Student Success

Student success is assessed using a variety of performance indicators, including Student Retention Rate, Graduation Rate and Job Placement Rate. The Graduate School uses this information in ongoing planning and assessment activities that guide improvement efforts within the school.

Student Achievement Data

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N/As for all programs indicate data that is not available due to the appropriate timeframe not elapsing or the cohorts not including students who self-reported the student population characteristic. The Graduate School reports disaggregated data as N/A if the sample size is 5 or fewer students.

*The 7-year graduation rate for the first cohort of the PhD in Biomedical Sciences program cannot officially be calculated until the end of academic year 2023-2024, but the 7-year graduation rate will also be 91.6% due to all the students graduating within 6 years and one withdrawal.

 Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences - 5-, 6- and 7-year graduation rate
Student achievement metric Threshold of acceptability 5-year 6-year 7-year
Graduation rate 85% 16% 91.6% N/A*
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences - disaggregated graduation rate
Student population characteristic 5-year 6-year 7-year
Race American Indian or Alaska Native N/A N/A N/A
Asian 100% 100% N/A
Black or African American 0% N/A N/A
Hispanic N/A N/A N/A
White 5% 91% N/A
Two or more races N/A N/A N/A
Unknown 100% N/A N/A
Gender Male 11% 80% N/A
Female 18.8% 100% N/A
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences
Student achievement metric Threshold of acceptability 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Time to degree 7 years N/A N/A 5.6 years
Retention rate 90% 91.6% 100% 100%
Professional placement rate 85% N/A N/A 100%

Although there is no formal placement office or programming in the Graduate School, placement assistance for these positions is generally available through faculty advisors and other mentors in the program. Their support in placing graduates into premier fellowships can be invaluable. An extensive network of former St. Jude postdoctoral fellows is another resource to find placements in academia and industry.  Students who successfully complete the Master’s program will expect to be considered for advancement in their clinical and healthcare related careers.  Faculty and clinical mentors within the Graduate School can also provide placement assistance for these students.

Master of Science in Global Child Health - 2- and 3-year graduation rate
Student achievement metric Threshold of acceptability 2-year 3-year
Graduation rate 80% 93.3% 100%
Master of Science in Global Child Health - disaggregated graduation rate
Student population characteristic 2-year 3-year
Race American Indian or Alaska Native N/A N/A
Asian 90.9% 100%
Black or African American N/A N/A
Hispanic N/A N/A
White 85.7% 100%
Two or more races N/A N/A
Unknown N/A N/A
Gender Male 86.6% 100%
Female 100% 100%
Master of Science in Global Child Health
Student achievement metric Threshold of acceptability 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Time to degree 3 years 2 years 2 years 2.04 years
Retention rate 80% 100% 100% 88.8%
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation - 2- and 3-year graduation rate
Student achievement metric Threshold of acceptability 2-year 3-years
Graduation rate 80% 100% N/A
Master of Science in Clinical Investigations - disaggregated graduation rate
Student population characteristic 2-year 3-year
Race American Indian or Alaska Native N/A N/A
Asian N/A N/A
Black or African American N/A N/A
Hispanic N/A N/A
White N/A N/A
Two or more races N/A N/A
Unknown N/A N/A
Gender Male N/A N/A
Female N/A N/A
Master of Science in Clinical Investigations
Student achievement metric Threshold of acceptability 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
Time to degree 3 years N/A N/A 2 years
Retention rate 80% N/A 100% 100%

 *Data report for the 2022-2023 academic year below

  Overall Applied Biomedical Data Sciences, Master of Science Biomedical Science, Master of Science* Biomedical Science, Doctor of Philosophy* Clinical Investigations, Master of Science Global Child Health, Master of Science
Program enrollment 123  0 23 67 12 21
Number still enrolled
 120 0 23 64 12 21
Percent still enrolled 97.6% N/A 100.0% 95.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Withdrawal summary
Special circumstance withdrawals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of withdrawals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Withdrawal rate 0.0% N/A 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Completion summary
Number not currently enrolled 3 0 0 3 0 0
Number of completions 3 0 0 3 0 0
Completion rate 100.0% N/A N/A 100.0% N/A N/A
Placement summary
Special circumstance non-placements 0 0 0 0 0 0
Placed in-field withdrawals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number placeable 3 0 0 3 0 0
Total placed in-field 0 0 0 0 0 0
In-field placement rate 0.0% N/A N/A 0.0% N/A N/A
Number placed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Placement rate 0.0% N/A N/A 0.0% N/A N/A
Student demographics
Race
Caucasian 88 N/A 20 55 9 4
Percent Caucasian 71.5% N/A 87.0% 82.1% 75.0% 19.0%
African-American 8 N/A 1 3 1 3
Percent African-American 6.5% N/A 4.3% 4.5% 8.3% 14.3%
Hispanic 3 N/A 0 3 0 0
Percent Hispanic 2.4% N/A 0.0% 4.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Other/Unknown 24 N/A 2 6 2 14
Percent Other/Unknown 19.5% N/A 8.7% 9.0% 16.7% 66.7%
Subtotal Race 123 N/A 23 67 12
 21
Gender
Male 46 N/A 6 24 5 11
Percent male 37.4% N/A 26.1% 35.8% 41.7% 52.4%
Female 77 N/A 17 43 7 10
Percent female 62.6% N/A 73.9% 64.2% 58.3% 47.6%
Subtotal gender 123 N/A 23 67 12 21
Age
Under 25 23 N/A 11 12 0 0
Percent under 25 18.7% N/A 47.8% 17.9% 0.0% 0.0%
25 and over 100 N/A 12 55 12 21
Percent 25 and over 81.3% N/A 52.2% 82.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Subtotal age 123 N/A 23 67 12 21

 

NOTE: Reporting year spans July 1, 2022 thru June 30, 2023. N/A: Not applicable for fewer than 10 students enrolled in program. Report Date: 1/12/2024

*The number of students enrolled in the Biomedical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy program includes those students who are dually enrolled in the Biomedical Sciences, Master of Science program.