Overview

Field of Computational Biology / Field of Computational Biology is located in Ithaca, NY, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational behavioral biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational organismal biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational ecology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational macromolecular biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational cell biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational genetics

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (biology) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 2 semesters of teaching experience

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

171

Applied

22

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	Not reported	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (biology)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	2 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 77

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

26

Total Graduate Students

30%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.85%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	38%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	19.23%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3.85%
Two or more races	3.85%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (69%)

Female (30%)

Faculty

37

Total faculty

Full-time - 37

Part-time - 0

Male (32)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational behavioral biology, computational biology, computational cell biology, computational ecology, computational genetics, computational macromolecular biology, computational organismal biology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 410 Thurston Avenue
Ithaca, NY  14850
United States

Contact Dr. Andrew Clark
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: ac347@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-5488

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