The Rockefeller University

What are the graduation rates for students at The Rockefeller University?

Conventional four- and six-year undergraduate graduation rates are not appropriate measures of Rockefeller's doctoral program. Those federal measures follow defined cohorts of first-time undergraduates, while Rockefeller enrolls graduate students rather than incoming bachelor's students.

A more useful question for a PhD applicant is what happens to doctoral entrants over time: how many complete the degree, how long completion takes, and what options exist if a research fit changes. Doctoral timelines depend in part on the research itself. Applicants comparing programs should request cohort-based doctoral completion and time-to-degree information, taking care not to confuse a typical time to completion with a graduation rate.

What is the earning potential for graduates at The Rockefeller University?

A single earnings figure would give a misleading picture of Rockefeller's PhD outcomes. Its graduates can move into postdoctoral research, academic positions, biotechnology, government, and other work with substantially different compensation and career timelines.

One-year earnings measures need careful interpretation for research doctorates: a postdoctoral appointment is paid work, but its salary is not equivalent to the pay attached to every longer-term career path. When comparing outcomes, applicants should look for the population surveyed, the year after graduation, whether pay is reported as a median or mean, and how many graduates responded. Placement by career type may be more useful than a salary figure alone.