Overview

School of Biomedical Engineering / School of Biomedical Engineering is located in Atlanta, GA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Machine learning
Master of Science (MS)	Biomedical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Bioengineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Bioinformatics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Robotics
Master of Science (MS)	Biomedical innovation and development
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science and engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	65
Doctoral Degrees	30

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

806

Applied

252

Accepted

92

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

85

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	B.S. in Engineering, Science, or Math, One year (two semesters or three quarters) of calculus-based physics, Organic chemistry is preferred (one semester is suggested), Calculus through and including differential equations is also preferred (4 semesters total)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

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

Student Body

285

Total Graduate Students

20%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.98%
Black or African American	10.18%
White or Caucasian	34%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	17.19%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.35%
Two or more races	3.86%
Unknown	0.35%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Faculty

70

Total faculty

Full-time - 65

Part-time - 5

Male (51)

Female (19)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomechanics and regenerative technologies, biomedical imaging and instrumentation, biomedical informatics and systems modeling,immunoengineering, cancer technologies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	32,362,005

Location & Contact

Address 313 Ferst Drive
Atlanta, GA  30332
United States

Contact Susan Margulies
School chair
Email: susan.margulies@gatech.edu
Phone: 404-385-0124
Fax: 404-894-4243

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