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Doctoral Progress
The Graduate School
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Doctoral Students 939 932 1,064 1,012 1,092 1,067 1,109 1,090 999 1,031
After
1
Years		 Inactive 43 5% 47 5% 45 4% 55 5% 75 7% 51 5% 78 7% 86 8% 72 7% 82 8%
Left with Masters 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 1 0% 2 0% 1 0% 1 0%
Active 884 94% 873 94% 1,009 95% 947 94% 1,004 92% 1,003 94% 1,016 92% 990 91% 912 91% 938 91%
ABD 10 1% 12 1% 8 1% 10 1% 12 1% 13 1% 14 1% 12 1% 14 1% 9 1%
Completed 1 0% 0 0% 2 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0%
After
2
Years		 Inactive 126 13% 110 12% 141 13% 100 10% 98 9% 105 10% 139 13% 134 12% 112 11%
Left with Masters 20 2% 22 2% 21 2% 20 2% 18 2% 17 2% 30 3% 24 2% 29 3%
Active 643 68% 684 73% 776 73% 747 74% 809 74% 795 75% 734 66% 755 69% 676 68%
ABD 146 16% 115 12% 123 12% 141 14% 162 15% 147 14% 199 18% 172 16% 181 18%
Completed 4 0% 1 0% 3 0% 4 0% 5 0% 3 0% 7 1% 5 0% 1 0%
After
3
Years		 Inactive 162 17% 158 17% 175 16% 105 10% 120 11% 125 12% 161 15% 145 13%
Left with Masters 55 6% 60 6% 54 5% 29 3% 53 5% 63 6% 77 7% 63 6%
Active 385 41% 395 42% 496 47% 493 49% 496 45% 480 45% 449 40% 469 43%
ABD 301 32% 296 32% 327 31% 362 36% 384 35% 375 35% 388 35% 379 35%
Completed 36 4% 23 2% 12 1% 23 2% 39 4% 24 2% 34 3% 34 3%
After
4
Years		 Inactive 188 20% 173 19% 167 16% 117 12% 149 14% 138 13% 160 14%
Left with Masters 81 9% 66 7% 69 6% 61 6% 71 7% 90 8% 94 8%
Active 215 23% 217 23% 265 25% 247 24% 267 24% 228 21% 212 19%
ABD 355 38% 393 42% 466 44% 484 48% 455 42% 472 44% 509 46%
Completed 100 11% 83 9% 97 9% 103 10% 150 14% 139 13% 134 12%
After
5
Years		 Inactive 191 20% 169 18% 176 17% 140 14% 175 16% 156 15%
Left with Masters 96 10% 78 8% 80 8% 83 8% 98 9% 100 9%
Active 126 13% 117 13% 135 13% 119 12% 117 11% 106 10%
ABD 294 31% 358 38% 430 40% 403 40% 371 34% 407 38%
Completed 232 25% 210 23% 243 23% 267 26% 331 30% 298 28%
After
6
Years		 Inactive 175 19% 174 19% 196 18% 161 16% 184 17%
Left with Masters 96 10% 78 8% 89 8% 99 10% 111 10%
Active 92 10% 78 8% 71 7% 51 5% 51 5%
ABD 211 22% 234 25% 259 24% 252 25% 253 23%
Completed 365 39% 368 39% 449 42% 449 44% 493 45%
After
7
Years		 Inactive 178 19% 175 19% 207 19% 158 16%
Left with Masters 91 10% 93 10% 89 8% 111 11%
Active 70 7% 50 5% 45 4% 32 3%
ABD 152 16% 150 16% 157 15% 142 14%
Completed 448 48% 464 50% 566 53% 569 56%
After
8
Years		 Inactive 178 19% 175 19% 208 20%
Left with Masters 101 11% 95 10% 94 9%
Active 59 6% 41 4% 37 3%
ABD 97 10% 107 11% 99 9%
Completed 504 54% 514 55% 626 59%
After
9
Years		 Inactive 191 20% 187 20%
Left with Masters 100 11% 98 11%
Active 34 4% 18 2%
ABD 76 8% 68 7%
Completed 538 57% 561 60%
After
10
Years		 Inactive 195 21%
Left with Masters 106 11%
Active 23 2%
ABD 50 5%
Completed 565 60%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Male 519 55% 512 55% 541 51% 536 53% 549 50% 566 53% 554 50% 579 53% 528 53% 537 52%
After
1
Years		 Inactive 20 4% 29 6% 21 4% 28 5% 32 6% 32 6% 36 6% 48 8% 38 7% 41 8%
Left with Masters 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 1 0% 0 0% 1 0%
Active 492 95% 475 93% 513 95% 502 94% 512 93% 524 93% 510 92% 525 91% 482 91% 488 91%
ABD 7 1% 8 2% 6 1% 6 1% 5 1% 10 2% 7 1% 5 1% 8 2% 7 1%
Completed 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
After
2
Years		 Inactive 65 13% 64 13% 69 13% 51 10% 47 9% 58 10% 68 12% 75 13% 63 12%
Left with Masters 9 2% 10 2% 12 2% 8 1% 9 2% 5 1% 13 2% 11 2% 17 3%
