5.4%
Cell and Developmental Biology 28.1% 15.3% 9.5% 2.3%
Standard deviation 37.1% 27.6% 24.8% 10.2%
Genetics and Genomics 37.0% 17.0% 3.9% 3.6%
Standard deviation 39.7% 30.2% 17.5% 15.5%
Immunology and Infectious Disease 30.8% 20.8% 4.7% 0.0%
Standard deviation 39.8% 34.4% 17.3% 0.0%
Integrated Biological and Biomedical Sciences 17.8% 11.9% 7.5% 4.2%
Standard deviation 29.9% 25.0% 18.6% 15.4%
Microbiology 22.4% 11.1% 4.2% 5.1%
Standard deviation 33.0% 26.1% 12.8% 19.0%
Neuroscience and Neurobiology        
  37.7% 22.9% 5.5% 1.2%
Standard deviation 36.6% 32.8% 16.1% 7.1%
Nutrition 14.6% 4.9% 5.3% 5.4%
Standard deviation 22.9% 14.8% 16.7% 17.9%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health 22.3% 10.3% 10.2% 0.5%
Standard deviation 34.1% 24.3% 26.2% 3.8%
Physiology 26.6% 12.5% 8.9% 3.7%
Standard deviation 40.3% 29.2% 24.2% 16.0%
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