Fast Facts

Director of the IBS Graduate Studies Dr. Jennifer Liang confers a Master's degree to Fatima Alwan.

Fast Facts

• 198 students have entered the IBS Program since Fall 2006 (172 M.S., 26 Ph.D.)

• The IBS program typically admits 10-15 M.S. students and 3-5 Ph.D. students each year.

• Average undergraduate GPA for Ph.D. students: 3.72

• Average undergraduate GPA for M.S. students: 3.45

• 128 M.S. & 19 Ph.D. degrees conferred (students graduate monthly)

• Average years to completion: 2.96

• 95% of M.S. graduates are employed or seeking further education in a field related to their degree

• 44 active students: 12 doctoral, 32 masters

• IBS students have authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications since 2008, in addition to more than 50 non-peer-reviewed publications

• Approximately 70 active faculty representing:
  • Swenson College of Science & Engineering (Duluth)
  • School of Medicine (Duluth and Twin Cities)
  • College of Pharmacy (Duluth)
  • Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI - Duluth)
  • College of Science & Engineering (Twin Cities)
  • EPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division (Duluth)

• IBS Graduate Faculty are PI or CoPI on active grants totaling more than $60 million

• One full-time Graduate Program Coordinator and an annual operating budget of approximately $225,000