Active 354 68% 361 71% 389 72% 386 72% 395 72% 405 72% 356 64% 380 66% 346 66%
ABD 89 17% 76 15% 69 13% 88 16% 95 17% 95 17% 113 20% 112 19% 101 19%
Completed 2 0% 1 0% 2 0% 3 1% 3 1% 3 1% 4 1% 1 0% 1 0%
After
3
Years		 Inactive 89 17% 87 17% 94 17% 58 11% 60 11% 70 12% 77 14% 75 13%
Left with Masters 29 6% 35 7% 27 5% 12 2% 28 5% 35 6% 38 7% 35 6%
Active 211 41% 202 39% 234 43% 245 46% 233 42% 238 42% 217 39% 236 41%
ABD 176 34% 173 34% 180 33% 205 38% 209 38% 209 37% 209 38% 216 37%
Completed 14 3% 15 3% 6 1% 16 3% 19 3% 14 2% 13 2% 17 3%
After
4
Years		 Inactive 101 19% 100 20% 83 15% 69 13% 72 13% 77 14% 77 14%
Left with Masters 42 8% 39 8% 36 7% 26 5% 39 7% 45 8% 49 9%
Active 121 23% 107 21% 127 23% 127 24% 118 21% 115 20% 113 20%
ABD 207 40% 220 43% 251 46% 255 48% 250 46% 263 46% 261 47%
Completed 48 9% 46 9% 44 8% 59 11% 70 13% 66 12% 54 10%
After
5
Years		 Inactive 104 20% 94 18% 89 16% 81 15% 85 15% 84 15%
Left with Masters 58 11% 45 9% 43 8% 39 7% 51 9% 48 8%
Active 65 13% 54 11% 68 13% 58 11% 55 10% 58 10%
ABD 163 31% 205 40% 222 41% 214 40% 186 34% 227 40%
Completed 129 25% 114 22% 119 22% 144 27% 172 31% 149 26%
After
6
Years		 Inactive 96 18% 101 20% 101 19% 87 16% 91 17%
Left with Masters 52 10% 43 8% 44 8% 50 9% 55 10%
Active 50 10% 29 6% 38 7% 26 5% 27 5%
ABD 110 21% 125 24% 124 23% 130 24% 112 20%
Completed 211 41% 214 42% 234 43% 243 45% 264 48%
After
7
Years		 Inactive 99 19% 96 19% 105 19% 87 16%
Left with Masters 50 10% 50 10% 44 8% 57 11%
Active 32 6% 21 4% 23 4% 14 3%
ABD 80 15% 72 14% 74 14% 71 13%
Completed 258 50% 273 53% 295 55% 307 57%
After
8
Years		 Inactive 98 19% 96 19% 107 20%
Left with Masters 58 11% 51 10% 48 9%
Active 27 5% 18 4% 17 3%
ABD 49 9% 51 10% 50 9%
Completed 287 55% 296 58% 319 59%
After
9
Years		 Inactive 104 20% 100 20%
Left with Masters 57 11% 55 11%
Active 18 3% 8 2%
ABD 34 7% 26 5%
Completed 306 59% 323 63%
After
10
Years		 Inactive 107 21%
Left with Masters 60 12%
Active 9 2%
ABD 25 5%
Completed 318 61%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Female 419 45% 419 45% 523 49% 476 47% 543 50% 501 47% 555 50% 511 47% 471 47% 493 48%
After
1
Years		 Inactive 23 5% 18 4% 24 5% 27 6% 43 8% 19 4% 42 8% 38 7% 34 7% 41 8%
Left with Masters 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Active 391 93% 397 95% 496 95% 445 93% 492 91% 479 96% 506 91% 465 91% 430 91% 449 91%
ABD 3 1% 4 1% 2 0% 4 1% 7 1% 3 1% 7 1% 7 1% 6 1% 2 0%
Completed 1 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0%
After
2
Years		 Inactive 61 15% 46 11% 72 14% 49 10% 51 9% 47 9% 71 13% 59 12% 49 10%
Left with Masters 11 3% 12 3% 9 2% 12 3% 9 2% 12 2% 17 3% 13 3% 12 3%
Active 288 69% 322 77% 387 74% 361 76% 414 76% 390 78% 378 68% 375 73% 330 70%
ABD 57 14% 39 9% 54 10% 53 11% 67 12% 52 10% 86 15% 60 12% 80 17%
Completed 2 0% 0 0% 1 0% 1 0% 2 0% 0 0% 3 1% 4 1% 0 0%
After
3
Years		 Inactive 73 17% 71 17% 81 15% 47 10% 60 11% 55 11% 84 15% 70 14%
Left with Masters 26 6% 25 6% 27 5% 17 4% 25 5% 28 6% 39 7% 28 5%
Active 173 41% 193 46% 262 50% 248 52% 263 48% 242 48% 232 42% 233 46%
ABD 125 30% 122 29% 147 28% 157 33% 175 32% 166 33% 179 32% 163 32%
Completed 22 5% 8 2% 6 1% 7 1% 20 4% 10 2% 21 4% 17 3%
After
4
Years		 Inactive 86 21% 73 17% 84 16% 48 10% 77 14% 61 12% 83 15%
Left with Masters 39 9% 27 6% 33 6% 35 7% 32 6% 45 9% 45 8%
Active 94 22% 110 26% 138 26% 120 25% 149 27% 113 23% 99 18%
ABD 148 35% 173 41% 215 41% 229 48% 205 38% 209 42% 248 45%
Completed 52 12% 36 9% 53 10% 44 9% 80 15% 73 15% 80 14%
