Back to Main Page SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Communication Sciences and Disorders The University of Texas at Dallas For specific information about this Degree Program go to: http://www.utdallas.edu/admissions/graduate/degrees/

	Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs
1	Number of Degrees Per Year	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 0 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 0 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 5 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 1 Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 6 Fall 2006 - Summer 2007 5 Fall 2005 - Summer 2006 4
2	Graduation Rates	For each of the three most recent years, the average of the percent of first-year doctoral students graduated within ten years (Fall 2009 through Summer 2012). 100%
3	Average Time to Degree	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 4.83 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 0.00 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 5.75 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 3.66 Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 7.20 Fall 2006 - Summer 2007 5.75 Fall 2005 - Summer 2006 5.17
4	Employment Profile for the Last Five Academic Years	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 No graduates     Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 No graduates     Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 Academia = 5     Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 Industry = 1     Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 Academia = 3   Industry = 1   Data Unavailable = 2
5	Admissions Criteria	1. The deadline for submission of all application materials for fall admission is the preceding December 1. 2. Admission to a doctoral program is based on review of the applicant's GPA, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and narrative description of research interests and career goals. The admissions committee weighs heavily the match between the applicant's research interests and the research areas available to students in the school. For information about faculty research interests, see our web page at http://bbs.utdallas.edu/people/. 3. For international applicants, an official passing TOEFL score or official IELTS score is required. At the time the student enrolls, the test score must be less than 2 years old. The minimum TOEFL scores are: 80 (internet-based test), 213 (computer-based test), or 550 (paper-based test). The minimum IELTS score is 6.5.
6	Percentage of Full-time Students for the Last Four Fall Semesters	Fall 2011 88% Fall 2010 86% Fall 2009 94% Fall 2008 88%
7	Average Institutional Financial Support Provided for Full-Time Students for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	Average Annual Salary Per Student $19,800
8	Percentage of Full-Time Students with Institutional Financial Support for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	85%
9	Number of Core Faculty for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	14
10	Student-Core Faculty Ratio for the Last Four Academic Years	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 1.3 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 1.4 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 1.5 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 1.3
11	Core Faculty Publications for the Last Five Academic Years	2010 - 2012 Interval Incomplete 2008 - 2010 1.5 2006 - 2008 2.2 2005 - 2007 2.3 2004 - 2006 2.2
12	Core Faculty External Grants	Total grant awards for the following fiscal years for the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences faculty totals:     Fall 2011 – Summer 2012 $15,567,447 Fall 2010 – Summer 2011 $15,144,569 Fall 2009 – Summer 2010 $13,808,533
13	Faculty Teaching Load	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 4.57
14	Faculty Diversity for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	Female 8 Male 6
15	Student Diversity for Academic Year 2011-2012	White 10 Female 10 Male 0 Black 0 Female 0 Male 0 Hispanic 0 Female 0 Male 0 Other 6 Female 5 Male 1
16	Date of Last External Review	2008
17	External Program Accreditation	Not Applicable
18	Student Publications/Presentations	2012 10 2011 29 2010 15 2009 33 2008 18 2007 41

SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychological Sciences The University of Texas at Dallas For specific information about this Degree Program go to: http://www.utdallas.edu/admissions/graduate/degrees/

	Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs
1	Number of Degrees Per Year	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 3 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 4 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 7 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 0 Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 1 Fall 2006 - Summer 2007 2 Fall 2005 - Summer 2006 1
2	Graduation Rates	For each of the three most recent years, the average of the percent of first-year doctoral students graduated within ten years (Fall 2009 through Summer 2012). 90%
3	Average Time to Degree	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 5.29 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 5.25 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 6.65 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 0.00 Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 4.67 Fall 2006 - Summer 2007 4.50 Fall 2005 - Summer 2006 2.34
4	Employment Profile for the Last Five Academic Years	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 Academia = 2   Data Unavailable = 1     Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 Academia = 4     Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 Academia = 3   Industry = 1   Data Unavailable = 3     Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 No degrees awarded     Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 Academia = 1
5	Admissions Criteria	1. The deadline for submission of all application materials for fall admission is the preceding December 1. 2. Admission to a doctoral program is based on review of the applicant's GPA, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and narrative description of research interests and career goals. The admissions committee weighs heavily the match between the applicant's research interests and the research areas available to students in the school. For information about faculty research interests, see our web page at http://bbs.utdallas.edu/people/. 3. For international applicants, an official passing TOEFL score or official IELTS score is required. At the time the student enrolls, the test score must be less than 2 years old. The minimum TOEFL scores are: 80 (internet-based test), 213 (computer-based test), or 550 (paper-based test). The minimum IELTS score is 6.5.
6	Percentage of Full-time Students for the Last Four Fall Semesters	Fall 2011 86% Fall 2010 73% Fall 2009 71% Fall 2008 70%
7	Average Institutional Financial Support Provided for Full-Time Students for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	Average Annual Salary Per Student $19,800
8	Percentage of Full-Time Students with Institutional Financial Support for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	93%
9	Number of Core Faculty for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	15
10	Student-Core Faculty Ratio for the Last Four Academic Years	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 1.4 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 1.3 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 1.9 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 1.8
11	Core Faculty Publications for the Last Five Academic Years	2010 - 2012 Interval Incomplete 2008 - 2010 1.3 2006 - 2008 1.3 2005 - 2007 1.5 2004 - 2006 2.3
12	Core Faculty External Grants	Total grant awards for the following fiscal years for the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences faculty totals:     Fall 2011 – Summer 2012 $15,567,447 Fall 2010 – Summer 2011 $15,144,569 Fall 2009 – Summer 2010 $13,808,533
13	Faculty Teaching Load	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 4.5
14	Faculty Diversity for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	Female 10 Male 5
15	Student Diversity for Academic Year 2011-2012	White 13 Female 9 Male 4 Black 2 Female 2 Male 0 Hispanic 2 Female 0 Male 2 Other 5 Female 4 Male 1
16	Date of Last External Review	2008
17	External Program Accreditation	Not Applicable
18	Student Publications/Presentations	2012 18 2011 21 2010 3 2009 36 2008 15 2007 17

SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cognition and Neuroscience The University of Texas at Dallas For specific information about this Degree Program go to: http://www.utdallas.edu/admissions/graduate/degrees/

	Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs
1	Number of Degrees Per Year	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 10 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 4 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 2 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 3 Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 6 Fall 2006 - Summer 2007 8 Fall 2005 - Summer 2006 2
2	Graduation Rates	For each of the three most recent years, the average of the percent of first-year doctoral students graduated within ten years (Fall 2009 through Summer 2012). 100%
3	Average Time to Degree	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 5.23 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 5.08 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 4.50 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 5.10 Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 7.70 Fall 2006 - Summer 2007 6.65 Fall 2005 - Summer 2006 2.67
4	Employment Profile for the Last Five Academic Years	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 Academia = 9   Data Unavailable = 1     Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 Academia = 3   Industry = 1     Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 Academia = 1   Industry = 1     Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 Academia = 2   Data Unavailable = 1     Fall 2007 - Summer 2008 Academia = 5   Data Unavailable = 1
5	Admissions Criteria	1. The deadline for submission of all application materials for fall admission is the preceding December 1. 2. Admission to a doctoral program is based on review of the applicant's GPA, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and narrative description of research interests and career goals. The admissions committee weighs heavily the match between the applicant's research interests and the research areas available to students in the school. For information about faculty research interests, see our web page at http://bbs.utdallas.edu/people/. 3. For international applicants, an official passing TOEFL score or official IELTS score is required. At the time the student enrolls, the test score must be less than 2 years old. The minimum TOEFL scores are: 80 (internet-based test), 213 (computer-based test), or 550 (paper-based test). The minimum IELTS score is 6.5.
6	Percentage of Full-time Students for the Last Four Fall Semesters	Fall 2011 83% Fall 2010 75% Fall 2009 70% Fall 2008 80%
7	Average Institutional Financial Support Provided for Full-Time Students for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	Average Annual Salary Per Student $19,800
8	Percentage of Full-Time Students with Institutional Financial Support for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	97%
9	Number of Core Faculty for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	23
10	Student-Core Faculty Ratio for the Last Four Academic Years	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 1.6 Fall 2010 - Summer 2011 2.1 Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 2.0 Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 2.6
11	Core Faculty Publications for the Last Five Academic Years	2010 - 2012 Interval Incomplete 2008 - 2010 3.2 2006 - 2008 3.9 2005 - 2007 3.9 2004 - 2006 2.6
12	Core Faculty External Grants	Total grant awards for the following fiscal years for the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences faculty totals:     Fall 2011 – Summer 2012 $15,567,447 Fall 2010 – Summer 2011 $15,144,569 Fall 2009 – Summer 2010 $13,808,533
13	Faculty Teaching Load	Fall 2011 - Summer 2012 6.1
14	Faculty Diversity for Academic Year Fall 2011 - Summer 2012	Female 7 Male 16
15	Student Diversity for Academic Year 2011-2012	White 41 Female 15 Male 26 Black 0 Female 0 Male 0 Hispanic 3 Female 2 Male 1 Other 19 Female 12 Male 7
16	Date of Last External Review	2008
17	External Program Accreditation	Not Applicable
18	Student Publications/Presentations	2012 74 2011 71 2010 59 2009 17 2008 35 2007 52