DEB Demographics
DEB students are a diverse group, both from the perspective of STEM disciplinary expertise and demographic categories tracked by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. We currently have ~180-200 students - the exact number fluctuates throughout the year, as we have a rolling admissions process that surges during the fall, as well as graduations that occur throughout the academic year, peaking in spring.
As of October 2020, here is our demographic "snapshot":
- 183 Total DEB Students
- 104 Female (57%) / 78 Male (42%) / 1 Prefer not to answer (.5%)
- 36 Students from Historically Underrepresented Groups (19.5%)
And, here is current participation by graduate group:
- Chemistry 28
- Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (BMCDB) 24
- Microbiology 23
- Plant Biology 23
- Biomedical Engineering 14
- Integrative Genetics & Genomics 12
- Pharmacology and Toxicology 11
- Chemical Engineering 8
- Immunology 8
- Molecular, Cellular, Integrative Physiology 6
- Biophysics 5
- Animal Biology 3
- Biological Systems Engineering 3
- Food Science 3
- Horticulture & Agronomy 3
- Integrative Pathobiology 2
- Microbiology & Molecular Genetics 2
- Others – 1 or 0
For more detailed information on the DEB student community, please contact the program director, Dr. Denneal Jamison-McClung.