Success Rates and Comparisons

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Success Rates

UC's special master's program in physiology graduated its first class in 2007. Though many of our students apply and get accepted during their year in our program, the success rate for admission of our graduates into professional schools is best illustrated after a "gap year". The table below provides success rates for graduates of the UC special master's program in physiology applying to medical or other professional school, by program year. To our knowledge, we are one of the few programs of this type that actively track and report the success rates of our graduates in this fashion. Please consult our alumni pages for specific information about our graduates and their career destination.

Program year	Students admitted to medical school during the program year^a	Total students admitted to medical (or dental) school^b
2006–07	53%	100%
2007–08	53%	89%
2008–09	55%	95%
2009–10	48%	100%
2010–11	82%	92%
2011–12	69%	93%
2012–13	78%	97%
2013–14	52%	90%
2014–15	64%	97%
2015–16	63%	96%
2016–17	63%	87%
2017–18	56%	96%
2018-19	22%	93%
2019-20	45%	96%
2020-21	50%	97%
2021-22	44%	97%
2022-23	0%	75%^c/100%^d

^aExpressed as percent of the total number of students who applied to medical (or dental) school during the program.
^bExpressed as percent of the total number of graduates who applied to medical (or dental) school.
^cLimited alumni responses regarding medical school application status. ^d100% if non-responders are removed from calculation.

Program Comparisons

Refer to the table below to compare UC's special master's program in physiology program with similar programs at other institutions.

Institution	Side-by-side with medical students?	Program duration (years)	Tuition (annual)	Cost-of-living index^e	Number of students per year
University of Cincinnati	Yes	1	$38,678/$39,078^f	100%	40
Georgetown University	Yes	1	$58,632^f	152%	180 (med campus)
Eastern Virginia Medical School	Yes	1-2	1 year: $41,577/$54,671^f 2 year: $59,158/$69,086^f	103%	61
Case Western Reserve	No	1-2	$71,936^f	95%	170-175
University of Toledo	No	1	$29,635/$58,275^f	101%	55-60
Boston University	No	1-2	$66,670^f	151%	170-180
Drexel University (IMS)	No	1	$32,060^f	105%	NA
Loyola University	No	1-2	$63,450^f	117%	NA

^eCost-of-living index relative to Cincinnati (100%) from Bankrate.com, Salary.com accessed April 2024.
^fRates provided are tuition only, for academic year 2024-2025 (in-state/out-of-state, if applicable)

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