PhD Bioengineering at Georgia Institute of Technology

Programme overview

The PhD in Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary doctorate across eight units in the Colleges of Engineering, Computing and Design. It requires 42 hours of coursework with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2, a qualifying oral exam, a teaching practicum, a thesis proposal and a dissertation defense.

Department: Interdisciplinary Bioengineering (Colleges of Engineering, Computing and Design) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Coursework covers engineering fundamentals (9 hours), biological sciences (9), engineering mathematics (3), technical electives (12) and a 9-hour doctoral minor. Sample courses include ME 6201 Continuum Mechanics, BIOL 7001 Foundations in Molecular and Cell Biology, MATH 6701 and BMED 6780 Medical Image Processing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

International applicants (Georgia Tech graduate admissions): TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with Reading, Listening and Writing at least 4 and Speaking at least 3.5 under the scoring used from January 2026 (earlier scale: 90 overall, 19 per section), or IELTS Academic 7 overall with at least 6.5 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 5.5 in Writing; scores are valid for two years, Duolingo is not accepted, and applicants with a degree from a regionally accredited US institution or an English-medium or approved-country degree can be exempt; individual programmes may set higher scores.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications use one online graduate application (gradapp.gatech.edu) for all programmes and campuses; deadlines vary by programme and are published on each programme page.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.gatech.edu/

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