Overview

Graduate Programs in Medicine and Dentistry / Graduate Programs in Medicine and Dentistry is located in Rochester, NY, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Center for Oral Biology

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Department of Biomedical Genetics

Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology

Department of Environmental Medicine PhD Toxicology program

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine PhD Program in Pathology

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology

Department of Psychiatry MS MFT Program

Department of Public Health Sciences

Interdepartmental PhD Program in Neuroscience

Interdepartmental Program in Clinical Translational Research

Interdepartmental Program in Translational Biomedical Science

MA Statistics Program

MS Biostatistics

MS Program in Clinical Investigation

MS Program in Microbiology

MS Program in Pharmacology

MS Program in Physiology

PhD Program in Epidemiology

PhD Program in Health Services Research and Policy

PhD Program in Immunology, Microbiology and Virology

Programs in Biochemistry

Programs in Biophysics

Programs in Neurobiology and Anatomy

Programs in Toxicology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (Statistics program only) Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,456

Applied

345

Accepted

141

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (Statistics programs only)
Master's Degree Requirements	Credential evaluation for foreign university transcripts
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (Statistics program only)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Credential evaluation for foreign university transcripts
Additional Entrance Requirements	Credential evaluation for foreign university transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

520

Total Graduate Students

22%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.5%
Black or African American	6.35%
White or Caucasian	47%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	6.35%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2.31%
Unknown	9.23%

Gender

Male (38%)

Female (61%)

Faculty

467

Total faculty

Full-time - 420

Part-time - 47

Male (184)

Female (283)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cancer, RNA biology, immunity & infection, neuroscience, orthopaedics, pediatrics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	138,000,000

Location & Contact

Address 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 316
Rochester, NY  14642
United States

Contact Dr. Richard Libby
Senior Associate Dean
Email: gradadm@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: 585-275-4522

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