Back to Main Page School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics 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	FY 2010 – 6 (09F-3, 10S – 1, 10U – 2) FY 2011 – 4 (10F – 1, 11S – 1, 11U – 2) FY 2012 – 5 (11F – 2, 12S – 2, 12U – 1)
2	Graduation Rates	FY 2010:  Within 6 years – 4, Within 5 years – 2 FY 2011:  Within 13 years – 1, Within 6 years – 1, Within 5 years - 1, Within 4 years -1 FY 2012:  Within 11 years – 1, Within 7 years -1, Within 6 years – 1, Within 5 years – 1, Within 4 years - 1
3	Average Time to Degree	5 years
4	Graduate Employment Profile (one year after graduation)	FY 2010 = 6; 3 Academia = 50%; 3 Government = 50% FY 2011 = 4; 2 Academia = 50%; 2 Industry = 50% FY 2012 = 5; 2 Academia = 40%; 2 Industry = 40%; 1 unknown = 20%
5	Admissions Criteria	Bachelors Degree in Physics or related field GRE quantitative minimum score of 700 GRE total minimum score of 1100 Undergraduate GPA minimum of 3.0 or equivalent 3 Letters of Recommendation Essay or Personal Statement International Students - minimum TOEFL of 80
6	Percentage Full–time Students (FTS) with Financial Support	100%
7	Average Financial Support Provided	$19,685 per year, plus waiver for tuition and fees,
8	Student–Core Faculty Ratio	FY 2010 2.69:1 FY 2011 3.20:1 FY 2012 3.31:1
9	Core Faculty Publications	FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 Dr. Phillip Anderson 3 1 2 Dr. Yuri Gartstein 4 4 5 Dr. Rod Heelis 9 9 23 Dr. John Hoffman 3 1   Dr. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki 4 5 24 Dr. Joe Izen 30 29 121 Dr. Lindsay King     5 Dr. David Lary     13 Dr. Mark Lee     2 Dr. Xinchou Lou 36 18 17 Dr. Jason Slinker     4 Dr. Brian Tinsley 3 3 12 Dr. Anvar Zakhidov 5 3 23
10	Core Faculty External Grants	Average grant per faculty FY10:  $374.428 Average grant per faculty FY 11:  $391,483 Average grant per faculty FY12:  $467,177 Total external grants FY10:  $3,369,855 Total external grants FY 11:  $3,523,349 Total external grants FY 12:  $5,138,944
11	Percentage Full–Time Students	FY 2010 = 77% FY 2011 = 85% FY 2012 = 99%
12	Number of Core Faculty	FY 2010 16 FY 2011 15 FY 2012 16
13	Faculty Teaching Load (Average Points out of 9.0/semester)	FY 2010--11.0 SCH/AY; FY 2011--10.6 SCH/AY; FY 2012—10.2
14	Faculty Diversity	White: 15, Asian: 2, Female: 2
15	Student Diversity	International: 17 Asian, 13 Male, 4 Female; 2 White, 1 Male, 1 Female US: 33 White, 29 Male, 4 Female; 1 American Asian Female
16	Date of Last External Review	Spring 2007
17	External Program Accreditation	N/A
18	Student Publications/Presentations	FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 Robert Bares     1 Ryan Davidson   1   Jason Dossett 1 2   Robert Haaser   2 1 Alan Harrison     2 Bob Johnson 1     Jeff Klenzing   1   Masayuki Kondo   1   Alexander Kuznetsov 3     Michael Mayo 2 2   Marc McWilliams     1 William McIntosh   1   Kamil Mielczarek 1     Jacob Moldenhauer 4 5   Harisankar Namasivayam     7 Hue Minh Nguyen 1     Anthony Nwankwo 1 1   Mark Plemmons 1     Austin Peel     2 Rqquel Ovalle-Robles   2   Alex Palmer   3   Suresh Regonda     4 Pat Roddy   1   Sid Sampat 1     Russell Stoneback   1   John Thompson   1   Michael Troxel     8 Geoffrey Ussery 2 1   Wei-Chang Wong   1 1 Faranak Zarnani   2 3