Overview

Department of Biostatistics / Department of Biostatistics is located in Omaha, NE, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biostatistics

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

5

Applied

3

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	April 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

10

Total Graduate Students

30%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	20%
White or Caucasian	40%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (80%)

Female (20%)

Faculty

7

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 0

Male (3)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Clinical trials, small area estimation, statistical genetics/genomics, statistical models in survival analysis, high dimensional data
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 984375 Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE  68198-4375
United States

Contact Dr. Kendra Schmid
Campus Director of Assessment, Assistant Dean Graduate Studies, Professor and Interim Chair
Email: kkschmid@unmc.edu
Phone: 402-559-8117

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