Facts-at-a-Glance
Established: 1985
PhD Students Enrolled: 967 (including 163 MD/PhD and VMD/PhD):
- 25% underrepresented minorities
- 10% non-US citizens
- 58% female
PhD Alumni: 3000+
Participating Graduate Groups: Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Genomics and Computational Biology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology
Participating Faculty Members: 775 across the 7 schools
Participating Penn Schools: Perelman School of Medicine, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Dental Medicine, Wharton School of Business, School of Nursing
Associated Campus Entities: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Wistar Institute
National Rank in NIH Training Grant Funding (Perelman School of Medicine): 1
Stipend: $40,000 plus $2000 relocation award for incoming students (2023-2024)
PhD Completion Rate: 86%
Mean Time to Degree: 5.83 Years
Alumni Outcomes*:
- 37% Research in Academia
- 37% Research in Industry
- 6% Communication
- 18% Other Science-Related Positions (including Consulting, Government Research, Policy, Commercialization, Regulatory Affairs, Grants Management, Patent Law, and Health Care)
- <2% Not Science-Related
* based on primary activities of alumni who graduated in the years 2007-2016, tracked in 2022 (6+ years after completing the PhD and beyond the typical postdoctoral training stage)
University-compiled facts about BGS