Biology and Marine Biology

Table 2. Completed applications, acceptance and enrollment data for fall 20 14.

M.S. Marine

Biology

M.S. Biology Ph.D. Marine

Biology

Total

In-State Out In-State Out In-State Out In-State Out

Applications 8 62 11 5 0 4 19 71

Accepted 5 13 2 3 0 2 7 18

Enrolling 5 10 2 3 0 2 7 15

Table 3. Summary data on applications, acceptance and enrollments for fall 200 8 through 20 14.
Percentage accepted is relative to the applicant pool; percentage enrolling is relative to the number
accepted.

The quality of the applicant pool has been consistently high (Table 4). These students enter a
graduate program that takes very seriously their academic development. This commitment is reflected in
the high (>94%) retention rates of our M.S. and Ph.D. students.

Table 4. Mean scores for students enrolling in the M.S. and Ph.D. programs for fall 200 8 - 2014. The
“points” column is our internal scoring system and has a range from 0 to 20.

Year (n) GRE
(V)

GRE

(Q)

GRE

(AW)

G.P.A. Points

2008

(20)

509.5 650.5 4.5

(19)

3.55 13.5

2009

(17)

556 662 4.6 3.51 13.3

2010

(9)

533 678 4.7 3.538 13.8

2011

(21)

534

688

4.3

3.45 13

2012

(21)

549 656 4 3.48 12.8

2013

(17)

156

153 4 3.43 12.5

2014

(22)

155 153 4 3.53 13

Year # Applications #Accepted (%) # Enrolling

(%)

2008 81 23 (28.4%) 20 (86.9%)

2009 101 1 9 (18.8%) 17 (89.4%)

2010 104 13 (12.5%) 9 (69.2%)

2011 112 24 (21.4%) 21 (87.5%)

2012 107 21 (19.6%) 21 (100%)

2013 80 18 (22.5%) 17 (94.4%)

2014 90 25 (27.7%) 22 (88%)