Overview

Department of Biological Engineering / Department of Biological Engineering is located in Cambridge, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (SM/MBA)
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Biological engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Bioengineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Bioengineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Applied biosciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Applied biosciences
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Biomedical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biological engineering
Master of Science (SM)	Toxicology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	19

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	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

513

Applied

39

Accepted

23

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL:
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

140

Total Graduate Students

17%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.43%
Black or African American	1.43%
White or Caucasian	35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	25.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5%
Unknown	8.57%

Gender

Male (57%)

Female (42%)

Faculty

34

Total faculty

Full-time - 34

Part-time - 0

Male (29)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomaterials; biophysics; cell and tissue engineering; computational modeling of biological and physiological systems; discovery and delivery of molecular therapeutics; new tools for genomics; functional genomics; proteomics and glycomics; macromolecular biochemistry and biophysics; molecular, cell and tissue biomechanics; synthetic biology; systems biology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	55,030,000

Location & Contact

Address 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 56-651
Cambridge, MA  02139
United States

Contact Prof. Douglas A. Lauffenburger
Department Head
Phone: 617-452-4086

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