CIP 26.0507 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Immunology.

A program that focuses on scientific study of the biological mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of disease, host-pathogen interactions, and host response to disease. Includes instruction in antigen and antibody structure and function, effector mechanisms, receptors, histocompatibility, host-pathogen recognition, disease modeling, autoimmune systems, antibody formation, cytotoxic responses, regulation of immune response, virulence determinants, intercellular signaling, immunosuppression, immunotherapy, immunogenetics, disease markers, transplantation, antibody humanization, and microbial pathogenesis.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Immunology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 26.0507. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Bachelor degree	1	15
2025	Master degree	6	31
2025	Doctorate — research	24	194
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	2
2024	Bachelor degree	1	30
2024	Master degree	6	26
2024	Doctorate — research	24	166
2023	Bachelor degree	1	19
2023	Master degree	6	49
2023	Doctorate — research	23	147
2022	Bachelor degree	1	12
2022	Master degree	6	42
2022	Doctorate — research	23	141
2021	Bachelor degree	1	11
2021	Master degree	9	60
2021	Doctorate — research	25	138
2020	Bachelor degree	1	1
2020	Master degree	7	37
2020	Doctorate — research	25	117

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 26.0507 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 26 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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