Mean and Median Times-to-Completion of Graduate Programs - 1995 to 1999
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Average All Years
N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years
M.Arts
    Anthropology
    Art History
    Canadian Studies
    Comparative Lit Studies
    Economics
    English
    French
    Geography
    German
    History
    International Affairs
    Legal Studies
    Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
    Mass Communication
    Philosophy
    Political Economy
    Political Science
    Psychology
    Public Admin
    Religion
    Russian & East European Studies
    Sociology
    Spanish
    Degree Total		  
11
6
23
5
17
31
10
8
3
17
52
5
8
7
4
7
23
30
59
5
8
7
4
350		  
2.22
2.09
1.64
2.02
.97
1.13
1.42
2.37
1.63
1.97
1.76
2.27
1.21
1.81
1.78
1.76
1.61
1.96
1.64
1.51
2.07
2.51
1.19
1.69		  
2.00
2.28
1.44
1.33
.89
1.00
1.22
2.33
1.67
2.00
1.67
2.33
1.06
1.78
1.72
1.78
1.44
2.00
1.67
1.67
2.22
2.00
1.17
1.67		  
12
5
33
4
40
40
5
13
5
11
51
11
13
10
8
3
17
29
47
1
7
13
3
381		  
1.80
2.16
1.72
1.75
1.03
1.31
1.31
2.27
1.44
1.57
1.72
2.26
1.09
1.29
1.40
1.96
1.44
2.15
1.75
1.67
1.94
2.32
1.26
1.64		  
1.67
2.22
1.67
1.17
1.00
1.00
1.33
2.33
1.44
1.67
1.67
2.33
1.00
1.11
1.33
2.33
1.11
2.00
1.78
1.67
2.00
2.22
1.33
1.55		  
11
5
33
5
17
16
5
12
4
13
56
5
14
4
8
10
18
28
55
6
11
9
4
349		  
2.00
2.33
1.82
1.31
1.27
.99
1.33
2.22
1.25
1.89
1.67
1.98
1.40
1.94
1.51
1.78
1.46
2.05
1.75
2.11
2.00
2.05
1.44
1.72		  
1.78
2.33
1.67
1.33
1.22
1.00
1.11
2.17
1.33
2.00
1.67
1.67
1.17
2.06
1.39
1.89
1.33
2.00
1.78
2.11
2.00
2.00
1.39
1.67		  
13
6
19
2
36
31
2
17
5
10
60
6
29
5
4
7
39
26
39
2
14
14
1
387		  
1.82
2.44
1.83
1.56
1.14
1.28
1.28
2.13
1.60
1.37
1.57
2.31
1.23
1.33
1.86
1.84
1.35
1.68
1.83
1.28
1.90
1.67
1.44
1.58		  
1.78
2.56
1.67
1.56
1.06
1.00
1.28
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.61
2.17
1.00
1.33
1.56
2.00
1.33
1.67
1.89
1.28
1.83
1.61
1.44
1.44		  
9
6
27
3
32
37
4
16
1
11
58
11
29
5
4
9
21
17
57
2
4
11
1
375		  
2.54
1.81
1.80
1.56
1.16
1.23
1.61
2.00
1.67
1.66
1.51
1.93
1.26
1.78
2.39
1.60
1.53
2.13
1.77
2.67
1.80
1.42
1.44
1.61		  
2.00
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
1.00
1.61
1.94
1.67
1.67
1.44
2.00
1.11
2.00
2.33
1.67
1.33
2.11
1.78
2.67
1.83
1.44
1.44
1.56		  
56
28
135
19
142
155
26
66
18
62
277
38
93
31
28
36
118
130
257
16
44
54
13
1842		  
2.05
2.16
1.76
1.65
1.11
1.22
1.40
2.17
1.49
1.73
1.64
2.14
1.24
1.58
1.69
1.76
1.46
1.99
1.74
1.86
1.95
1.95
1.32
1.65		  
1.78
2.22
1.67
1.33
1.00
1.00
1.33
2.17
1.44
1.67
1.67
2.11
1.00
1.56
1.56
1.78
1.33
2.00
1.78
1.67
2.00
2.00
1.33
1.67
M.Journalism
    Degree Total		  
18		  
1.83		  
1.56		  
23		  
1.50		  
1.33		  
32		  
1.37		  
1.33		  
25		  
1.50		  
1.33		  
24		  
1.49		  
1.33		  
122		  
1.51		  
1.33
M.Management Studies
    Degree Total		  
15		  
1.94		  
1.89		  
15		  
1.96		  
1.78		  
16		  
2.09		  
1.89		  
12		  
2.16		  
2.17		  
12		  
1.57		  
1.56		  
70		  
1.95		  
1.78
M.Social Work
    Degree Total		  
62		  
1.88		  
1.67		  
43		  
1.89		  
1.78		  
59		  
1.47		  
1.00		  
47		  
1.38		  
1.00		  
53		  
1.20		  
1.00		  
264		  
1.57		  
1.33

