Mean and Median Times-to-Completion of Graduate Programs - 1996 to 2000
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 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
    Cultural Mediations (Comp. Lit.)
    Economics
    English
    Film Studies
    French
    Geography
    German
    History
    International Affairs
    Legal Studies
    Linguistics & Applied Language Studies
    Mass Communication
    Philosophy
    Political Economy
    Political Science
    Psychology
    Public Admin
    Religion
    Central/European & Russian-Area Studies
    Sociology
    Spanish
    Degree Total		  
12
5
33
4
40
40
 
5
13
5
11
51
11
13
10
8
3
17
26
47
1
7
13
3
378		  
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
2.16
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
2.06
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
22
54
6
11
9
4
342		  
2.00
2.33
1.82
1.31
1.23
.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
1.74
2.11
2.00
2.05
1.44
1.71		  
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
38
21
39
2
14
14
1
381		  
1.82
2.44
1.83
1.56
1.04
1.28
 
1.28
2.13
1.60
1.37
1.57
2.31
1.23
1.33
1.86
1.84
1.30
1.67
1.83
1.28
1.90
1.67
1.44
1.56		  
1.78
2.56
1.67
1.56
1.00
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
13
57
2
4
11
1
371		  
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
2.04
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
1.55		  
9
4
13
1
17
27
6
4
12
 
11
71
14
11
8
3
6
28
18
45
2
5
8
 
323		  
2.07
2.33
1.73
1.00
1.18
1.18
1.56
1.78
1.34
 
1.46
1.37
1.48
1.31
2.06
1.44
2.09
1.33
1.68
1.67
2.44
1.49
1.54
 
1.50		  
1.67
2.33
1.67
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.67
2.06
1.67
 
1.33
1.33
1.67
1.11
2.00
1.33
1.83
1.33
1.72
1.67
2.44
1.67
1.44
 
1.33		  
54
26
125
15
142
151
6
20
70
15
56
296
47
96
32
27
35
122
100
242
13
41
55
9
1795		  
2.01
2.20
1.78
1.49
1.10
1.23
1.56
1.47
2.01
1.46
1.60
1.56
1.93
1.26
1.65
1.65
1.82
1.39
1.93
1.75
2.09
1.88
1.82
1.38
1.60		  
1.78
2.28
1.67
1.33
1.00
1.00
1.67
1.33
1.89
1.44
1.67
1.44
2.00
1.00
1.50
1.44
1.78
1.33
2.00
1.78
1.89
1.78
1.67
1.44
1.55
M.Journalism
    Degree Total		  
23		  
1.50		  
1.33		  
32		  
1.37		  
1.33		  
25		  
1.50		  
1.33		  
24		  
1.49		  
1.33		  
19		  
1.37		  
1.33		  
123		  
1.44		  
1.33
M.Management Studies
    Degree Total		  
15		  
1.96		  
1.78		  
16		  
2.09		  
1.89		  
12		  
2.16		  
2.17		  
12		  
1.57		  
1.56		  
24		  
1.62		  
1.55		  
79		  
1.85		  
1.67

