The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
About
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a comprehensive cancer center and autonomous university of the University of Texas System in Houston, Texas, United States. It is the largest cancer center in the world and one of the original three NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the country. It is both a degree-granting academic institution and a cancer treatment and research center located within the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center and life sciences destination in the world. As of 2023, MD Anderson Cancer Center is home to the highest number of cancer clinical trials in the world and has received more NCI-funded projects than any other U.S. institute. For 2024, Newsweek placed MD Anderson at #1 in their annual list of the World's Best Specialized Hospitals in oncology.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 6 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 33.3%
- No Data4 · 66.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 12
- Aug 2024Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
- Feb 2024Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Nov 2021Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Magnetic Resonance (MR) - Programs for magnetic resonance technologists
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)
- Sep 2020Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 111 students received $864K in Pell grants, alongside $1.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 86 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Mdanderson
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus46
- Non-campus3
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 23 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Mdanderson vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Mdanderson selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | — | — | 359 | — | — |
| — | — | 2,750 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,103 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,029 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,256 | — | — | |
| — | — | 400 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,220 | — | — | |
| — | — | 997 | — | — | |
| 57% | 71.0% | 578 | $13,744 | — | |
| — | — | 2,332 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,341 | — | — | |
| — | — | 835 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 57% | 71.0% | 1,066 | $13,744 |
Institutions like Mdanderson
Explore the federal data for institutions in Mdanderson's comparison group.
- Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,750Net price—View data - Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,103Net price—View data - Ohio
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,029Net price—View data - Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,256Net price—View data - New York
SUNY College of Optometry
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment400Net price—View data - New York
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,220Net price—View data - Texas
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment997Net price—View data - Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Grad rate57%Admit rate71.0%Enrollment578Net price$13,744View data - Texas
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,332Net price—View data - New York
Upstate Medical University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,341Net price—View data - West Virginia
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment835Net price—View data
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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