University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Statistics

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#245 of 14,131 In the World
#115 of 2,597 In North America
#101 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 119 In Texas
#3 of 16 In Houston
#1 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
Top100 For 29 other topics
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Undergraduates
322
Graduates
33
Male:Female Ratio
21:79
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Acceptance rate
52%*

* The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

87 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 126 (35%)
Asian 89 (25%)
White 80 (23%)
Black or African American 25 (7%)
Nonresident Alien 17 (5%)
Two or more races 13 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 5 (1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $4,933$5,700
Tuition in-state $4,933$5,700
Tuition out-of-state $22,573$29,021
Fee in-district $1,578$1,399
Fee in-state $1,578$1,399
Fee out-of-state $1,578$1,399

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center majors

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has granted 164 bachelor's degrees across 9 programs and 17 master's across 2 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Major Bachelor Master
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist 43
Cytogenetics & Genetics & Clinical Genetics Technology & Technologist 29 10
Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiographer 23 7
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 16
Histologic Technology & Histotechnologist 16
Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 14
Health & Medical Physics 13
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling 5
Cytotechnology & Cytotechnologist 5
Grand Total 164 17

Publications & Citations

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a world-class research university with 149,016 scientific papers published and 6,605,764 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Oncology and Cancer research, Chemistry, Pathology, Biochemistry, Surgery, Immunology, and Computer Science.

Publications
149,016
Citations
6,605,764

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
137,963 / 6,197,418
Biology
132,943 / 6,270,340
Genetics
116,968 / 5,780,935
Oncology and Cancer research
96,286 / 4,675,992
Chemistry
80,228 / 4,181,331
Pathology
77,393 / 3,469,464
Biochemistry
67,948 / 3,697,544
Surgery
65,975 / 2,674,044
Immunology
51,950 / 2,403,705
Computer Science
42,852 / 1,831,276
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
36,151 / 1,396,933
Radiation Therapy
34,336 / 1,537,303
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
30,820 / 1,200,358
Engineering
27,035 / 1,089,207
Physics
27,024 / 1,058,089
Psychology
25,782 / 916,275
Mathematics
22,566 / 922,089
Statistics
21,901 / 894,329
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
21,559 / 1,137,924
Organic Chemistry
20,691 / 1,051,659
Environmental Science
20,597 / 942,634
Psychiatry
18,887 / 681,649
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
16,677 / 723,958
Pharmacology
14,849 / 685,034
Health Science
14,136 / 647,466
Sociology
13,481 / 525,953
Geology
13,227 / 596,622
Paleontology
12,108 / 559,178
Political Science
11,056 / 385,388
Law
10,811 / 371,776
Public Health
10,267 / 436,850
Molecular Biology
10,193 / 482,373
Demography
10,083 / 429,682
Philosophy
9,871 / 365,769
Anatomy and Physiology
9,761 / 412,870
Materials Science
9,537 / 387,099
Quantum and Particle physics
9,467 / 329,362
Optical Engineering
9,341 / 350,578
Neuroscience
8,688 / 348,505
Nursing
8,185 / 267,821

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 983 9865
1993 1106 12584
1994 1293 15682
1995 1435 18922
1996 1404 22588
1997 1307 26854
1998 1423 32262
1999 1320 37077
2000 1563 42893
2001 1743 49011
2002 1953 57463
2003 2216 68562
2004 2818 74411
2005 3233 87898
2006 3628 104054
2007 3940 119045
2008 3844 136574
2009 4194 153907
2010 4729 181716
2011 4816 198326
2012 5549 225296
2013 5854 245638
2014 6066 260993
2015 6470 285643
2016 6834 299053
2017 7511 327577
2018 7524 340643
2019 7987 386778
2020 8386 486993
2021 7952 548441
2022 8482 544459
2023 9217 562717
2024 7597 538663
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Notable alumni

  1. James P. Allison

    James P. Allison
    Awards
    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2018
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    immunologistphysicianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    James Patrick Allison is an American immunologist and Nobel laureate who holds the position of professor and chair of immunology and executive director of immunotherapy platform at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Allison is Regental Professor and Founding-Director of James P. Allison Institute at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

  2. Wayne A.I. Frederick

    Wayne A.I. Frederick
    Born in
    Trinidad and Tobago Flag Trinidad and Tobago
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    surgeonuniversity teacheracademic administrator
    Biography

    Wayne Alix Ian Frederick is a Trinidadian-American scholar, surgeon, and university administrator. He served as president of Howard University in Washington D.C. from October 1, 2013 to September 4, 2023. Frederick also serves as the distinguished Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery.

General info

Alternative names MDACC
MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
MD Anderson Hospital
Anderson Cancer Center
MD Anderson Cancer Center
UTMDACC
Founded 1941
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 50
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools

Location and contacts

Address 1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, Texas, 77030-4009
United States
City population 2,305,000
Phone 8003921611

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