Abstract: Objective To evaluate candidates for academic doctor degree in the view points of their application and entrance process in a university hospital in Beijing and to explore the related factors, so to provide suggestions to improve the quality of students. Methods A retrospective study was conducted covering 1 028 academic doctoral degree candidates from 2014 to 2019. According to the examination results and admission threshold, they were divided into group A (failed to pass first examination, 560 students), group B (failed to pass retrial, 260 students) and group C (admitted group, 208 students). The graduated school, English language proficiency, academic achievements and comprehensive quality were analyzed. Variance analysis and Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test were used to compare the differences among each group. Results The proportion of students in groups A, B and C who graduated from “double first-class” colleges and universities were 53.5% (299/560), 61.2% (159/260) and 65.9% (137/208) respectively; the percentage of those with excellent English proficiency were 25.2% (141/560), 23.1% (60/260) and 30.2% (63/208), respectively; the academic achievement scores were 1(0,5), 1(0,8) and 2(0,27) points; the comprehensive quality scores of students in group B and group C were 43.8(40,50) points and 48.8(43.8,56.3) points respectively. The differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusions In current admission system, the thresholds of re-examination and matriculation are significantly related to the graduate school, English level, academic achievements and comprehensive quality. Outstanding students in the above aspects are more likely to be admitted. It is suggested to focus on strengthen the assessment of comprehensive quality to screen out students with mental health, sound personality and strong ability to resist pressure    

Key words: Students, Doctoral candidate, Quality of students, Application assessment system, Analyze