Overview

Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences / Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences is located in Chicago, IL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Ethics class, 2 teaching assistantships

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

95

Applied

22

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Research statement, 3 letters of recommendation, transcripts for all previous degrees and institutions attended

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 104
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 4
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

40

Total Graduate Students

20%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5%
Black or African American	2.5%
White or Caucasian	62%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (60%)

Female (40%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Physical probes of biological systems, ultrafast dynamics and nonequilibrium theory of biological systems, computational simulation of large-scale biodynamics, protein design and protein-lipid interactions, epigenetics and genomics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 929 East 57th Street
W101A
Chicago, IL  60637
United States

Contact Dr. Tobin Sosnick
Director
Email: biophysics@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-218-5950

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