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1996 to 2000.
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 - 1996 to 2000
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 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.Social Work
    Degree Total		  
43		  
1.89		  
1.78		  
59		  
1.47		  
1.00		  
47		  
1.38		  
1.00		  
53		  
1.20		  
1.00		  
47		  
1.34		  
1.22		  
249		  
1.44		  
1.00
M.Science
    Biology
    Chemistry
    Earth Sciences
    Information Systems Science
    Mathematics
    Physics
    Psychology
    Degree Total		  
7
5
9
5
10
5
3
44		  
2.25
2.27
2.30
1.96
1.46
2.42
2.07
2.06		  
2.11
2.33
2.33
1.78
1.39
2.33
1.11
2.11		  
14
3
5
11
5
3
6
47		  
2.17
2.22
2.44
1.49
1.11
1.67
2.04
1.88		  
2.00
2.00
2.33
1.56
1.33
2.00
2.00
2.00		  
11
3
3
18
2
4
5
46		  
2.25
2.00
2.04
1.81
1.78
2.33
1.71
1.98		  
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.89
1.78
2.33
1.67
2.00		  
7
3
5
29
9
3
4
60		  
2.06
2.04
2.02
1.36
1.27
2.19
2.42
1.63		  
2.11
2.33
1.78
1.33
1.33
2.22
2.00
1.56		  
5
7
5
29
5
6
4
61		  
1.87
2.22
2.02
1.34
1.44
2.07
1.44
1.63		  
2.00
2.22
2.11
1.22
1.22
2.06
1.67
1.44		  
44
21
27
92
31
21
22
258		  
2.15
2.17
2.19
1.49
1.37
2.16
1.93
1.81		  
2.00
2.22
2.33
1.39
1.33
2.11
2.00
1.89
M.Computer Science
    Degree Total		  
10		  
1.84		  
1.83		  
8		  
1.94		  
2.00		  
18		  
1.86		  
1.83		  
7		  
1.44		  
1.11		  
16		  
1.90		  
1.83		  
59		  
1.83		  
1.78
M.Engineering
    Civil Engineering
    Electrical Engineering
    Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    Telecom Tech Mgt
    Degree Total		  
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		  
16
32
18
2
68		  
1.87
2.07
2.06
2.17
2.02		  
1.89
2.00
2.17
2.17
2.00		  
75
176
86
5
342		  
2.15
2.08
2.09
1.53
2.09		  
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.11
2.00
M.Architecture
    Degree Total		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
2		  
1.00		  
1.00		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
3		  
1.67		  
1.67		  
8		  
1.35		  
1.39		  
13		  
1.37		  
1.33
PhD Arts
    Cultural Mediations (Comp. Lit.)
    Economics
    Geography
    History
    Political Science
    Psychology
    Public Admin
    Sociology
    Degree Total		  
 
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
4
2
2
7
11
1
8
36		  
3.67
5.69
4.06
5.94
5.82
4.80
5.89
5.24
5.22		  
3.67
5.50
4.06
5.94
6.00
5.55
5.89
6.22
5.67		  
2
11
3
13
38
55
3
28
153		  
3.00
6.12
3.59
5.90
5.28
4.67
4.56
5.22
5.09		  
3.00
6.00
4.00
6.00
5.28
5.00
4.33
5.83
5.33

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1996 to 2000.
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 - 1996 to 2000
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 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		  
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		  
4
8
2
1
2
17		  
4.00
3.26
5.05
3.22
5.67
3.93		  
4.83
3.22
5.05
3.22
5.67
3.89		  
24
33
24
20
17
118		  
3.83
3.84
4.79
4.00
5.05
4.23		  
4.00
3.67
4.50
4.00
5.33
4.11
PhD Engineering
    Civil Engineering
    Electrical Engineering
    Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    Degree Total		  
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		  
2
10
8
20		  
5.33
3.89
4.39
4.23		  
5.33
3.78
4.17
4.17		  
15
49
19
83		  
4.84
3.45
4.60
3.97		  
4.67
3.55
4.44
4.00
PhD Computer Science
    Degree Total		  
1		  
4.67		  
4.67		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
3		  
5.67		  
5.33		  
4		  
3.81		  
3.83		  
4		  
6.25		  
6.17		  
12		  
5.16		  
5.17
PhD Management
    Degree Total		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		  
1		  
4.00		  
4.00		  
3		  
4.56		  
4.33		  
4		  
4.42		  
4.33

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1996 to 2000.
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 - 1996 to 2000
(Summary for All Masters and Ph.D. Programs)
(Calculated in Full-time Equivalent Years)

  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 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		 590
84		 1.76
4.74		 1.67
4.67		 567
69		 1.74
4.31		 1.67
4.44		 606
58		 1.66
4.74		 1.67
4.67		 589
79		 1.61
4.28		 1.56
4.00		 566
80		 1.57
4.72		 1.44
5.00		 2918
370		 1.67
4.56		 1.67
4.56

Source: Winter, Spring and Fall frozen student records, 1996 to 2000.
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. 30, 2001
Id: OPAS-37549