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Doctoral Degree – Average Time to Graduation (Semester)

Doctorate Average Time to Graduation Semester by Race and Cohort 2014-2023

Cohort Race N Obs N Sum Mean Median Std Dev Minimum Maximum
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
2022 Asian 25 0 . . . . . .
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 63 0 . . . . . .
Hispanic 52 0 . . . . . .
Two or More Races 53 0 . . . . . .
United States Nonresident 105 0 . . . . . .
Unknown 15 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 837 0 . . . . . .
2023 Asian 24 0 . . . . . .
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin) 45 0 . . . . . .
Hispanic 38 0 . . . . . .
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 0 . . . . . .
Two or More Races 31 0 . . . . . .
United States Nonresident 117 0 . . . . . .
Unknown 12 0 . . . . . .
White(Not of Hispanic Origin) 833 0 . . . . . .

Doctorate Average Time to Graduation Semester by Gender and Cohort 2014-2023

Cohort Gender N Obs N Sum Mean Median Std Dev Minimum Maximum
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
2022 Female 675 0 . . . . . .
Male 475 0 . . . . . .
2023 Female 635 0 . . . . . .
Male 466 0 . . . . . .