Overview

Department of Biomedical Engineering / Department of Biomedical Engineering is located in Iowa City, IA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	13
Doctoral Degrees	13

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
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 (minimum combined score of 310 on verbal and quantitative) Thesis Required for some Written and oral exam
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum combined score of 310 on verbal and quantitative) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Written and oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

83

Applied

17

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

100

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	August 1st	August 1st	No
Summer deadline	January 1st	January 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (minimum combined score of 310 on verbal and quantitative)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (minimum combined score of 310 on verbal and quantitative)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.25

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 553 TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

51

Total Graduate Students

17%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.88%
Black or African American	1.96%
White or Caucasian	66%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.96%
Unknown	1.96%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 4

Male (14)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomaterials, tissue engineering and cellular mechanics; cell motion analysis and modeling; spinal and joint biomechanics, digital human modeling, and biomedical imaging; bioinformatics and computational biology; fluid and cardiovascular biomechanics; wound healing; mechanobiology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	3,910,751

Location & Contact

Address 101 Jessup Hall
Iowa City, IA  52242-1316
United States

Contact Dr. Joseph M. Reinhardt
Departmental Executive Officer
Email: joe-reinhardt@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-335-5634
Fax: 319-335-5631

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