Overview

Department of Bioengineering / Department of Bioengineering is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	37
Doctoral Degrees	29

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comprehensive exam or thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Qualifying exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

361

Applied

79

Accepted

29

Enrolled

Applying

105

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.25

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 560 TOEFL IBT score: 87
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

135

Total Graduate Students

46%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.7%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	18%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	27.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.96%
Unknown	0.74%

Gender

Male (64%)

Female (35%)

Faculty

16

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 4

Male (14)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomedical instrumentation; biomedical signal and image processing; biosystems science and engineering; medical imaging informatics; molecular cellular tissue therapeutics; neuroengineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	7,073,806

Location & Contact

Address 5121 Engineering V
Box 951600
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1600
United States

Contact Dr. Song Li
Chair
Email: songli@ucla.edu
Phone: 310-794-5072

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