Overview

Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering / Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering is located in Orono, ME, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Professional Science Master's (PSM)	Bioinformatics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biomedical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	0
Doctoral Degrees	6
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Terminal master's degree available?

No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

36

Applied

9

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	January 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Master's degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

80

Total Graduate Students

15%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.25%
Black or African American	1.25%
White or Caucasian	71%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.5%
Unknown	6.25%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

182

Total faculty

Full-time - 182

Part-time - 0

Male (122)

Female (60)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Molecular and Cellular Biology, Developmental Biology, Genomics, Neuroscience, Stem Cell Research
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,552,333

Location & Contact

Address 168 College Ave
Orono, ME  4469
United States

Contact Clarissa Henry
Director
Email: clarissa.henry@maine.edu
Phone: 207-581-2816

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