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Department Statistics

Outgoing Ph.D. Graduates Information

Our graduating students get jobs in a variety of areas. The vast majority of our students stay in the astronomy field, and work as faculty or grant supported research scientists. These plots reflect statistics gathered in mid-2004.

Click here for details on our PhD graduates from 1996-2006

Incoming Graduate Students' GRE Scores

Most of our enrolled students scored 70% or above on both the quantitative and analytical tests. For native speakers of English, the verbal scores are (perhaps surprisingly) a better predictor of success than the Physics test

Diversity in Our Astronomy Department

The UW Astronomy Department has a high percentage of women as compared to astronomhy departments in similar institutions. These statistics were taken from the 2003 STScI/CSWA Survey Results. See the full table for more information.

We have a diverse group of astronomy faculty members and graduate students.

location and gender of faculty bar chart

Our Faculty

We have a good mix of new and senior faculty members that provides for a dynamic and well balanced research environment.

Graduate Student Support