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1995 to 1999.
Notes: 1. 'Full-time Equivalent Years' represents the time taken in actual terms registered, weighted by part-time and full-time status and discounting terms of non-registration.
(continued)

Mean and Median Times-to-Completion of Graduate Programs - 1995 to 1999
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Average All Years
N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years
M.Science
    Biology
    Chemistry
    Earth Sciences
    Information Systems Science
    Mathematics
    Physics
    Degree Total		  
4
9
7
11
6
5
42		  
2.08
1.94
1.90
1.69
1.48
1.69
1.79		  
2.00
2.00
1.67
1.67
1.22
2.00
2.00		  
7
5
9
5
11
5
42		  
2.25
2.27
2.30
1.96
1.60
2.42
2.08		  
2.11
2.33
2.33
1.78
1.44
2.33
2.11		  
14
3
5
11
5
3
41		  
2.17
2.22
2.44
1.49
1.11
1.67
1.86		  
2.00
2.00
2.33
1.56
1.33
2.00
2.00		  
11
3
3
18
2
4
41		  
2.25
2.00
2.04
1.81
1.78
2.33
2.01		  
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.89
1.78
2.33
2.00		  
7
3
5
29
9
3
56		  
2.06
2.04
2.02
1.36
1.27
2.19
1.57		  
2.11
2.33
1.78
1.33
1.33
2.22
1.44		  
43
23
29
74
33
20
222		  
2.18
2.07
2.15
1.58
1.42
2.07
1.84		  
2.00
2.00
2.33
1.44
1.33
2.17
2.00
M.Computer Science
    Degree Total		  
11		  
1.92		  
2.00		  
10		  
1.84		  
1.83		  
8		  
1.94		  
2.00		  
18		  
1.86		  
1.83		  
7		  
1.44		  
1.11		  
54		  
1.83		  
1.83
M.Engineering
    Civil Engineering
    Electrical Engineering
    Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    Telecom Tech Mgt
    Degree Total		  
13
35
26
 
74		  
2.11
2.14
2.10
 
2.12		  
2.22
2.22
2.00
 
2.22		  
17
37
23
 
77		  
2.07
2.22
2.05
 
2.14		  
2.33
2.22
2.00
 
2.00		  
12
36
12
1
61		  
2.56
2.06
2.22
1.11
2.18		  
2.61
2.06
2.33
1.11
2.11		  
14
44
18
1
77		  
2.13
1.93
2.25
1.11
2.03		  
2.22
2.00
2.22
1.11
2.11		  
16
27
15
1
59		  
2.22
2.17
1.90
1.11
2.10		  
2.00
2.11
2.00
1.11
2.00		  
72
179
94
3
348		  
2.20
2.09
2.10
1.11
2.11		  
2.22
2.11
2.00
1.11
2.11
M.Architecture
    Degree Total		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
2		  
1.00		  
1.00		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
3		  
1.67		  
1.67		  
5		  
1.40		  
1.33
PhD Arts
    Comparative Lit Studies
    Economics
    Geography
    History
    Political Science
    Psychology
    Public Admin
    Sociology
    Degree Total		  
 
