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Program Profile Report: Bioengineering

Program was established in 2011-2012 with classes beginning Fall 2012. Data displayed is for Biomedical Engineering which it replaces. For historical information about this program please view the UCLA Graduate Programs Annual Report.

Admissions Data

 Average Number of Applicants

250 

 Average Number of Admits

127 

 Percent of Applicants Admitted

51% 

 Average Number of New Registrants

44 

 Percent of Admits Registered

35% 

Applications, Admits, and New Registrants data are the averages for Fall 2007 - Fall 2011.

Percent of Applicants Admitted = number of admits divided by number of applications.

Percent of Admits Registered = number of new registrants divided by the number of admits.

Enrollment Data

 Average Number of Registrants Fall Term

144 

 Percent Women

32% 

 Percent Underrepresented Minorities

6%

 Percent International Students

27%

 Percent with a Master's Degree Objective

22%

 Percent with a Doctoral Degree Objective

78%

Average Number of Registrants Fall Term = Average number enrolled for Fall 2007 - Fall 2011. This is adjusted for those programs that have not been in existence for the entire five years.

Underrepresented Minorities includes domestic students identified as American Indian/Native American, African American/Black, Mexican American/Chicano, Latino/Other Hispanic, and Filipino.

International Students are those on temporary visas. They include all students who are not US citizens, Permanent Residents, Immigrants, or Refugees.

Combined Master's & Doctoral Degree Objective percentages may appear lower than 100% if registrants are pursuing other degree objectives including JD, MD, or DDS degrees.

Degrees Awarded

 Total Number of Master's Degrees Awarded

135 

 Average Time to Master's Degree (In Years)

 Total Number of Doctoral Degrees Awarded

76 

 Average Time to Doctoral Degree (In Years)

Total masters and doctoral degree data are the number of degrees awarded from 2006-07 through 2010-11.

Average time-to-degree is calculated by counting and then aggregating the total number of elapsed terms for students whom were in graduate standing under the specific program's major code from point of entry through degree completion.

Degree Completion

 Percent Completed Master’s Degree Within the Normative
 Time-to-Degree Plus One Year

77% 

 Percent Completed Doctoral Degree Within 10 Years

78% 

Percent completed Master’s degree is for three combined entry cohorts depending upon the normative time-to-degree. The cohorts are 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10 for one-year programs, 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09 for two-year programs, and 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08 for three-year programs. Excludes dual degree students.

Percent completed Doctoral degree is for three combined entry cohorts (1998-99, 1999-00, and 2000-01).