The 2025 entering PhD class includes 23 graduate students. They were selected from an applicant pool of around 600 applicants. Below is a description of the incoming graduate students for the 2025 PhD class.
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.76 (range 3.46-4.00)
Prior Research Experience
100% have had a sustained research experience in a scientific laboratory
40% have published a scientific paper in a peer reviewed journal
52% have presented their work at a scientific meeting
48% have also spent a summer in a research program
Mean Months of Prior, Full-Time Research Experience: 28
Education
22 different colleges are represented by the incoming PhD Class. Students come
from throughout the United States having attended large research universities, and small liberal arts
colleges.
Undergraduate majors:
Biology (5), Biochemistry (4), Biological Sciences (3), Neuroscience (2), Molecular Biology (2), Bioengineering (1), Microbiology (1), Biochemistry / Psychology (1), Biotechnology (1), Neurobiology (1), Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry (1), Other (1)
22% have a Master's degree
Demographics
Demographics: 78% Female, 22% Male
Average age: 23 years old (range 21 - 26)
Citizenship: 87% U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, 13% Non-U.S. Citizen
U.S. students come from: California, Tennessee, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Maryland, New Hampshire
Non-U.S. students come from China and India
