PhD Bioengineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Programme overview

The Department of Bioengineering offers both a traditional doctoral program (for students with a previous master's degree) and a direct doctoral program (for students with only a bachelor's degree). Students in both programs are required to have a research advisor and competitive applicants are encouraged to review the research websites and publications of those bioengineering graduate program faculty they are most interested in working with.

Faculty: The Grainger College of Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Champaign, IL, United States

What you will study

Required courses listed include BIOE 500 Graduate Seminar (two semesters); BIOE 502 Bioengineering Professionalism; BIOE 599 Thesis Research (min-max applied toward degree); BIOE 500 Graduate Seminar (four semesters); ASRM 555 Advanced Predictive Analytics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering Admission Requirements Applicants should have an undergraduate or graduate degree in a natural science, computer science, or engineering. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 (A = 4.00) for the last two years of undergraduate study is required. Applicants should show evidence of strong quantitative skills and of serious interest in the life sciences. GRE scores are optional.

Domestic applicants: USD 21,272 a year (2026-27). Illinois resident rate. Tuition only for new and continuing graduate students, Fall 2026-Spring 2027 at full-time (12 credit hours per term). Non-Illinois U.S. resident tuition for this programme: $40,444. Excludes campus and mandatory fees, health insura Source

International applicants: USD 40,444 a year (2026-27). International rate. Tuition only for new and continuing graduate students, Fall 2026-Spring 2027 at full-time (12 credit hours per term). Excludes campus and mandatory fees, health insurance, housing and other expenses as the source states them separately Source

Not all graduate programmes offer admission in all terms; term availability is set by each programme of study.

Graduate applicants apply online through the Graduate College application; deadlines and term availability are set by each programme. Medicine, law and veterinary medicine applicants apply directly to their colleges.

Apply through the official page: https://bioengineering.illinois.edu/admissions/graduate/phd

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