Overview

Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology / Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology is located in Rochester, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Statistics	Bioinformatics and computational biology
Master of Arts (MA)	Statistics
Master of Science (MS)	Biostatistics

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

199

Applied

19

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

60

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
Master's Degree Requirements	Credential evaluations for foreign university transcripts
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Credential evaluations for foreign university transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended
IELTS: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits

Student Body

28

Total Graduate Students

21%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.14%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	57%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	3.57%
Unknown	10.71%

Gender

Male (82%)

Female (17%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 0

Male (14)

Female (3)

Location & Contact

Address 265 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY  14627
United States

Contact Dr. Robert Strawderman
Chair
Email: urbiostat@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: 585-275-6696

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