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NSM by the Numbers - 2008
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Nine Departments
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Geosciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Physics
- Polymer Science & Engineering
Seven Buildings
Education
- 19 BS & BA programs
- 1 HHMI Biology Undergrad Program
- 26 Graduate programs
- 4 Cross-Campus Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
- Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Neuroscience & Behavior
- Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
- Plant Biology
- 3 Interdisciplinary Training Programs
- Chemistry-Biology Interface (NIH)
- IGERT, Nanotechnology Innovation (NSF)
- IGERT, Chemical Engineering (NSF)
People
- 237 Tenure track and research faculty
- 57 professional society Fellows
- 100 Postdoctoral researchers
- 51 Lecturers
- 15,000 Undergraduates taught
- 20% Total undergraduate instruction
- 2,321 Undergraduate majors
- 25% graduate with honors
- 40% plan to pursue graduate degrees
- 738 Graduate students
- 637 doctoral students
- 25% total UMass PhDs
Departmental Distinctions
- Polymer Science & Engineering:
- #1 U.S. News and World Report
- #2 National Research Council
- Computer Science
- #20 U.S. News and World Report
- Top 25 National Research Council (PhD)
- Campus Chemistry Research Enterprise
- #15 NSF (R & D /expenditures)
Grants & Revenue Sources FY 2008
- #1 Grant funding recipient, entire campus
- 45% Total academic grants research funding
- 429 NSM research proposals awarded
- 642 NSM research proposals submitted
- $59M Total research awards
