University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Statistics

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#232 of 14,131 In the World
#111 of 2,597 In North America
#97 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 119 In Texas
#3 of 16 In Houston
#1 of 1,584 For Radiation Therapy
Top100 For 31 other topics
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Undergraduates
337
Graduates
27
Male:Female Ratio
20:80
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Acceptance rate
38%*

* 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

77 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 108 (30%)
Asian 102 (28%)
White 84 (23%)
Black or African American 28 (8%)
Nonresident Alien 22 (6%)
Two or more races 15 (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 $22,069$28,613
Fee in-district $1,556$1,397
Fee in-state $1,556$1,397
Fee out-of-state $1,556$1,397

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center majors

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has granted 152 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 45
Cytogenetics & Genetics & Clinical Genetics Technology & Technologist 32 7
Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiographer 8 10
Health & Medical Physics 17
Histologic Technology & Histotechnologist 15
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 12
Cytotechnology & Cytotechnologist 12
Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 9
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling 2
Grand Total 152 17

Publications & Citations

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a world-class research university with 132,857 scientific papers published and 5,094,763 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
132,857
Citations
5,094,763

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
123,769 / 4,775,798
Biology
119,364 / 4,857,414
Genetics
105,751 / 4,525,601
Oncology and Cancer research
86,571 / 3,617,193
Chemistry
73,111 / 3,290,880
Pathology
71,484 / 2,751,488
Biochemistry
61,968 / 2,907,671
Surgery
61,050 / 2,155,861
Immunology
47,410 / 1,923,171
Computer Science
38,768 / 1,392,395
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
33,314 / 1,119,674
Radiation Therapy
32,152 / 1,270,821
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
27,603 / 903,478
Engineering
24,537 / 860,883
Physics
23,754 / 806,034
Psychology
23,694 / 737,412
Mathematics
22,120 / 803,675
Statistics
21,586 / 787,874
Organic Chemistry
19,207 / 871,440
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
19,203 / 844,169
Environmental Science
18,607 / 724,522
Psychiatry
17,520 / 564,250
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
16,031 / 621,794
Pharmacology
13,948 / 559,611
Health Science
13,156 / 518,828
Sociology
12,700 / 417,923
Geology
12,209 / 476,491
Paleontology
11,283 / 449,015
Molecular Biology
9,812 / 393,669
Political Science
9,714 / 264,959
Public Health
9,708 / 349,491
Demography
9,667 / 347,774
Law
9,533 / 259,586
Anatomy and Physiology
8,936 / 335,427
Optical Engineering
8,791 / 290,578
Materials Science
8,600 / 311,080
Philosophy
8,502 / 279,827
Quantum and Particle physics
8,215 / 260,197
Neuroscience
7,970 / 273,393
Nursing
7,580 / 204,119

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 924 4521
1992 878 6171
1993 1009 8225
1994 1208 10724
1995 1334 13378
1996 1318 16250
1997 1229 19279
1998 1286 23466
1999 1235 27362
2000 1474 31767
2001 1633 36524
2002 1823 42477
2003 2056 50840
2004 2686 55618
2005 3021 67738
2006 3432 82302
2007 3786 95947
2008 3597 109303
2009 4023 126121
2010 4455 150182
2011 4612 166058
2012 5334 191935
2013 5620 208372
2014 5776 222706
2015 6126 246011
2016 6650 261461
2017 7250 280367
2018 7300 295478
2019 7606 333777
2020 8078 402059
2021 7593 463230
2022 7669 481300
2023 7730 476187
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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 76)
    Occupations
    university teacherphysicianimmunologist
    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 at the University of Texas.

  2. Wayne A.I. Frederick

    Wayne A.I. Frederick
    Born in
    Trinidad and Tobago Flag Trinidad and Tobago
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    academic administratorinternational forum participantsurgeonuniversity teacher
    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 July 21, 2014 to August 31, 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 48
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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