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Characteristics of the 2012 Entering Class
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The following report is a summary of the sixty two members of the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s 2012 entering class of PhD students. They were selected from a total of 535 applicants.
Undergraduate Schools
The incoming students completed their undergraduate studies at the following schools. There is one incoming student from each school unless otherwise noted by a number afterwards.
- Adelphi University
- Barry University
- Boise State University
- George Washington University
- Gordon College
- Harvard University
- Juniata College
- Michigan State University
- Nankai University (2)
- National Cheng Kung University
- Penn State University
- Princeton University
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- Rochester Institute of Technology (3)
- Shandong University
- Shanghai University of Finance
- Siena College
- Southern Oregon State
- SRM University
- St. Lawrence University (2)
- SUNY at Stony Brook
- SUNY Buffalo (2)
- SUNY Cortland
- SUNY Fredonia
- SUNY Oswego
- SUNY Geneseo (7)
- Swarthmore College
- University of Adelaide
- University of Chicago
- University of Delaware
- University of Iowa Upward Bound
- University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
- University of Minnesota – Minneapolis
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- University of New Hampshire (2)
- University of Pittsburgh (2)
- University of Puerto Rico
- University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez
- University of Rochester (6)
- University of Science & Technology of China
- University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
- Vanderbilt University
- Wells College (2)
Undergraduate Majors
- Biochemistry 11
- Biological Anthropology 1
- Biology 20
- Biotechnology 4
- Chemistry 5
- Economics 1
- Electrical Engineering 1
- English 1
- Environmental Studies 1
- Genetics 1
- Health and Society 1
- Mathematics 2
- Medical Technology 1
- Molecular Biology 1
- Molecular Genetics 1
- Neuroscience 3
- Pharmacology 2
- Physiology 1
- Psychology 3
- Statistics 1
Undergraduate GPA
Domestic Students - State Residence
- Florida 1
- Iowa 1
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 1
- Maryland 1
- Michigan 2
- North Carolina 1
- Nebraska 1
- New Hampshire 1
- New York 36
- Ohio 1
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 3
International Students - Country of Origin
- Australia 1
- China 6
- India 1
Average GRE Scores
| Verbal % |
Quantitative % |
Analytical % |
| 70% |
69% |
57% |
Average TOEFL Score
Nine of the ten international students reported scores.
| Internet Based |
# of Students |
| 102 |
9 |
Additional Degrees
Eleven students in the 2012 incoming class hold degrees beyond Bachelor.
- Master of Arts 3
- Master of Public Health 1
- Master of Science 7
MD/PhD
Six entering PhD students are enrolled in the MD/PhD program.
Average MCAT Scores
| Verbal |
Verbal % |
Phy Sci |
Phy Sci % |
Essay |
Essay % |
Bio Sci |
Bio Sci % |
Total |
Total % |
| 12 |
88.6-95% |
12 |
88.6-95% |
O – 1
P – 1
Q – 3
R – 1 |
88.6-95% |
12 |
88.6-95% |
36 |
95 |
Summer Scholars
Two incoming students completed the University of Rochester’s Summer Scholars program.
Average Age
The sixty two incoming students have an average age of 24 years with a range of 21 – 33 years.
Ethnicity
The following summarizes how the fifty two US Citizens and Permanent Residents in the incoming 2012 class identify their own ethnicity:
- Asian 2
- Black or African American 3
- Hispanic 2
- Mixed Race 11
- White 31
- N/A (did not respond)
Male/Female Ratio
According to the students’ self-reported information the male/female ratio is the following:
- Female – 35 incoming students
- Male – 27 incoming students
Program Choice
Below is a table detailing the program choice of students
| Program Name |
# of Students |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
6 |
| Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology |
2 |
| Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology |
11 |
| Epidemiology |
3 |
| Genetics, Genomics & Development |
5 |
| Health Services Research and Policy |
4 |
| Immunology, Microbiology & Virology |
8 |
| Neuroscience |
6 |
| Pathways of Human Disease |
8 |
| Statistics |
2 |
| Translational Biomedical Science |
1 |
| Toxicology |
6 |