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Doctoral Degree – Average Time to Graduation (Semester)

Doctorate Average Time to Graduation Semester by Race and Cohort 2013-2022

Cohort Race N Obs N Sum Mean Median Std Dev Minimum Maximum
2013 American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0 . . . . . .
Asian 20 0 . . . . . .
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 43 0 . . . . . .
Hispanic 36 1 21 21.0 21 . 21 21
Two or More Races 26 1 13 13.0 13 . 13 13
United States Nonresident 146 7 85 12.1 12 2.1157 10 16
Unknown 8 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 1138 36 603 16.8 16 3.68297 11 29
2014 American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0 . . . . . .
Asian 18 1 8 8.0 8 . 8 8
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 61 2 34 17.0 17 1.41421 16 18
Hispanic 30 4 73 18.3 18 4.78714 13 24
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2 0 . . . . . .
Two or More Races 24 0 . . . . . .
United States Nonresident 158 9 121 13.4 13 1.23603 12 16
Unknown 7 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 1031 35 491 14.0 14 3.98885 7 24
2015 American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0 . . . . . .
Asian 24 4 68 17.0 17 2.94392 14 20
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 77 1 18 18.0 18 . 18 18
Hispanic 35 1 17 17.0 17 . 17 17
Two or More Races 25 1 15 15.0 15 . 15 15
United States Nonresident 128 9 155 17.2 16 3.80058 14 26
Unknown 7 1 17 17.0 17 . 17 17
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 1019 28 426 15.2 15 4.18425 10 26
2016 American Indian or Alaskan Native 2 0 . . . . . .
Asian 20 1 19 19.0 19 . 19 19
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 52 4 47 11.8 10 4.272 9 18
Hispanic 43 2 38 19.0 19 5.65685 15 23
Two or More Races 31 3 42 14.0 14 3 11 17
United States Nonresident 216 63 886 14.1 14 3.77117 7 23
Unknown 5 1 11 11.0 11 . 11 11
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 974 99 1330 13.4 14 4.43815 3 22
2017 American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0 . . . . . .
Asian 21 2 22 11.0 11 1.41421 10 12
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 59 4 46 11.5 10 6.02771 6 20
Hispanic 39 4 51 12.8 13.5 3.59398 8 16
Two or More Races 32 3 40 13.3 13 1.52753 12 15
United States Nonresident 191 53 708 13.4 14 3.56314 3 20
Unknown 3 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 936 84 1087 12.9 14 3.86318 1 20
2018 Asian 25 4 55 13.8 14 1.25831 12 15
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 56 1 16 16.0 16 . 16 16
Hispanic 34 3 29 9.7 9 2.08167 8 12
Two or More Races 26 1 15 15.0 15 . 15 15
United States Nonresident 156 42 592 14.1 14.5 2.39725 8 17
Unknown 8 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 932 60 788 13.1 13 2.90801 2 17
2019 American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0 . . . . . .
Asian 22 0 . . . . . .
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 51 1 10 10.0 10 . 10 10
Hispanic 28 1 14 14.0 14 . 14 14
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 4 0 . . . . . .
Two or More Races 18 0 . . . . . .
United States Nonresident 102 5 63 12.6 13 1.51658 11 14
Unknown 3 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 822 27 327 12.1 12 1.57708 9 14
2020 American Indian or Alaskan Native 2 0 . . . . . .
Asian 22 0 . . . . . .
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 77 1 11 11.0 11 . 11 11
Hispanic 41 0 . . . . . .
Two or More Races 45 0 . . . . . .
United States Nonresident 69 1 9 9.0 9 . 9 9
Unknown 9 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 1038 5 46 9.2 10 1.64317 7 11
2021 American Indian or Alaskan Native 3 0 . . . . . .
Asian 25 0 . . . . . .
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 69 0 . . . . . .
Hispanic 63 0 . . . . . .
Two or More Races 44 0 . . . . . .
United States Nonresident 130 1 8 8.0 8 . 8 8
Unknown 16 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 938 1 7 7.0 7 . 7 7

Doctorate Average Time to Graduation Semester by Gender and Cohort 2013-2022

Cohort Gender N Obs N Sum Mean Median Std Dev Minimum Maximum
2013 FeMale 846 22 362 16.5 16 4.3285 10 29
Male 572 23 360 15.7 14 3.43258 10 21
2014 FeMale 827 26 360 13.8 14 3.92624 7 24
Male 505 25 367 14.7 14 3.84838 8 24
2015 FeMale 778 20 300 15.0 15.5 3.14559 10 20
Male 538 25 416 16.6 15 4.27083 10 26
2016 FeMale 731 75 1060 14.1 14 3.97401 6 22
Male 612 98 1313 13.4 13 4.36419 3 23
2017 FeMale 749 76 986 13.0 14 3.58877 1 20
Male 533 74 968 13.1 13 3.90208 2 20
2018 FeMale 717 55 758 13.8 14 2.32292 8 17
Male 520 56 737 13.2 14 3.07941 2 17
2019 FeMale 632 18 218 12.1 12 1.71117 10 14
Male 419 16 196 12.3 12.5 1.48324 9 14
2020 FeMale 764 4 41 10.3 10.5 0.95743 9 11
Male 539 3 25 8.3 8 1.52753 7 10
2021 FeMale 710 1 7 7.0 7 . 7 7
Male 578 1 8 8 8 . 8 8