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Mendoza-Sanchez, Itza; deGruyter, Justine N.; Savage, Nowlan T.; Polymenis, Michael – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
There is interest in admission criteria that predict future success in biomedical graduate school programs, but identifying predictors of PhD attainment is inherently complex. In particular, high noncompletion rates of PhD programs have long been recognized as a major crisis. Here, we present a quantitative analysis of the PhD students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Doctoral Students
Onasch, Christine – 1994
This study sought to determine the usefulness of undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores as predictors of the time it takes to complete a Master of Science degree. It examined six variables taken from the files of 100 students who had completed Master of Science degrees in geology at Bowling Green University…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Grade Point Average, Graduate Students
Zwick, Rebecca; Braun, Henry I. – 1988
Using a data base compiled by the Graduate School of Northwestern University, a longitudinal study of the graduate school careers of 2,211 students in 14 programs was conducted. Among the most prominent findings was the increase in the enrollment of foreign students. The patterns of attainment of graduate school milestones, such as Ph. D.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Attainment, Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Groups