After
5
Years		 Inactive 86 21% 75 18% 87 17% 59 12% 90 17% 72 14%
Left with Masters 38 9% 33 8% 37 7% 44 9% 47 9% 52 10%
Active 61 15% 63 15% 67 13% 61 13% 62 11% 48 10%
ABD 131 31% 153 37% 208 40% 189 40% 185 34% 180 36%
Completed 103 25% 95 23% 124 24% 123 26% 159 29% 149 30%
After
6
Years		 Inactive 78 19% 73 17% 95 18% 74 16% 93 17%
Left with Masters 44 11% 35 8% 45 9% 49 10% 56 10%
Active 42 10% 49 12% 33 6% 25 5% 24 4%
ABD 101 24% 109 26% 135 26% 122 26% 141 26%
Completed 154 37% 153 37% 215 41% 206 43% 229 42%
After
7
Years		 Inactive 78 19% 79 19% 102 20% 71 15%
Left with Masters 41 10% 43 10% 45 9% 54 11%
Active 38 9% 29 7% 22 4% 18 4%
ABD 72 17% 78 19% 83 16% 71 15%
Completed 190 45% 190 45% 271 52% 262 55%
After
8
Years		 Inactive 79 19% 79 19% 101 19%
Left with Masters 43 10% 44 11% 46 9%
Active 32 8% 23 5% 20 4%
ABD 48 11% 56 13% 49 9%
Completed 217 52% 217 52% 307 59%
After
9
Years		 Inactive 86 21% 87 21%
Left with Masters 43 10% 43 10%
Active 16 4% 10 2%
ABD 42 10% 42 10%
Completed 232 55% 237 57%
After
10
Years		 Inactive 87 21%
Left with Masters 46 11%
Active 14 3%
ABD 25 6%
Completed 247 59%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
International 304 32% 317 34% 404 38% 406 40% 347 32% 347 33% 348 31% 375 34% 337 34% 369 36%
After
1
Years		 Inactive 12 4% 15 5% 13 3% 24 6% 18 5% 20 6% 20 6% 29 8% 24 7% 27 7%
Left with Masters 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 1 0%
Active 286 94% 297 94% 386 96% 377 93% 325 94% 322 93% 322 93% 343 91% 306 91% 338 92%
ABD 5 2% 5 2% 5 1% 5 1% 3 1% 5 1% 6 2% 2 1% 7 2% 3 1%
Completed 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
After
2
Years		 Inactive 40 13% 37 12% 48 12% 39 10% 29 8% 33 10% 40 11% 50 13% 39 12%
Left with Masters 7 2% 9 3% 3 1% 11 3% 7 2% 6 2% 12 3% 8 2% 13 4%
Active 213 70% 227 72% 296 73% 299 74% 252 73% 251 72% 216 62% 244 65% 222 66%
ABD 41 13% 44 14% 56 14% 55 14% 57 16% 56 16% 79 23% 73 19% 63 19%
Completed 3 1% 0 0% 1 0% 2 0% 2 1% 1 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0%
After
3
Years		 Inactive 48 16% 47 15% 56 14% 40 10% 34 10% 40 12% 41 12% 50 13%
Left with Masters 20 7% 19 6% 18 4% 17 4% 22 6% 21 6% 34 10% 25 7%
Active 124 41% 122 38% 189 47% 192 47% 150 43% 133 38% 125 36% 143 38%
ABD 96 32% 123 39% 136 34% 147 36% 126 36% 142 41% 139 40% 149 40%
Completed 16 5% 6 2% 5 1% 10 2% 15 4% 11 3% 9 3% 8 2%
After
4
Years		 Inactive 51 17% 49 15% 51 13% 43 11% 41 12% 42 12% 39 11%
Left with Masters 24 8% 25 8% 26 6% 27 7% 28 8% 29 8% 38 11%
Active 60 20% 63 20% 96 24% 94 23% 81 23% 51 15% 58 17%
ABD 129 42% 146 46% 200 50% 209 51% 155 45% 179 52% 172 49%
Completed 40 13% 34 11% 31 8% 33 8% 42 12% 46 13% 41 12%
After
5
Years		 Inactive 54 18% 50 16% 55 14% 44 11% 50 14% 45 13%
Left with Masters 35 12% 28 9% 28 7% 45 11% 37 11% 31 9%
Active 19 6% 24 8% 47 12% 31 8% 25 7% 14 4%
ABD 99 33% 121 38% 173 43% 169 42% 129 37% 135 39%
Completed 97 32% 94 30% 101 25% 117 29% 106 31% 122 35%
After
6
Years		 Inactive 51 17% 51 16% 63 16% 47 12% 49 14%
Left with Masters 36 12% 29 9% 33 8% 51 13% 40 12%
Active 10 3% 12 4% 21 5% 13 3% 10 3%
ABD 58 19% 71 22% 97 24% 88 22% 76 22%
Completed 149 49% 154 49% 190 47% 207 51% 172 50%
After
7
Years		 Inactive 52 17% 53 17% 67 17% 45 11%
Left with Masters 37 12% 31 10% 32 8% 58 14%
Active 4 1% 5 2% 9 2% 7 2%
ABD 30 10% 41 13% 45 11% 41 10%
Completed 181 60% 187 59% 251 62% 255 63%
After
8
Years		 Inactive 53 17% 52 16% 65 16%
Left with Masters 37 12% 35 11% 34 8%
