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Updated: 26 June 2007

Using data from the most recent four years, each year approximately 200 undergraduate students apply for participation in the Research Training Program. The majority of applicants are students just completing their Junior year. Most applicants are US citizens, although on average 27% of the applicant pool includes foreign students. Women dominate the pool with representation including, on average, 63%. Each year the target number of participants is 24 - 28 but funding levels can limit the number of positions available. Students selected to participate in the RTP are typically just completing their Junior year, although the group generally includes representatives from all academic levels. Typically about 66% of RTP participants are female and most are US citizens, but approximately16% of the positions are awarded to international students.

2007 Data Table  |  2006 Data Table
2004 Data Table
  |  2003 Data Table   |  2002 Data Table   |  2001 Data Table
2000 Data Table   |  1999 Data Table   |   1998 Data Table



2007
Academic Status
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Freshman
16
14%
14
15%
5
11%
2
14%
  Sophomore
28
24%
23
25%
12
26%
5
36%
  Junior
50
42%
41
45%
21
46%
5
36%
  Non-graduating Senior
14
12%
14
15%
7
15%
2
14%
  Graduating Senior
4
3%
0
-
1
2%
-
  Recent Graduate
5
4%
0
-
-
-
-
  Other
1
1%
0
-
-
-
-
  Unknown
12
-
0
-
-
-
-
                   
Research Discipline
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Anthropology
34
29%
24
26%
8
17%
1
7%
  Botany
10
8%
8
8%
5
11%
3
21%
  Entomology
8
7%
7
8%
5
11%
1
7%
  Invertebrate Zoology
5
4%
3
3%
3
6%
1
7%
  Mineral / Geo-Sciences
10
8%
7
8%
4
9%
2
14%
  Paleobiology
21
18%
19
21%
10
22%
3
21%
  Vertebrate Zoology
30
25%
24
26%
11
24%
3
21%
  General / Unknown
12
-
0
-
-
-
                   
Ethnicity
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Minority status*
13
11%
10
11%
6
16%
2
14%
 
African American
6
46%
3
30%
0
 
Hispanic American
5
38%
5
50%
5
83%
2
100%
 
Native American
1
8%
1
10%
1
17%
 
Native Hawaiian
1
8%
1
10%
-
-
 
Other
                   
Sex
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Male
32
27%
23
25%
16
35%
5
36%
  Female
86
73%
69
75%
30
65%
9
64%
  Not reported
12
-
-
-
-
-
   
Citizenship
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  US citizen
83
70%
68
74%
17
37%
9
64%
  non-US citizen
35
30%
24
26%
29
63%
5
36%
  Unknown
12
-
-
-
-
-
                 
TOTAL
130
 
92
46
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2006
Applicant
Pool
Semi-
finalist
Finalist
Set
Student
Participants
Academic Status
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Freshman
13
7%
   
3
7%
0
 
  Sophomore
30
17%
   
8
17%
3
15%
  Junior
56
32%
   
17
37%
13
65%
  Non-graduating Senior
15
9%
   
6
13%
2
15%
  Graduating Senior
29
17%
   
9
20%
2
15%
  Recent Graduate
6
3%
       
0
 
  Other
9
5%
   
3
6%
0
 
  Unknown                
                   
Research Discipline
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Anthropology
61
40%
   
9
20%
5
25%
  Botany
8
5%
   
4
9%
1
5%
  Entomology
8
5%
   
4
9%
1
5%
  Invertebrate Zoology
7
4%
   
4
9%
1
5%
  Mineral / Geo-Sciences
32
21%
   
7
15%
4
20%
  Paleobiology
17
11%
   
7
15%
4
20%
  Vertebrate Zoology - Birds
9
5%
   
5
11%
1
7%
  Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes
1
1%
   
1
2%
0
 
  Vertebrate Zoology - Herps
8
5%
   
2
4%
1
5%
  Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals
12
8%
   
3
6%
2
10%
  Vertebrate Zoology - general                
  General / Unknown                
                   
Ethnicity
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Minority status*
15
9%
   
3
6%
2
10%
 
African American
3
20%
   
2
67%
1
 
 
Asian American
6
40%
           
 
Hispanic American
6
40%
   
1
33%
1
 
 
Native American
0
             
 
Native Hawaiian
0
             
 
Other
               
  Not declared                
  Unknown or Non-minority*                
                   
Sex
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Male
45
27%
   
15
33%
5
25%
  Female
122
72%
   
31
67%
15
75%
  Not reported                
                   
Citizenship
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  US citizen
107
     
34
74%
19
95%
  non-US citizen
45
     
12
26%
1
5%
  Unknown
20
             
                   
  Physically Challenged*                
                 
TOTAL
172
     
46
 
20
 

 


2004
Applicant
Pool
Top
40
Finalist
Set
Student
Participants
Academic Status
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  Freshman
18
8%
4
10%
5
9%
2
12%
  Sophomore
53
25%
13
33%
17
30%
4
24%
  Junior
67
31%
17
43%
18
32%
5
29%
  Non-graduating Senior
27
13%
6
15%
15
27%
5
29%
  Graduating Senior
18
8%
0
- - -
1
2%
1
6%
  Recent Graduate
9
4%
0
- - -
0
- - -
0
- - -
  Graduate student
1
- - -
0
- - -
0
- - -
0
- - -
  Unknown
17
8%
0
- - -
0
- - -
0
- - -
                   
Research Discipline
#
%