Program Profile

Doctoral Program Profile: Computational Biology

This program is part of the Department of Computational Biology in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Additional information available at The Center for Computational Biology

Notes: First enrollments in the doctoral program in Computational Biology, formerly Bioinformatics, were in Summer 2009. Time-to-degree data do not include semesters enrolled prior to official formation of the degree program.

Includes tenured and tenure-track faculty paid by the department.
Department Faculty: Computational Biology	Fall 2018
Total Faculty	5
Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty	5
Tenured Faculty	2
Non-tenured Faculty on Tenure Track	3
Other Faculty/Instructors/Lecturers	0
Total Faculty FTE	2.8

Doctoral Enrollment	Fall 15-17 Avg	Fall 2018
Total	16.7	16
Full Time	100%	100%
Minority	14%	12.5%
International	46%	37.5%
Female	42%	31.3%
Average Hours for Doctoral Students	5.7	5.3

Doctoral Admissions: Summer / Fall 2016, 2017, and 2018

GRE scores included if submitted by 60% of applicants. See program website for exact admissions requirements.
Enrollment	3-Year Average	Mean GPA	Mean Verbal GRE	Mean Quantitative GRE	Mean Analytical GRE
Applications	16.7	3.6	154.1	160.1	3.7
Admissions	5.3	3.6	157.1	160.6	4.0
Matriculations	2.3	3.3	155.0	158.6	4.1

Includes support disbursed through or recorded in the university HR Pay, financial aid, or third party payment systems as of March 29, 2019. KUMC support included whenever possible. Some external support may not be included. Assistantships as of Fall 2018 calculated for 9 months; assistantships may be outside program. Other institutional support may include tuition waivers and adjustments, scholarships, grants and fellowships, and other grant-funded or institutional support.
Support for Fall 2018 Doctoral Students	Head Count	Avg AY Amount
Number Receiving Support / Average Per-Student Support (excluding loans)	16	$27,574
Number Receiving Educational Loans / Average Amount	1	$16,134

Students may have more than one type of support.
Type of Support	Head Count
GTAs	5
GRAs	10
Other Institutional Support	16

Median years to degree may include both full- and part-time students. Yrs to Degr from 1st Graduate Enrl may include those obtaining a master’s degree during the time interval. % of Degrees Completed calculated from first doctoral enrollment.
Doctoral Degrees Completed \ Median Years to Degree				% of Degrees Completed
Year of Completion (Su\Fa\Sp)	Count	Yrs to Degr from 1st Graduate Enrl	Yrs to Degr from 1st Doctoral Enrl	Within 5 Yrs	Within 7 Yrs	Within 10 Yrs
FY 2013 - 2015	5	4.7	4.7	60%	100%	100%
FY 2016 - 2018	6	6.6	6.6	16.7%	66.7%	100%

Employer or Training Type

Postdoctoral plans as reported at time of dissertation submission. See program website for more information.
Postdoctoral Plans of Doctoral Degree Recipients FY 2013 - 2018	Higher Education in U.S.	Education -Other	Government	Private Sector or Other	Total
Firm plans for postdoc or further training	3	1	1		5
Firm plans for employment	1			3	4
Negotiating with a specific organization, or more than one
Seeking appointment but have no specific prospects				2	2
Other student-specific response
No response / did not take survey