University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Statistics

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#223 of 14,131 In the World
#109 of 2,597 In North America
#96 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 119 In Texas
#3 of 16 In Houston
#1 of 1,748 For Radiation Therapy
Top100 For 29 other topics
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Undergraduates
334
Graduates
25
Male:Female Ratio
22:78
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Acceptance rate
74%*

* 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

75 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 145 (40%)
Asian 75 (21%)
White 70 (19%)
Black or African American 32 (9%)
Nonresident Alien 20 (6%)
Two or more races 11 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 6 (2%)

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 $22,153$28,681
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 144 bachelor's degrees across 9 programs and 22 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 42
Cytogenetics & Genetics & Clinical Genetics Technology & Technologist 23 9
Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiographer 9 13
Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 14
Health & Medical Physics 14
Histologic Technology & Histotechnologist 13
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 12
Cytotechnology & Cytotechnologist 10
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling 7
Grand Total 144 22

Publications & Citations

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a world-class research university with 154,112 scientific papers published and 6,996,112 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
154,112
Citations
6,996,112

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
142,682 / 6,565,678
Biology
137,364 / 6,640,040
Genetics
120,526 / 6,110,758
Oncology and Cancer research
99,476 / 4,959,611
Chemistry
82,331 / 4,400,438
Pathology
79,611 / 3,669,581
Biochemistry
69,684 / 3,889,975
Surgery
67,640 / 2,822,350
Immunology
53,532 / 2,555,218
Computer Science
44,266 / 1,958,286
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
37,054 / 1,469,275
Radiation Therapy
35,012 / 1,619,770
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
31,892 / 1,291,974
Physics
28,002 / 1,105,990
Engineering
27,843 / 1,151,576
Psychology
26,730 / 969,063
Mathematics
22,974 / 962,579
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
22,329 / 1,225,131
Statistics
22,270 / 933,402
Environmental Science
21,242 / 996,794
Organic Chemistry
21,098 / 1,103,769
Psychiatry
19,524 / 721,474
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
16,875 / 756,232
Pharmacology
15,199 / 721,490
Health Science
14,544 / 698,356
Sociology
13,833 / 557,896
Geology
13,584 / 627,763
Paleontology
12,399 / 588,016
Political Science
11,560 / 424,812
Law
11,296 / 410,476
Public Health
10,493 / 462,924
Philosophy
10,311 / 402,064
Molecular Biology
10,275 / 495,091
Demography
10,235 / 453,946
Anatomy and Physiology
10,007 / 430,051
Materials Science
9,846 / 408,041
Quantum and Particle physics
9,778 / 346,394
Optical Engineering
9,530 / 368,551
Neuroscience
9,018 / 368,046
Nursing
8,501 / 290,907

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 1106 12616
1994 1293 15698
1995 1435 18935
1996 1404 22612
1997 1307 26868
1998 1423 32263
1999 1320 37100
2000 1564 42909
2001 1744 49058
2002 1953 57469
2003 2216 68573
2004 2818 74429
2005 3234 87919
2006 3628 104077
2007 3940 119067
2008 3844 136598
2009 4194 153930
2010 4730 181761
2011 4816 198364
2012 5548 225395
2013 5853 245795
2014 6067 261303
2015 6470 285971
2016 6834 299155
2017 7511 327660
2018 7524 340668
2019 7994 386811
2020 8382 486989
2021 7955 548703
2022 8487 544885
2023 9225 562853
2024 7661 543135
2025 6533 495463
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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 78)
    Occupations
    university teacherimmunologistphysician
    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 55)
    Occupations
    university teacheracademic administratorsurgeon
    Biography

    Wayne Alix Ian Frederick is a Trinidadian-American scholar, surgeon, and university administrator. He is currently the interim president of Howard University in Washington D.C. and a practicing cancer surgeon at Howard University Hospital. Frederick also serves as the Charles R. Drew Professor Surgery at the Howard University College of Medicine. He most recently served as the Interim CEO of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN.

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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