Active 2 1% 5 2% 8 2%
ABD 20 7% 18 6% 19 5%
Completed 192 63% 207 65% 278 69%
After
9
Years		 Inactive 52 17% 55 17%
Left with Masters 37 12% 34 11%
Active 2 1% 2 1%
ABD 11 4% 10 3%
Completed 202 66% 216 68%
After
10
Years		 Inactive 52 17%
Left with Masters 37 12%
Active 1 0%
ABD 5 2%
Completed 209 69%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Minority 99 11% 81 9% 97 9% 80 8% 96 9% 96 9% 109 10% 100 9% 88 9% 89 9%
After
1
Years		 Inactive 1 1% 3 4% 3 3% 2 3% 6 6% 5 5% 10 9% 10 10% 11 13% 5 6%
Left with Masters 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Active 98 99% 76 94% 92 95% 78 98% 90 94% 89 93% 99 91% 88 88% 76 86% 83 93%
ABD 0 0% 2 2% 2 2% 0 0% 0 0% 2 2% 0 0% 2 2% 1 1% 1 1%
Completed 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
After
2
Years		 Inactive 8 8% 5 6% 11 11% 6 8% 13 14% 11 11% 18 17% 14 14% 15 17%
Left with Masters 2 2% 2 2% 2 2% 2 3% 1 1% 2 2% 2 2% 3 3% 2 2%
Active 80 81% 66 81% 76 78% 64 80% 72 75% 71 74% 72 66% 76 76% 60 68%
ABD 9 9% 8 10% 8 8% 8 10% 10 10% 11 11% 17 16% 6 6% 11 13%
Completed 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 1% 0 0% 1 1% 0 0%
After
3
Years		 Inactive 17 17% 9 11% 18 19% 9 11% 18 19% 12 13% 22 20% 16 16%
Left with Masters 6 6% 5 6% 5 5% 3 4% 2 2% 5 5% 3 3% 7 7%
Active 48 48% 42 52% 47 48% 49 61% 42 44% 42 44% 43 39% 52 52%
ABD 27 27% 22 27% 27 28% 18 23% 32 33% 35 36% 38 35% 22 22%
Completed 1 1% 3 4% 0 0% 1 1% 2 2% 2 2% 3 3% 3 3%
After
4
Years		 Inactive 19 19% 11 14% 19 20% 10 13% 22 23% 16 17% 23 21%
Left with Masters 14 14% 5 6% 6 6% 5 6% 2 2% 6 6% 7 6%
Active 27 27% 28 35% 26 27% 29 36% 23 24% 21 22% 25 23%
ABD 33 33% 30 37% 37 38% 32 40% 43 45% 48 50% 48 44%
Completed 6 6% 7 9% 9 9% 4 5% 6 6% 5 5% 6 6%
After
5
Years		 Inactive 22 22% 8 10% 21 22% 15 19% 26 27% 18 19%
Left with Masters 12 12% 7 9% 7 7% 3 4% 2 2% 7 7%
Active 23 23% 16 20% 10 10% 20 25% 14 15% 12 13%
ABD 26 26% 34 42% 39 40% 29 36% 34 35% 43 45%
Completed 16 16% 16 20% 20 21% 13 16% 20 21% 16 17%
After
6
Years		 Inactive 18 18% 9 11% 25 26% 16 20% 28 29%
Left with Masters 13 13% 7 9% 7 7% 8 10% 4 4%
Active 22 22% 12 15% 6 6% 10 13% 5 5%
ABD 19 19% 28 35% 29 30% 23 29% 20 21%
Completed 27 27% 25 31% 30 31% 23 29% 39 41%
After
7
Years		 Inactive 18 18% 9 11% 26 27% 16 20%
Left with Masters 13 13% 9 11% 6 6% 9 11%
Active 16 16% 6 7% 5 5% 5 6%
ABD 15 15% 19 23% 20 21% 17 21%
Completed 37 37% 38 47% 40 41% 33 41%
After
8
Years		 Inactive 19 19% 9 11% 27 28%
Left with Masters 17 17% 8 10% 5 5%
Active 8 8% 6 7% 5 5%
ABD 12 12% 16 20% 16 16%
Completed 43 43% 42 52% 44 45%
After
9
Years		 Inactive 20 20% 13 16%
Left with Masters 15 15% 8 10%
Active 7 7% 2 2%
ABD 12 12% 12 15%
Completed 45 45% 46 57%
After
10
Years		 Inactive 19 19%
Left with Masters 17 17%
Active 3 3%
ABD 12 12%
Completed 48 48%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show the status of doctoral students at certain anniversary points after beginning a program
  • Some doctoral students are admitted to the masters degree first; entry date is the start of the term of first matriculation to the major, regardless of degree
  • Cohorts entering in an academic year means they matriculated Summer, Fall, or Spring term; for example 1998-1999 means Summer 1998 through Spring 1999
  • The University of Minnesota switched from quarters to semesters Fall 1999
  • For each category (e.g. Male), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total students in the group, but for each status (e.g. Inactive) the percentage is of the students in the category
