Overview

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences / Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences is located in New York, NY, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Allied Program

Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology

Cornell/Weill Cornell/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology and Medicine

Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program

Neuroscience Program

Pharmacology Program

Physician Assistant Program

Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology Program

Program in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research

Program in Healthcare Policy and Research

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	90
Doctoral Degrees	60

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	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Final exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,880

Applied

167

Accepted

84

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

617

Total Graduate Students

29%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.43%
Black or African American	3.4%
White or Caucasian	41%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.16%
Asian	12.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2.43%
Two or more races	6.48%
Unknown	1.46%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

330

Total faculty

Full-time - 330

Part-time - 0

Male (230)

Female (100)

Location & Contact

Address 1300 York Avenue
PO Box 65
New York, NY  10065
United States

Contact Dr. Jacob P. Sveva
Dean
Email: jas2075@med.cornell.edu
Phone: 212-746-6565

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