GSBS Facts

Students in Class

2025-2026 Academic Year

Students

  • Student/faculty ratio: 1:1
  • Percentage of PhD students receiving a stipend: 99%
  • Percentage of PhD students receiving tuition funding: 99%
  • Number of Full-time Faculty: 214

Applications & New Students

  • Individual PhD applications: 967
  • Individual MD/PhD applications: 356
  • Individual MS applications: 274
  • New students: 56

Enrollment Statistics

  • Total GSBS enrollment: 230
  • Age range of students: 22 to 64
  • Percentage of female students: 72%
  • Number of states and US territories represented by students: 20
  • Percentage of international (non US citizen) students: 17%
  • Number of home nations represented by students: 10
  • Mean undergraduate GPA for the entering class: 3.60

Number of degree and certificate students per program

  • Clinical & Translational Science: 26
  • Genetics, Molecular & Cellular Biology: 47
  • Immunology: 18
  • Molecular Microbiology: 43
  • Neuroscience: 41
  • Pharmacology & Drug Development: 13
  • Biomedical Research: 24
  • MD/PhD Program: 31

Degrees conferred and certificates awarded, through August 2025

  • PhD degrees: 1063
  • MS degrees: 366
  • Certificates: 95