  • ABD stands for "all but dissertation," meaning the student has passed the preliminary oral examination
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total
  • "International" means non-citizens and non-permanent residents
  • "Minority" includes citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, and American Indian ethnicity
  • Ethnicity is self-reported
 
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Doctoral Completion
The Graduate School
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Doctoral Students 939 932 1,064 1,012 1,092 1,067 1,109 1,090 999 1,031
 Degree After 1 Yrs 1 0% 0 0% 2 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 4 0% 1 0% 3 0% 4 0% 5 0% 3 0% 7 1% 5 0% 1 0%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 36 4% 23 2% 12 1% 23 2% 39 4% 24 2% 34 3% 34 3%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 100 11% 83 9% 97 9% 103 10% 150 14% 139 13% 134 12%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 232 25% 210 23% 243 23% 267 26% 331 30% 298 28%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 365 39% 368 39% 449 42% 449 44% 493 45%
 Degree After 7 Yrs 448 48% 464 50% 566 53% 569 56%
 Degree After 8 Yrs 504 54% 514 55% 626 59%
 Degree After 9 Yrs 538 57% 561 60%
 Degree After 10 Yrs 565 60%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Male 519 55% 512 55% 541 51% 536 53% 549 50% 566 53% 554 50% 579 53% 528 53% 537 52%
 Degree After 1 Yrs 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 2 0% 1 0% 2 0% 3 1% 3 1% 3 1% 4 1% 1 0% 1 0%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 14 3% 15 3% 6 1% 16 3% 19 3% 14 2% 13 2% 17 3%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 48 9% 46 9% 44 8% 59 11% 70 13% 66 12% 54 10%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 129 25% 114 22% 119 22% 144 27% 172 31% 149 26%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 211 41% 214 42% 234 43% 243 45% 264 48%
 Degree After 7 Yrs 258 50% 273 53% 295 55% 307 57%
 Degree After 8 Yrs 287 55% 296 58% 319 59%
 Degree After 9 Yrs 306 59% 323 63%
 Degree After 10 Yrs 318 61%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Female 419 45% 419 45% 523 49% 476 47% 543 50% 501 47% 555 50% 511 47% 471 47% 493 48%
 Degree After 1 Yrs 1 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 2 0% 0 0% 1 0% 1 0% 2 0% 0 0% 3 1% 4 1% 0 0%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 22 5% 8 2% 6 1% 7 1% 20 4% 10 2% 21 4% 17 3%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 52 12% 36 9% 53 10% 44 9% 80 15% 73 15% 80 14%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 103 25% 95 23% 124 24% 123 26% 159 29% 149 30%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 154 37% 153 37% 215 41% 206 43% 229 42%
 Degree After 7 Yrs 190 45% 190 45% 271 52% 262 55%
 Degree After 8 Yrs 217 52% 217 52% 307 59%
 Degree After 9 Yrs 232 55% 237 57%
 Degree After 10 Yrs 247 59%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
International 304 32% 317 34% 404 38% 406 40% 347 32% 347 33% 348 31% 375 34% 337 34% 369 36%
 Degree After 1 Yrs 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 3 1% 0 0% 1 0% 2 0% 2 1% 1 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 16 5% 6 2% 5 1% 10 2% 15 4% 11 3% 9 3% 8 2%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 40 13% 34 11% 31 8% 33 8% 42 12% 46 13% 41 12%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 97 32% 94 30% 101 25% 117 29% 106 31% 122 35%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 149 49% 154 49% 190 47% 207 51% 172 50%
