Prospective students may be interested in statistics on our grad program. The following data is updated each year.
UW-MADISON PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM ATTRITION RATES (COMPILED BY THE DEPARTMENT, ORGANIZED BY ENTERING CLASS YEAR)
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2025
9 (4 women, 5 men)
- All remain in the program.
2024
8 (3 women, 5 men)
- All remain in the program.
2023
8 (3 women, 5 men)
- All remain in the program.
2022
8 (3 women, 5 men)
- All remain in the program.
2021
8 (4 women, 4 men)
- 2 woman and 1 man left with MA degree.
- 2 women and 3 men remain in the program.
2020
10 (5 women, 5 men)
- 2 woman and 1 man left with MA degree.
- 3 women and 4 men remain in the program.
2019
7 (3 women, 4 men)
- 2 men completed the PhD degree
- 1 woman and 1 man left before MA degrees.
- 2 women and 1 man remain in program.
2018
6 (4 women, 2 men)
- 2 men completed the PhD degree
- 3 women left with MA degree.
- 1 woman remains in the program.
2017
8 (3 women, 5 men)
- 2 women and 1 man completed the PhD degree.
- 1 woman left with MA degree.
- 4 men remain in the program.
2016
6 (3 women, 3 men)
- 1 woman and 1 man completed PhD degree.
- 1 man left with MA degree.
- 1 man and 2 women left the program.
2015
5 (3 women, 2 men)
- 1 man left with MA degree.
- 1 man left before MA degree.
- 3 women completed the PhD degree.
2014
7 (4 women, 3 men)
- 2 women and 1 man completed the PhD degree.
- 2 women and 1 man left with MA degree.
- 1 man remains in the program.
2013
5 (3 women, 2 men)
- 1 woman and 3 men completed the PhD degree.
- 1 woman left with MA degree
- 1 woman left the program.
2012
6 (2 women, 4 men)
- 2 men left with MA degree.
- 2 men and 2 women completed the PhD degree.
2011
14 (3 women, 11 men)
- 3 men left with MA degree.
- 8 men, 3 women completed the PhD degree.
2010
5 (1 woman, 4 men)
- 1 woman left with MA degree.
- 3 men completed the PhD degree.
- 1 man remains in the program.
2009
6 (1 woman, 5 men)
- 1 woman and 3 men completed the PhD degree.
- 2 men left with MA degree.
2008
5 (1 woman, 4 men)
- 1 woman and 3 men left with MA degree.
- 1 man remains in the program.
2007
8 (2 women, 6 men)
- 2 women and 5 men completed the PhD degree.
- 1 man left with MA degree.
2006
7 (1 woman, 6 men)
- 1 man left with MA degree.
- 1 woman and 5 men completed the PhD degree.
2005
10 (2 women, 8 men)
- 2 men left with MA degree, 1 man without.
- 5 men and 2 women completed the PhD degree.
2004
10 (5 women, 5 men)
- 1 man left before MA degree.
- 5 women and 4 men completed the PhD degree.
2003
8 (3 women, 5 men)
- 1 woman and 2 men left with MA degree.
- 2 women and 3 men completed the PhD degree.
2002
5 (2 women, 3 men)
- 1 woman left with MA degree, 1 woman left before MA degree.
- 3 men completed the PhD degree.