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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 December 2020

Entering Yr

# in Class / Gender

PhDs completed as of 2018

Comments on the remainder

2020 12 (5M, 7F) 12 still at NU
2019 9 (2M, 7F) 9 still at NU
2018 6 (5M, 1F) 6 still at NU
2017 6 (4M, 2F) 6 still at NU
2016 9 (7M, 2F) 7 still at NU; 2 left program w/MA (2M)

2015

4 (2M, 2F)

1 (1M)

2 still at NU; 1 left program (1M)

2014

8 (5M, 3F)

7 still at NU; 1 left program w/MA (1M)

2013

5 (3M, 2F)

2 (1M,1F)

1 still at NU; 2 left program w/MA (2M)

2012

4 (4M)

1 (1M)

2 still at NU; 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 still at NU

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)

4 (3M, 1F)

1 left program (1F) but was re-admitted in 2017

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)