Characteristics of the 2015 Entering PhD Class

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The following  report is a summary of the sixty-seven members of the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s 2015 entering class of PhD students. They were selected from a total of 612 applicants.

Undergraduate Schools

The incoming  students completed their undergraduate studies at the following  schools. There is one incoming  student from each school unless otherwise noted by a count.

Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate GPA

3.51

Domestic Students – State Residence

There are fifty-four incoming  domestic students.

International Students - Country of Origin

There are thirteen incoming  international  students.

Average GRE Scores

• Verbal - 68%
• Quantitative - 65%
• Analytical - 54%

Average TOEFL Score

Ten of the thirteen international  students reported scores.

Score - 101

# of Students - 13

Additional Degrees

Twenty students in the 2015 incoming  class hold Master’s degrees.

MD/PhD

Six entering PhD students are enrolled in the MD/PhD program.

Average MCAT Scores

Below are the average MCAT scores for the six MD/PhD students.

Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP Program) Students

1 incoming  student completed the University of Rochester’s PREP program.

Average Age

The sixty-seven incoming  students have an average age of 24 years with a range of 20 – 40 years.

Race and Ethnicity

The following  summarizes how the fifty-four US Citizens and Permanent Residents in the incoming  2015 class identify  their own race and ethnicity:

Race

• American Indian - 2
• Asian - 4
• Black or African American - 7
• White - 37
• Not Reported - 5

Ethnicity

Hispanic - 7

Male/Female Ratio

According to the students’ self-reported information  the male/female ratio is the following:

• Female – 37 incoming  students
• Male – 30 incoming  students

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