Overview

Program in Bioengineering / Program in Bioengineering is located in Berkeley, CA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	12

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
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

508

Applied

55

Accepted

25

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 10th	December 10th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Federal Work-Study

Student Body

161

Total Graduate Students

14%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.21%
Black or African American	4.35%
White or Caucasian	47%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.62%
Asian	26.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0.62%

Gender

Male (66%)

Female (33%)

Faculty

170

Total faculty

Full-time - 89

Part-time - 81

Male (137)

Female (33)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bioengineering, biomaterials, biomedical imaging and instrumentation, biomechanics, microfluidics, computational biology, systems biology, drug delivery systems and pharmacogenomics, neural systems engineering and vision science, synthetic biology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 306D Stanley Hall
M.C. 1762
Berkeley, CA  94720-1762
United States

Contact Tejal Desai
Chair
Phone: 415-514-4503

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