 Degree After 7 Yrs 181 60% 187 59% 251 62% 255 63%
 Degree After 8 Yrs 192 63% 207 65% 278 69%
 Degree After 9 Yrs 202 66% 216 68%
 Degree After 10 Yrs 209 69%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Minority 99 11% 81 9% 97 9% 80 8% 96 9% 96 9% 109 10% 100 9% 88 9% 89 9%
 Degree After 1 Yrs 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 1% 0 0% 1 1% 0 0%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 1 1% 3 4% 0 0% 1 1% 2 2% 2 2% 3 3% 3 3%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 6 6% 7 9% 9 9% 4 5% 6 6% 5 5% 6 6%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 16 16% 16 20% 20 21% 13 16% 20 21% 16 17%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 27 27% 25 31% 30 31% 23 29% 39 41%
 Degree After 7 Yrs 37 37% 38 47% 40 41% 33 41%
 Degree After 8 Yrs 43 43% 42 52% 44 45%
 Degree After 9 Yrs 45 45% 46 57%
 Degree After 10 Yrs 48 48%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show how many doctoral students have completed the degree by certain anniversary points after beginning a program; the rest of the entering cohort may have dropped out or may still be pursuing the degree
  • Some doctoral students are admitted to the masters degree first; entry date is the start of the term of first matriculation to the major, regardless of degree
  • Cohorts entering in an academic year means they matriculated Summer, Fall, or Spring term; for example 1998-1999 means Summer 1998 through Spring 1999
  • The University of Minnesota switched from quarters to semesters Fall 1999
  • For each category (e.g. Male), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total students in the group, but for each anniversary (e.g. Degree After 4 Yrs) the percentage is of the students in the category
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total
  • "International" means non-citizens and non-permanent residents
  • "Minority" includes citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, and American Indian ethnicity
  • Ethnicity is self-reported
 
doctoral progress | doctoral completion | masters completion | post-bac certificate
Masters / Specialist Certificate Completion
The Graduate School
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Masters Students 1,927 1,976 2,076 2,072 2,120 2,173 2,081 1,964 2,021 1,962
 Degree After 1 Yrs 33 2% 36 2% 35 2% 34 2% 40 2% 35 2% 37 2% 43 2% 62 3% 71 4%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 591 31% 566 29% 569 27% 545 26% 599 28% 626 29% 660 32% 699 36% 828 41%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 1,054 55% 1,075 54% 1,100 53% 1,078 52% 1,139 54% 1,258 58% 1,220 59% 1,206 61%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 1,268 66% 1,262 64% 1,342 65% 1,322 64% 1,395 66% 1,483 68% 1,437 69%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 1,353 70% 1,355 69% 1,442 69% 1,453 70% 1,514 71% 1,605 74%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 1,405 73% 1,412 71% 1,494 72% 1,512 73% 1,583 75%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Male 894 46% 893 45% 924 45% 944 46% 953 45% 954 44% 917 44% 903 46% 898 44% 938 48%
