Overview

Graduate Studies in Biomedical Sciences / Graduate Studies in Biomedical Sciences is located in La Jolla, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Anthropogeny
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Bioinformatics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Multi-scale biology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	1
Doctoral Degrees	29

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree

Requirement

Doctoral Degrees

Entrance Exam As of 2018, applicants are no longer required to submit scores for either the GRE General or Subject Tests. Applicants can optionally submit scores for the GRE General Test (verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections) and/or an applicable GRE Subject Test (Biology, Biochemistry (discontinued December 2016), or Chemistry). Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 1-quarter teaching assistantship

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

802

Applied

93

Accepted

28

Enrolled

Applying

135

Application Fee - Domestic

155

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 2nd	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	As of 2018, applicants are no longer required to submit scores for either the GRE General or Subject Tests. Applicants can optionally submit scores for the GRE General Test (verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections) and/or an applicable GRE Subject Test (Biology, Biochemistry (discontinued December 2016), or Chemistry).

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

173

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (59%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Anthropogeny; Cancer Biology; Computational and Integrative Biology; Genetics and Genomics; Glycobiology; Immunology; Microbiome and Micbrobial Sciences; Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology; Molecular Pharmacology; Multi-Scale Biology; Neurobiology of Disease; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Development; Physiology and Endocrinology; Quantitative Biology; Stem Cell Biology; Structural and Chemical Biology

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA  92093-0685
United States

Contact Kevin Corbett
Chair
Email: kcorbett@ucsd.edu
Phone: -534-7267

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