Bioengineering (joint UCSF) JtPhD

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Details

Departments

Bioengineering

Application Deadline

December 1, 2026

Degrees Awarded

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Terms

Fall

Degree Types

Joint Ph.D.

GRE Requirements

Optional

Contact Information

Address

306 Stanley Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720

Overview

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
The PhD in Bioengineering is granted jointly by Berkeley and UCSF, two of the top public universities in the world in engineering and health sciences. Our interdisciplinary program combines the outstanding resources in biomedical and clinical sciences at UCSF with the excellence in engineering, physical, and life sciences at Berkeley.

Administered by the Department of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at UCSF, all students in the program are simultaneously enrolled in the graduate divisions of both the San Francisco and Berkeley campuses and are free to take advantage of courses and research opportunities on both campuses. The program awards the PhD in Bioengineering degree from both campuses.

Faculty
For a full list of our core bioengineering PhD faculty, visit this page.