Program Contact

Lisa Redding
Georgia Institute of Technology School of Biological Sciences
Engineered Biosystems Bldg., Rm 2009
950 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332-2230

Phone

Application Deadlines

Master's

  • Fall - March 1
  • Most students are admitted for fall semester.

PhD

  • Deadlines are determined by home schools.
  • Most students are admitted for fall semester, with application deadlines in December.

Admittance Terms

Fall

Degrees

Master's

  • Bioinformatics

Doctoral

  • Bioinformatics — BIOL
  • Bioinformatics — BMED
  • Bioinformatics — CHEM
  • Bioinformatics — COC
  • Bioinformatics — ISYE
  • Bioinformatics — MATH

Areas of Research

  • Algorithm & Software Development
  • Cancer Genomics
  • Drug Discovery & Development
  • Epigenomics
  • Human Clinical & Personalized Genomics
  • High Performance Computing & Big Data
  • Metagenomics
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Molecular Evolution
  • Structural Biology
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Systems Biology

Interdisciplinary Programs

Standardized Tests

IELTS Academic Requirements

  • ≥ 7 (minimum band score for Reading, Listening, and Speaking is 6.5; minimum band score for Writing is 5.5)

TOEFL Requirements

  • Institute Code: 5248
  • Department Code: Not required
  • Minimum Score Required:
    • Internet-based: 100 with minimum section scores of 19

GRE Requirements

  • Varies based on home school

Application Requirements

  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose

Admissions

The Office of Graduate Education has prepared application instructions to help you navigate through the admissions process. View the instructions to begin your graduate education.