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SPH at a Glance

Students 1014 students (76% women, 7% international, 30% minority)
208 undergraduates, 806 graduate students
371 incoming graduate students, 120 incoming undergrads for 2011
180 graduate degrees, 35 doctoral degrees awarded 2011
Faculty 251 full, 147 adjunct, 476 affiliate & clinical, 874 total
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Departments Biostatistics, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Services
Graduate Degrees Offered Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science (MS), Master of Health Administration (MHA), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Undergraduate Programs BS or Minor in Environmental Health, BS in Health Informatics and Health Information Management, BS or BA in Public Health, Minor in Global Health
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Certificate & Professional Programs Executive MHA & MPH programs; certificate programs include Medical Management, Health Policy, Public Health Genetics, Clinical Research Methods
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Centers and Institutes Over 30 Research Centers, including Institute for Public Health Genetics, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, Center for Public Health Nutrition, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Health Promotion Research Center
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Rankings The School ranked sixth in the nation in the 2011 US News and World Report survey of graduate schools of public health, and third among publicly funded schools of public health.

The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked the School second in the United States on its 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index.
Accreditation Accredited through the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), plus five program-level accrediting bodies such as the American Dietetic Association and Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Service Administration
Total budget $130.8 million (69% Federal Grants & Contracts, 15% State & Local Funds, 1% Gifts & Endowments, 14% Foundations, Industry, etc)
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital, Veteran's Affairs, Public Health–Seattle & King County, Washington State Department of Health, Washington State Labor & Industry, PATH
Founded 1970

Last updated 3/30/2012