Overview

Department of Bioengineering / Department of Bioengineering is located in Richardson, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Biomedical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	29
Doctoral Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum scores of 500 in verbal, 700 in quantitative and 4 in analytical writing) Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum scores of 500 in verbal, 700 in quantitative and 4 in analytical writing) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

127

Applied

75

Accepted

32

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

100

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 15th	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (minimum scores of 500 in verbal, 700 in quantitative and 4 in analytical writing)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 in upper-division quantitative course work
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (minimum scores of 500 in verbal, 700 in quantitative and 4 in analytical writing)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5 in upper-division quantitative course work

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 30
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

139

Total Graduate Students

46%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.04%
Black or African American	5.04%
White or Caucasian	24%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.76%
Unknown	2.88%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Faculty

22

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 4

Male (17)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bio-nanotechnology, organic electronics, system-level design for medical devices, computational geometry and biomedical computing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 800 West Campbell Road
Mailstop BSB11
Richardson, TX  75080
United States

Contact Dr. Shalini Prasad
Department Head
Email: shalini.prasad@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4247

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