Overview

Jefferson College of Life Sciences / Jefferson College of Life Sciences is located in Philadelphia, PA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Certificate Program in Clinical Research and Trials: Implementation

Certificate Program in Clinical Research: Operations

Certificate Program in Human Clinical Investigation: Theory

Certificate Program in Infectious Disease Control

Certificate Program in Patient-Centered Research

MD/PhD Program

MS Program in Biomedical Sciences

MS Program in Cell and Developmental Biology

MS Program in Clinical Research

MS Program in Forensic Toxicology

MS Program in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling

MS Program in Microbiology

MS Program in Pharmacology

PhD Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

PhD Program in Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

PhD Program in Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Biology

PhD Program in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis

PhD Program in Neuroscience

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
(Certificate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	26
Doctoral Degrees	26

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

356

Applied

152

Accepted

78

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE or MCAT
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE or MCAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.2

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	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	May 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

269

Total Graduate Students

13%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.72%
Black or African American	5.95%
White or Caucasian	46%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.37%
Asian	5.58%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.74%
Unknown	23.79%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

208

Total faculty

Full-time - 169

Part-time - 39

Male (138)

Female (70)

Location & Contact

Address 1020 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA  19107
United States

Contact Dr. Gerald B. Grunwald
Dean
Email: gerald.grunwald@jefferson.edu
Phone: 215-503-4191
Fax: 215-503-6690

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