by our College Data Analytics TeamBioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is a concentration offered under the biomedical engineering major at Cornell University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in bioengineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Cornell paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Cornell does not offer an online option for its bioengineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
About 28.6% of the students who received their PhD in bioengineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 42.9% of the bioengineering doctor’s degrees at Cornell in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.