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Current Career Outcomes for Basic Biomedical Science PhD Graduates

Last updated October 2025

Current Career Outcomes by Years

Scroll down to see outcomes broken out into shorter ranges of years.

Bar chart titled ‘All Initial Career Outcomes for Ph.D. Graduates 1984–2025.’ The horizontal axis lists more than 20 career categories. The tallest bar is Postdoc – Academia with 612 graduates. Research – Industry shows 146 graduates, and Postdoc – Industry shows 59. All other categories range from 1 to 32 graduates. A note in the upper right reads: ‘1064 Living Alumni; Initial Outcome for 958/1064 (90%).

2021-2023

Bar chart titled ‘Current Career Outcomes, Ph.D. 2021–2023.’ The horizontal axis lists multiple career categories. The tallest bar is Research – Industry with 51 graduates. Postdoc – Academia shows 27 graduates, and Postdoc – Industry shows 6. Smaller categories include Academic Research Staff (4), Regulatory Affairs/Quality Control & Diagnostic Testing (3), and several categories with 1 graduate each. A note in the upper right reads: ‘101 Living Alumni; Outcomes for 96/101 (95%).’

2016-2020

Bar chart titled ‘Current Career Outcomes, Ph.D. 2016–2020.’ The horizontal axis lists numerous career categories. The tallest bar is Research – Industry with 102 graduates. Postdoc – Academia shows 30 graduates, and Academic Research Staff shows 13. Smaller categories range from 1 to 12 graduates, including Administration – Academia (12), Other (7), Business of Science (3), and several categories with 1–4 graduates each. A note in the upper right reads: ‘208 Living Alumni; Outcomes for 199/208 (96%).

2011-2015

Bar chart titled ‘Current Career Outcomes, Ph.D. 2011–2015.’ The horizontal axis lists multiple career categories. The tallest bar is Research – Industry with 80 graduates. Faculty: Research positions show 24 graduates, and Administration – Academia shows 19. Other notable counts include Leadership – Industry (12), Postdoc – Industry (8), Intellectual Property (12), Academic Research Staff (13), and several categories with 1–6 graduates each. A note in the upper right reads: ‘227 Living Alumni; Outcomes for 208/227 (92%).

2006-2010

Bar chart titled ‘Current Career Outcomes, Ph.D. 2006–2010.’ The horizontal axis lists multiple career categories. The tallest bar represents Research – Industry with 32 graduates. Faculty: Research positions show 22 graduates, and Administration – Academia shows 19. Leadership – Industry shows 14 graduates, while Academic Research Staff shows 11. Other categories range from 1 to 10 graduates, including Business of Science (5), Entrepreneurship (6), and Postdoc – Academia (10). A note in the upper right reads: ‘179 Living Alumni; Outcomes for 165/179 (92%).

2001-2005

Bar chart titled ‘Current Career Outcomes, Ph.D. 2001–2005.’ The horizontal axis lists multiple career categories. The highest counts are Business of Science with 16 graduates, Faculty: Research with 14, and Leadership – Industry with 12. Administration – Academia shows 8 graduates, Postdoc – Industry 11, and several categories range from 1 to 6 graduates, including Clinical Research – Industry (6), Research – Academia (6), and Science Writing (4). A note in the upper right reads: ‘118 Living Alumni; Outcomes for 106/118 (90%).’

1984-2000

Bar chart titled ‘Current Career Outcomes, Ph.D. 1984 to 2000.’ The horizontal axis lists multiple career categories. The tallest bar is Faculty – Research with 23 graduates. Leadership – Industry shows 19 graduates, and Research – Industry shows 12. Several other categories fall between 3 and 10 graduates, including Faculty – Teaching (8), Other (7), Postdoc – Industry (10), and Administration – Academia (7). Many additional categories have between 1 and 5 graduates each. A note in the upper right reads: ‘141 Living Alumni; Outcomes for 129/141 (91%).
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