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Ph.D. in Translational Science Characteristics

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Translational Science

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Number of doctoral degrees awarded per year

The number of doctoral degrees awarded per year for each of the 3 most recent years.

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Average of the number of degrees awarded per academic year.
2016-172017-182018-19
233
The reporting year for graduates is September to August. This number includes graduates from UTHSA, UTSA, and UT Austin.

Graduation rates

Percentage of doctoral students who graduated within 10 years for each of the 3 most recent years. Graduation rates are based on the methodology used in the Accountability System, which uses CBM001 data to identify students beginning a program at a specified time and uses CMB009 data to track students from that cohort who graduate within the following 10-year period.

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Average of the percent of first-year doctoral students who graduated within ten years.
2016-172017-182018-19
N/AN/AN/A

The program is less than ten years old, so ten-year graduation rates can't be calculated.

Average time to degree

The average of graduates' time to degree for each of the most recent 3 years. For each academic year, "time to degree" is defined as beginning the year students matriculated with a doctoral degree objective until the year they graduated.

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Average of the graduates time to degree.
2016-172017-182018-19
3.63.54.3

Includes UT Health San Antonio, UTSA, and UT Austin students.

Employment profile

The number and percentage of graduates employed in their field within one year of graduation, those still seeking employment, and unknown for each of the 3 most recent years. Employment includes full-time self-employment, private practice, residency, fellowship, and other opportunities for further training or education.

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The number and percent of graduates by year employed, those still seeking employment, and unknown.
Employment2015-162016-172017-18
Employed2 | 100%3 | 100%3 | 100%
Still seeking0 | 0%0 | 0%0 | 0%
Unknown0 | 0%0 | 0%0 | 0%

Includes UT Health San Antonio, UTSA, and UT Austin students.

Student diversity

The fall semester headcount by gender, ethnicity and residency status in the program for each of the 3 most recent years. International non-resident students should include all students paying resident tuition rates because of waivers.

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  • Ethnicity
  • Gender
  • Residency
Ethnicity201720182019
African American5%5%5%
Asian5%5%5%
Hispanic24%26%33%
International / Unknown26%19%19%
Two races or more05%5%
White37%43%33%
Total192121
Gender201720182019
Female111311
Male8810
Total192121
Residency2017201820119
Texas74%76%76%
Non-Texas05%10%
International26%19%14%
Total192121

Percentage of full-time students

The fall semesters' number of full-time student equivalents divided by the headcount number of students enrolled for each of the 3 most recent years. Definition of "full-time student" is 18 semester credit hours per year.

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FTS/number students enrolled for last three fall semesters.
201620172018
50%58%45%

Includes UT Health San Antonio, UTSA, and UT Austin students.

Percentage of full-time students with institutional financial support

The percentage of full-time students with at least $1,000 of annual support for each of the 3 most recent years.

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The number of full time students with at least $1000 of annual support/the number of Full time students
2016-172017-182018-19
100%100%100%

Comments: Includes students who received stipend and/or institutional scholarship funds. In 2018-19, three full-time students were employed full-time in non-university settings and did not receive financial support.

Student publications/presentations

The number of discipline-related refereed paper/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, and external presentations per year for each of the 3 most recent years.

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Activities2016-172017-182018-19
Publications/Presentations988965

Comments: This number includes student activity for the academic year indicated. It does not include accomplishments of prior graduates.

Student-core faculty ratio

The number of full-time student equivalents divided by the number of full-time faculty equivalents of core faculty for each of the 3 most recent years.

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Average of full time student equivalent/average of full time faculty equivalent of core faculty.
2016-172017-182018-19
0.4610.564 (15.222 FTSE /27)0.767 (19.181 FTSE /25)

Includes UTHSCSA, UTSA, UT Austin, and UTSPH faculty. Some students have enrollment that is greater than 1.0 FTSE (calculation includes actual FTSE).

Faculty diversity

The core faculty by gender and ethnicity for each of the 3 most recent years.

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  • Fall 2018
  • Fall 2019

Fall 2017

Core faculty by ethnicity and gender, updated when changed.
EthnicityMenWomen
White112
Black
Hispanic42
Asian11
American Indian / Alaskan Native
International
Unknown / Not reported
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander

Fall 2018

EthnicityMenWomen
White152
Black1
Hispanic52
Asian21
American Indian / Alaskan Native
International
Unknown / Not reported
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander

Fall 2019

EthnicityMenWomen
White142
Black1
Hispanic42
Asian21
American Indian / Alaskan Native
International
Unknown / Not reported
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander

Comments: Totals here may not match Core Faculty totals above. Diversity numbers are specific to the Fall semester, while the Core Faculty numbers are specific to the academic year.

Faculty teaching load

The total number of semester credit hours in organized teaching courses taught per academic year by core faculty divided by the number of core faculty for each of the 3 most recent years. Organized classes include lecture, laboratory, and seminar courses.

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Total number of credit hours in organized teaching courses taught per academic year by core faculty divided.
2016-172017-182018-19
15.1011.1817.46

*Only represents UTHSCSA faculty and students for FY19. Source: OIR

Core faculty

The number of core faculty for each of the 3 most recent years. "Core faculty" is defined as appropriately credentialed individuals intergral to the doctoral program, such as those who teach courses, mentor students, or serve on dissertation committeees.

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Number of core faculty in the prior year
2016-172017-182018-19
5.04.84.4

Faculty from UTHSA, UTSA, UT Austin, and UTSPH are reported.

Core faculty activities

The avergae number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, and notices of discoveriesfiled/patents issued per core faculty member for each of the 3 most recent years.

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Activities2016-172017-182018-19
Average Papers, Publications or Presentations5.04.84.4

Published abstracts are only included if listed in PubMed.

Core faculty external grants

The number of core faculty receiving external funds, average external funds, average external funds per core faculty member, and total external funds per program for each of the 3 most recent years.

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Average of the number of core faculty receiving external funds, average external funds per faculty, and total external funds.
Grants2016-172017-182018-19
Number of core faculty receiving external funds18 of 2418 of 2617 of 25
Average external funds per core faculty members$667,599$830,820$493,069
Total external funds per program$16,022,375$21,601,330$12,326,716

Comments: Total external funding is based on faculty in a Principal Investigator or similar role.

Average institutional financial support provided

The average annual monetary institutional support provided per full-time student from assistanships, scholarships, stipends, grants, and fellowships (does not include tuition or benefits) for each of the 3 most recent years.

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2016-172017-182018-19
$31,567$37,812/ $43,169$46,578

Comments: The 2018-19 stipend reported is an average of all students receiving a stipend at all TS PhD universities. All financial support comes from the Supervising Professors’ grant funds or departmental funds. Some students also receive scholarships from external sources.

Date of last external review

April 10-12, 2018
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