University of Arizona - Main - Tucson
Admission to the BME PhD program is a highly competitive process. Our Admissions Committee does a holistic review of all of the following materials.
Application materials needed:
English Proficiency
Proof of English proficiency is required for any international applicant born in a country where English is not the official language.
Please check our English Requirement list to verify your need to submit an English proficiency test.
Individual departments may require higher scores than the Graduate College and all tests must be dated within 2 years of the enrollment term to be considered valid. The University of Arizona's institution code for sending official electronic score reports from ETS is 4832.
Acceptable English Proficiency credentials:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score of 79 iBT (or 60 on the revised PBT with no section score lower than 15). Individual MyBest scores must also be dated within 2 years of the enrollment term to be considered valid.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - minimum composite score of 7, with no subject area below a 6
Pearson PTE Academic - minimum score of 60
Graduate English Language Endorsement from the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL)
CEPT Full Academic test - offered by our Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), minimum Total score of 110.
Exemptions
Those exempt from submitting English proficiency scores are:
We currently admit students to begin our program in Fall only. Applications are only accepted between October 1st and January 6th. All application materials must be submitted by December 1 of the year preceding entrance for international applicants, and January 6th of the entrance year for domestic applicants.
Domestic Applicants:
International Applicants:
International student requirement:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score of 79 iBT (or 60 on the revised PBT with no section score lower than 15). Individual MyBest scores must also be dated within 2 years of the enrollment term to be considered valid.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - minimum composite score of 7, with no subject area below a 6
Pearson PTE Academic - minimum score of 60
Graduate English Language Endorsement from the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL)
CEPT Full Academic test - offered by our Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), minimum Total score of 110.
Graduate Funding
All full-time BME doctoral students in good academic standing are supported financially during their graduate studies. This includes annual stipend, in-state tuition, out-of-state tuition (if applicable), and health insurance. First-semester support is typically provided by the department or the college in the form of fellowship or research assistantship.
Beyond the first semester, support is typically provided by the faculty adviser, using funds from the adviser's research grant or the departmentwide training grants (see following section), contingent upon the student's satisfactory academic progress and good standing in the BME program. Students can also be supported through teaching assistantships.
Teaching and research assistantships for master's students are handled on a case-by-case basis. Master's students may also be supported by a variety of fellowships and scholarships.
Detailed information about teaching and research assistantships is available in the UA Graduate College GA Manual.
The BME graduate program encourages all students to seek fellowship funding. The following resources simplify finding, applying for and managing fellowships and scholarships:
Among fellowship sources for BME students are the following:
International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832
ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 4832
NRC Taxon(a) for this program: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
View Biomedical Engineering (PHD) in the University's Main Catalog.
College of Engineering
Program-level Information | |
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Application Acceptance Rate | 30.56% |
Avg. Time-to-degree (years) | 4.83 |
Department-level Information | |
Enrollment Percent Male | 55.41% |
Enrollment Percent Female | 44.59% |
Enrollment Percent International | 28.38% |
Enrollment Percent URM | 21.62% |