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Department of Biological Engineering School of Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  • Cambridge, MA
    location
  • Private
    type
  • Urban
    setting
  • 44%56%
    student ratio
  • 124
    total students
  • $40,460 | $40,460
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • December 15
    fall application deadline
  • 9%
    acceptance rate
  • 9 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Biological Engineering Doctor of Science (Sc D)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Bioengineering Doctor of Science (Sc D)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Applied Biosciences Doctor of Science (Sc D)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Biomedical Engineering Master of Engineering (M Eng)
    • Toxicology Master of Science (SM)
    • Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (SM/MBA)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 3
    • Doctoral Degrees 13
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? No
    • Evening/weekend programs available? No
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? Yes
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Required
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and Required
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

9% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied483
    • Accepted47
    • Acceptance Rate9%
    • Enrolled30
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $75
    • Application Fee - International $75
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline December 15th December 15th Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE General Test
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesIELTS required, IELTS paper based

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$40,460
    • Out-of-state tuition *$40,460
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year fees$272.00
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitNot Reported
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsNot Reported
    • Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Federal Work-Study, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Traineeships, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students124
    • Female Percentage44%
    • Male Percentage56%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students124
    • Part-time Percentage0%
    • Full-time Percentage100%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino8%
    • Black / African American3%
    • White / Caucasian50%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian26%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races5%
    • Unknown8%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty33
    • Full-time Percentage100%
    • Part-time Percentage0%
    • Female Percentage21%
    • Male Percentage79%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchBioinformatics, computational, systems, and synthetic biology; biological materials, imaging, and transport phenomena; biomolecular and cell engineering; cancer initiation, progression, and therapeutics; genomics, proteomics, and glycomics; nanoscale engineering of biological systems; neurobiological systems; systems biology; macromolecular biochemistry and biophysics
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$36,745,000

Location & Contact

Department of Biological Engineering

School of Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 16-267
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Prof. Douglas Lauffenburger

Head

Phone: 617-253-1712
Email: be-acad@mit.edu

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