Doctoral Degree – Average Time to Graduation (Years) | Office of Data and Analytics

Doctorate Average Time to Graduation in Years by Race: All Cohorts 2014-2023

Race	N Obs	N	Sum	Mean	Median	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
American Indian or Alaskan Native	11	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Asian	226	12	65	5.4166667	5	1.2401124	3	7
Black(Not of Hispanic Origin)	610	14	71	5.0714286	4	1.4917355	3	7
Hispanic	403	15	84	5.6	6	1.6388149	3	9
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	7	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Two or More Races	329	8	43	5.375	5.5	0.7440238	4	6
United States Nonresident	1372	183	968	5.2896175	5	1.128186	2	9
Unknown	85	2	10	5	5	1.4142136	4	6
White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	9360	340	1720	5.0588235	5	1.3246289	1	9

Doctorate Average Time to Graduation in Years by Gender: All Cohorts 2014-2023

Gender	N Obs	N	Sum	Mean	Median	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
Female	7218	276	1424	5.1594203	5	1.158346	1	9
Male	5185	298	1537	5.1577181	5	1.3701818	1	9

Doctorate Average Time to Graduation Years by Race and Cohort

Cohort	Race	N Obs	N	Sum	Mean	Median	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2014	American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Asian	18	1	3	3.0	3	.	3	3
	Black(Not of Hispanic Origin)	61	2	13	6.5	6.5	0.70711	6	7
	Hispanic	30	4	27	6.8	6.5	1.70783	5	9
	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Two or More Races	24	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	United States Nonresident	158	9	46	5.1	5	0.33333	5	6
	Unknown	7	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	1031	35	188	5.4	5	1.45695	3	9
2015	American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Asian	24	4	25	6.3	6.5	0.95743	5	7
	Black(Not of Hispanic Origin)	77	1	7	7.0	7	.	7	7
	Hispanic	35	1	6	6.0	6	.	6	6
	Two or More Races	25	1	6	6.0	6	.	6	6
	United States Nonresident	128	9	57	6.3	6	1.22474	5	9
	Unknown	7	1	6	6.0	6	.	6	6
	White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	1019	28	161	5.8	6	1.32288	4	9
2016	American Indian or Alaskan Native	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Asian	20	1	7	7.0	7	.	7	7
	Black(Not of Hispanic Origin)	52	4	19	4.8	4	1.5	4	7
	Hispanic	43	2	14	7.0	7	1.41421	6	8
	Two or More Races	31	3	15	5.0	5	1	4	6
	United States Nonresident	216	63	340	5.4	5	1.22527	3	8
	Unknown	5	1	4	4.0	4	.	4	4
	White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	974	99	507	5.1	5	1.52712	2	8
2017	American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Asian	21	2	9	4.5	4.5	0.70711	4	5
	Black(Not of Hispanic Origin)	59	4	18	4.5	4	1.73205	3	7
	Hispanic	39	4	20	5.0	5.5	1.41421	3	6
	Two or More Races	32	3	16	5.3	5	0.57735	5	6
	United States Nonresident	191	53	271	5.1	5	1.2194	2	7
	Unknown	3	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	936	84	415	4.9	5	1.31122	1	7
2018	Asian	25	4	21	5.3	5	0.5	5	6
	Black(Not of Hispanic Origin)	56	1	6	6.0	6	.	6	6
	Hispanic	34	3	12	4.0	4	1	3	5
	Two or More Races	26	1	6	6.0	6	.	6	6
	United States Nonresident	156	42	224	5.3	5.5	0.78606	3	6
	Unknown	8	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	932	60	298	5.0	5	0.99092	1	6
2019	American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Asian	22	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Black(Not of Hispanic Origin)	51	1	4	4.0	4	.	4	4
	Hispanic	28	1	5	5.0	5	.	5	5
	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Two or More Races	18	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	United States Nonresident	102	5	23	4.6	5	0.54772	4	5
	Unknown	3	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	822	27	126	4.7	5	0.48038	4	5
2020	American Indian or Alaskan Native	2	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Asian	22	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Black(Not of Hispanic Origin)	77	1	4	4.0	4	.	4	4
	Hispanic	41	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Two or More Races	45	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	United States Nonresident	69	1	4	4.0	4	.	4	4
	Unknown	9	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	1038	5	18	3.6	4	0.54772	3	4
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	3	3.0	3	.	3	3
	Unknown	16	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	White(Not of Hispanic Origin)	938	1	3	3.0	3	.	3	3
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 Years by Gender and Cohort

Cohort	Gender	N Obs	N	Sum	Mean	Median	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2014	Female	827	26	138	5.3	5	1.43581	3	9
	Male	505	25	139	5.6	5	1.38684	3	9
2015	Female	778	20	113	5.7	6	1.03999	4	7
	Male	538	25	155	6.2	6	1.32288	4	9
2016	Female	731	75	403	5.4	5	1.34339	3	8
	Male	612	98	503	5.1	5	1.47584	2	8
2017	Female	749	76	376	4.9	5	1.16499	1	7
	Male	533	74	373	5.0	5	1.36932	1	7
2018	Female	717	55	287	5.2	5	0.73764	3	6
	Male	520	56	280	5.0	5	1.07872	1	6
2019	Female	632	18	84	4.7	5	0.48507	4	5
	Male	419	16	74	4.6	5	0.5	4	5
2020	Female	764	4	16	4.0	4	0	4	4
	Male	539	3	10	3.3	3	0.57735	3	4
2021	Female	710	1	3	3.0	3	.	3	3
	Male	578	1	3	3.0	3	.	3	3
2022	Female	675	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Male	475	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
2023	Female	635	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
	Male	466	0	.	.	.	.	.	.