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Completion Data

Northwestern University Department of Philosophy Completion Data: 2000-present

Time To Degree  Since 2000, our average time-to-degree of those completing the program with a PhD is approximately 6.7 years.

Updated October 2024

Completion data for PhD students

Entering Yr

# in Class / Gender

PhDs completed as of 2024

Comments on the remainder

2024 7 (3M, 4F)
2023 6 (4M, 2F)
2022 8 (4M, 4F)
2021 0 No cohort in 2021
2020 12 (5M, 7F) 8 still at NU; 3 left program (1M, 2F); 1 transferred to another NU PhD program (1M)
2019 9 (2M, 7F) 7 still at NU; 2 left program (1M, 1F)
2018 6 (5M, 1F) 1 (1M) 4 still at NU; 1 left program (1M)
2017 5 (4M, 1F) 3 (2M, 1F) 2 still at NU
2016 9 (7M, 2F) 6 (5M, 1F)  1 still at NU; 2 left program w/MA (2M); 1 left program (1M)
2015
4 (2M, 2F)
2 (1M, 1F)
1 still at NU; 1 left program (1M)
2014
8 (5M, 3F)
5 (3M, 2F)
2 still at NU; 1 left program w/MA (1M)
2013
5 (3M, 2F)
3 (1M,2F)
2 left program w/MA (2M)
2012
4 (4M)
3 (3M)
1 left program (1M)
2011
6 (3M, 3F)
6 (3M, 3F)
 
2010
5 (3M, 2F)
3 (2M, 1F)
2 left program w/MA (1M, 1F)
2009
5 (3M, 2F)
4 (3M, 1F)
1 left program w/MA (1F)
2008
6 (5M, 1F)
5 (5M)
1 left program (1F)
2007 5 (3M, 2F) 2 (2M) 2 left program w/MA (1M, 1F); 1 of these transferred to a non-Philosophy PhD at NU; 1 left program (1F)
2006
5 (3M, 2F)
5 (3M, 2F)
2005
4 (3M, 1F)
2 (1M, 1F)
2 left program w/MA (2M)
2004
7 (4M, 3F)
5 (2M, 3F)
1 left program w/MA (1M); 1 left program (1M)
2003
5 (3M, 2F)
2 (2F)
1 left program w/MA (1M); 2 left program (2M)
2002
5 (5M)
4 (4M)
1 left program w/MA (1M)
2001
7 (4M, 3F)
4 (2M, 2F)
2 left program w/MA (1F, 1M); 1 left program (1M)
2000
6 (4M, 2F)
4 (4M)
2 left program (2F)