Overview

Department of Biomedical Engineering / Department of Biomedical Engineering is located in Rochester, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	36
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some Teaching assistantship
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required 1st-year preliminary exam, qualifying exam, 2 teaching assistantships, 3 lab rotations, 39 required course credits

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

317

Applied

123

Accepted

44

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 15th	April 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendations, official transcripts, personal statement
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendations, official transcripts, personal statement

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

110

Total Graduate Students

35%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.27%
Black or African American	2.73%
White or Caucasian	38%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	11.82%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.82%
Unknown	2.73%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Faculty

13

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 0

Male (7)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomechanics, biomedical acoustics, biomedical nanotechnology, biomedical optics, regenerative medicine
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	5,655,398

Location & Contact

Address 201 Robert B. Goergen Hall, PO Box 270168
Rochester, NY  14627
United States

Contact Diane Dalecki
Professor and Chair
Email: diane.dalecki@rochester.edu
Phone: 585-275-7378

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