Bioengineering PhD
University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, United States
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University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, United States
Bioengineering PhD
Doctoral · Engineering
About this programme
The PhD in Bioengineering is granted jointly by Berkeley and UCSF, two of the top public universities in the world in engineering and health sciences. Our interdisciplinary program combines the outstanding resources in biomedical and clinical sciences at UCSF with the excellence in engineering, physical, and life sciences at Berkeley. Administered by the Department of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at UCSF, all students in the program are simultaneously enrolled in the graduate divisions of both the San Francisco and Berkeley campuses and are free to take advantage of courses and research opportunities on both campuses. The program awards the PhD in Bioengineering degree from both campuses.
- Level
- Doctoral
- Field
- Engineering
- Duration
- 6 years · Normative program length from the UC Berkeley catalog (Coursedog programLength field); expressed in months.
- Tuition
- $32,450 / year
- English
- IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 90
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (3)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- UC Berkeley Graduate FellowshipFully funded · Deadline December-January (department application deadline)
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October