 Degree After 1 Yrs 9 1% 18 2% 13 1% 14 1% 17 2% 7 1% 11 1% 15 2% 29 3% 25 3%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 265 30% 234 26% 241 26% 218 23% 238 25% 238 25% 258 28% 304 34% 355 40%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 455 51% 466 52% 477 52% 456 48% 476 50% 509 53% 492 54% 529 59%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 567 63% 556 62% 579 63% 570 60% 597 63% 614 64% 582 63%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 612 68% 600 67% 632 68% 643 68% 658 69% 673 71%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 628 70% 621 70% 657 71% 672 71% 692 73%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Female 1,032 54% 1,079 55% 1,150 55% 1,127 54% 1,157 55% 1,210 56% 1,155 56% 1,057 54% 1,119 55% 1,020 52%
 Degree After 1 Yrs 24 2% 18 2% 22 2% 20 2% 22 2% 28 2% 26 2% 28 3% 33 3% 46 5%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 326 32% 331 31% 328 29% 327 29% 356 31% 386 32% 401 35% 394 37% 470 42%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 599 58% 607 56% 623 54% 622 55% 656 57% 744 61% 727 63% 675 64%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 700 68% 704 65% 763 66% 752 67% 791 68% 863 71% 854 74%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 740 72% 752 70% 810 70% 809 72% 849 73% 926 77%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 776 75% 788 73% 837 73% 839 74% 884 76%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
International 413 21% 424 21% 529 25% 549 26% 433 20% 375 17% 355 17% 358 18% 354 18% 368 19%
 Degree After 1 Yrs 6 1% 11 3% 12 2% 10 2% 12 3% 8 2% 10 3% 11 3% 12 3% 15 4%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 148 36% 140 33% 140 26% 156 28% 129 30% 134 36% 126 35% 149 42% 178 50%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 258 62% 254 60% 301 57% 336 61% 268 62% 240 64% 235 66% 250 70%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 312 76% 296 70% 370 70% 416 76% 325 75% 273 73% 270 76%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 327 79% 314 74% 401 76% 446 81% 340 79% 291 78%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 334 81% 322 76% 415 78% 458 83% 353 82%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Minority 224 12% 173 9% 161 8% 188 9% 198 9% 213 10% 230 11% 221 11% 238 12% 209 11%
 Degree After 1 Yrs 6 3% 3 2% 3 2% 5 3% 4 2% 1 0% 6 3% 3 1% 8 3% 7 3%
 Degree After 2 Yrs 61 27% 39 23% 41 25% 49 26% 56 28% 49 23% 71 31% 66 30% 101 42%
 Degree After 3 Yrs 112 50% 83 48% 91 57% 86 46% 93 47% 108 51% 110 48% 126 57%
 Degree After 4 Yrs 136 61% 98 57% 106 66% 108 57% 116 59% 134 63% 133 58%
 Degree After 5 Yrs 145 65% 106 61% 111 69% 121 64% 121 61% 142 67%
 Degree After 6 Yrs 153 68% 111 64% 113 70% 130 69% 127 64%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show how many masters and specialist-certificate students have completed the degree by certain anniversary points after beginning a program; the rest of the entering cohort may have dropped out or may still be pursuing the degree
  • Some students are admitted to doctoral programs first and switch to masters later or pick up the masters along the way; entry date is the start of the term of first matriculation to the major, regardless of degree
  • Cohorts entering in an academic year means they matriculated Summer, Fall, or Spring term; for example 1998-1999 means Summer 1998 through Spring 1999
  • The University of Minnesota switched from quarters to semesters Fall 1999
  • For each category (e.g. Male), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total students in the group, but for each anniversary (e.g. Degree After 2 Yrs) the percentage is of the students in the category
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total