2
 
2
9
9
 
4
26		  
 
5.78
 
4.44
5.67
3.85
 
5.33
4.90		  
 
5.78
 
4.44
6.00
4.00
 
5.61
5.11		  
 
1
 
4
15
8
 
7
35		  
 
7.67
 
6.03
5.52
5.33
 
4.98
5.49		  
 
7.67
 
6.06
5.67
5.50
 
4.78
5.67		  
 
1
 
3
1
12
 
6
23		  
 
5.78
 
6.55
4.78
4.87
 
3.78
4.84		  
 
5.78
 
6.55
4.78
4.89
 
3.83
5.00		  
 
2
1
 
8
12
1
2
26		  
 
6.00
2.67
 
5.37
4.55
3.44
6.22
4.93		  
 
6.00
2.67
 
5.17
4.17
3.44
6.22
4.83		  
1
3
 
4
7
12
1
5
33		  
2.33
6.37
 
5.25
4.19
4.04
4.33
6.87
4.81		  
2.33
6.11
 
5.39
3.67
4.00
4.33
6.56
5.22		  
1
9
1
13
40
53
2
24
143		  
2.33
6.23
2.67
5.67
5.27
4.51
3.89
5.24
5.02		  
2.33
6.00
2.67
5.78
5.28
4.67
3.89
5.50
5.00

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1995 to 1999.
Notes: 1. 'Full-time Equivalent Years' represents the time taken in actual terms registered, weighted by part-time and full-time status and discounting terms of non-registration.
(continued)

Mean and Median Times-to-Completion of Graduate Programs - 1995 to 1999
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Average All Years
N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years
PhD Science
    Biology
    Chemistry
    Earth Sciences
    Mathematics
    Physics
    Degree Total		  
8
8
3
6
4
29		  
4.22
4.06
5.04
4.11
5.00
4.34		  
4.17
4.00
5.00
4.33
4.67
4.22		  
7
8
6
7
6
34		  
3.27
4.32
4.56
4.21
5.59
4.35		  
3.44
4.33
4.50
4.00
5.72
4.33		  
5
7
3
5
5
25		  
4.67
3.95
3.93
2.96
4.07
3.92		  
5.00
4.22
4.33
2.67
3.67
4.00		  
3
7
6
2
3
21		  
4.11
3.90
6.35
4.67
5.07
4.87		  
4.00
3.33
6.00
4.67
5.00
4.67		  
5
3
7
5
1
21		  
3.47
3.67
3.95
4.64
5.33
4.03		  
3.33
3.67
3.67
4.33
5.33
4.00		  
28
33
25
25
19
130		  
3.92
4.03
4.80
4.06
4.97
4.30		  
4.00
4.00
4.67
4.00
5.22
4.22
PhD Engineering
    Civil Engineering
    Electrical Engineering
    Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    Degree Total		  
7
8
1
16		  
4.48
4.46
5.33
4.52		  
4.67
4.33
5.33
4.67		  
1
12
1
14		  
2.67
3.85
4.44
3.81		  
2.67
3.94
4.44
3.94		  
7
9
5
21		  
5.22
3.07
4.84
4.21		  
4.78
2.78
5.00
4.33		  
2
5
1
8		  
4.22
2.58
6.33
3.46		  
4.22
2.67
6.33
3.50		  
3
13
4
20		  
4.78
3.35
4.33
3.76		  
5.00
3.55
3.50
3.67		  
20
47
12
79		  
4.67
3.53
4.81
4.01		  
4.67
3.67
5.00
4.00
PhD Computer Science
    Degree Total		  
2		  
3.83		  
3.83		  
1		  
4.67		  
4.67		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
3		  
5.67		  
5.33		  
4		  
3.81		  
3.83		  
10		  
4.46		  
4.67
PhD Management
    Degree Total		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
1		  
4.00		  
4.00		  
1		  
4.00		  
4.00

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1995 to 1999.
Notes: 1. 'Full-time Equivalent Years' represents the time taken in actual terms registered, weighted by part-time and full-time status and discounting terms of non-registration.

Mean and Median Times-to-Completion of Graduate Programs - 1995 to 1999
(Summary for All Masters and Ph.D. Programs)
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Average All Years
N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years N Mean Years Median Years
Masters
Ph.D		 572
73		 1.79
4.57		 1.67
4.67		 591
84		 1.76
4.74		 1.67
4.67		 568
69		 1.74
4.31		 1.67
4.44		 607
58		 1.66
4.74		 1.67
4.67		 589
79		 1.61
4.28		 1.56
4.00		 2927
363		 1.71
4.52		 1.67
4.44

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1995 to 1999.
Notes: 1. 'Full-time Equivalent Years' represents the time taken in actual terms registered, weighted by part-time and full-time status and discounting terms of non-registration.
OIRP: Nov. 27, 2001
Id: OPAS-37532