Overview

Department of Biostatistics / Department of Biostatistics is located in Baltimore, MD, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biostatistics
Master of Health Sciences (MHS)	Biostatistics
Master of Science (Sc M)	Biostatistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some Written exam, final project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 1-year full-time residency, oral and written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

424

Applied

35

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

135

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Course work in calculus and matrix algebra, 3 letters of recommendation, curriculum vitae
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Course work in calculus and matrix algebra, 3 letters of recommendation, curriculum vitae

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

68

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Statistical genetics, bioinformatics, statistical computing, statistical methods, environmental statistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E3527
Baltimore, MD  21205-2179
United States

Contact Dr. Karen Bandeen-Roche
Chair
Email: kbandee1@jhu.edu
Phone: 410-955-3067
Fax: 410-955-0958

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