Overview

Department of Nutritional Sciences / Department of Nutritional Sciences is located in Madison, WI.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis or research report
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

91

Applied

13

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

56

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	January 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

28

Total Graduate Students

10%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.57%
Black or African American	3.57%
White or Caucasian	71%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.14%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (35%)

Female (64%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 0

Male (7)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Human and animal nutrition, nutrition epidemiology, nutrition education, biochemical and molecular nutrition
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	3,000,000

Location & Contact

Address 1415 Linden Drive
Madison, WI  53706
United States

Contact Dr. James M. Ntambi
Chair
Email: ntambi@biochem.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-2727
Fax: 608-262-5860

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