  • "International" means non-citizens and non-permanent residents
  • "Minority" includes citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, and American Indian ethnicity
  • Ethnicity is self-reported
 
doctoral progress | doctoral completion | masters completion | post-bac certificate
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Completion
The Graduate School
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
PBC Students 0 0 0 14 33 48 64 71 91 43
 Cert After 1 Yrs 0   0   0   2 14% 3 9% 2 4% 1 2% 5 7% 7 8% 12 28%
 Cert After 2 Yrs 0   0   0   5 36% 25 76% 33 69% 40 63% 48 68% 17 19%
 Cert After 3 Yrs 0   0   0   6 43% 26 79% 34 71% 46 72% 50 70%
 Cert After 4 Yrs 0   0   0   8 57% 26 79% 36 75% 48 75%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Male 0   0   0   3 21% 10 30% 12 25% 6 9% 13 18% 31 34% 12 28%
 Cert After 1 Yrs 0   0   0   0 0% 1 10% 1 8% 0 0% 3 23% 4 13% 6 50%
 Cert After 2 Yrs 0   0   0   2 67% 6 60% 5 42% 5 83% 9 69% 7 23%
 Cert After 3 Yrs 0   0   0   2 67% 6 60% 5 42% 5 83% 9 69%
 Cert After 4 Yrs 0   0   0   2 67% 6 60% 7 58% 5 83%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Female 0   0   0   11 79% 23 70% 36 75% 58 91% 58 82% 60 66% 31 72%
 Cert After 1 Yrs 0   0   0   2 18% 2 9% 1 3% 1 2% 2 3% 3 5% 6 19%
 Cert After 2 Yrs 0   0   0   3 27% 19 83% 28 78% 35 60% 39 67% 10 17%
 Cert After 3 Yrs 0   0   0   4 36% 20 87% 29 81% 41 71% 41 71%
 Cert After 4 Yrs 0   0   0   6 55% 20 87% 29 81% 43 74%
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
International 0   0   0   1 7% 0 0% 1 2% 0 0% 5 7% 10 11% 3 7%
 Cert After 1 Yrs 0   0   0   1 100% 0   0 0% 0   1 20% 1 10% 1 33%
 Cert After 2 Yrs 0   0   0   1 100% 0   0 0% 0   3 60% 1 10%
 Cert After 3 Yrs 0   0   0   1 100% 0   0 0% 0   3 60%
 Cert After 4 Yrs 0   0   0   1 100% 0   0 0% 0  
Cohort Entering1998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008
Minority 0   0   0   2 14% 1 3% 4 8% 7 11% 7 10% 4 4% 2 5%
 Cert After 1 Yrs 0   0   0   0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 14% 2 50% 1 50%
 Cert After 2 Yrs 0   0   0   1 50% 1 100% 2 50% 3 43% 6 86% 2 50%
 Cert After 3 Yrs 0   0   0   1 50% 1 100% 2 50% 3 43% 6 86%
 Cert After 4 Yrs 0   0   0   1 50% 1 100% 3 75% 3 43%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show how many post-baccalaureate certificate students have completed the certificate by certain anniversary points after beginning a program; the rest of the entering cohort may have dropped out or may still be pursuing the degree
  • Some students are admitted to doctoral programs first and switch to masters later or pick up the masters along the way; entry date is the start of the term of first matriculation to the major, regardless of degree
  • Cohorts entering in an academic year means they matriculated Summer, Fall, or Spring term; for example 1998-1999 means Summer 1998 through Spring 1999
  • The University of Minnesota switched from quarters to semesters Fall 1999
  • For each category (e.g. Male), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total students in the group, but for each anniversary (e.g. Degree After 2 Yrs) the percentage is of the students in the category
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total
  • "International" means non-citizens and non-permanent residents
  • "Minority" includes citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, and American Indian ethnicity
  • Ethnicity is self-reported
 

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