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Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Biomedical Graduate Studies University of Pennsylvania

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  • Philadelphia, PA
    location
  • Private
    type
  • Urban
    setting
  • 48%52%
    student ratio
  • 33
    total students
  • $26,660 | $26,660
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • December 1
    fall application deadline
  • 21%
    acceptance rate
  • 2 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Biostatistics Master of Science (MS)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 6
    • Doctoral Degrees 4
    • 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? Yes
    • Evening/weekend programs available? No
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? Yes
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Required and evaluations examination
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and evaluations exam, preliminary exam
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

21% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied84
    • Accepted18
    • Acceptance Rate21%
    • Enrolled7
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $70
    • Application Fee - International $70
    • Electronic applications accepted? No
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline December 1st December 1st Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE, 1 year of course work in calculus, and 1 semester of course work in linear algebra, working knowledge of programming language
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE, 1 year of course work in calculus, and 1 semester of course work in linear algebra, working knowledge of programming language
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$26,660
    • Out-of-state tuition *$26,660
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year fees$2,318.00
    • 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 awardsDecember 1
    • Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Career or Field-Related Internships, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Traineeships, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students33
    • Female Percentage48%
    • Male Percentage52%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students33
    • Part-time Percentage21%
    • Full-time Percentage79%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino0%
    • Black / African American0%
    • White / Caucasian48%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian52%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown0%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty108
    • Full-time Percentage100%
    • Part-time Percentage0%
    • Female Percentage37%
    • Male Percentage63%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchRandomized clinical trials, data coordinating centers, methodological approaches to non-experimental epidemiologic studies, theoretical research in biostatistics
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$42,989,509

Location & Contact

Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Biomedical Graduate Studies
University of Pennsylvania

3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
United States

Dr. Mary Putt

Director

Phone: 215-573-7020
Fax: 215-573-4865
Email: mputt@mail.med.upenn.edu

Catherine Vallejo

Coordinator, Educational Programs in Biostatistics

Phone: 215-573-3881
Fax: 215-573-4865
Email: vallejo@mail.med.upenn.edu

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