How to Apply
Application Requirements
Congratulations on taking the next step in the admissions process with the School of Medicine and Dentistry! Application to one PhD program per admissions year is accepted; however, you may request to transfer your application to a different program at any point in the application process.
Please review the list below and apply to your program of interest. Before starting your application, review the application requirements for PhD program admissions requirements , master’s degree admissions requirements , and certificate program admissions requirements .
Select your program of interest to access the application portal. For application questions, emailGraduate Admissions (gradadm@urmc.rochester.edu) .
SOPHAS application portal candidates who are offered and accept admission will be required to supply a final, official transcript demonstrating undergraduate degree conferral directly to the Graduate Education Registrar's Office at University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry prior to first term enrollment.
Application Requirements by Program
Ph.D. Programs
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Genetics and Genomics
Biophysics, Structural, and Computational Biology
Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
Epidemiology
Health Services Research and Policy
Immunology, Microbiology and Virology
Infection and Immunity: From Molecules to Populations (IIMP)
Neuroscience
Pathology
Statistics
Statistics with concentration in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Toxicology
Translational Biomedical Science
Master Degree Programs
Biostatistics
Clinical Investigation
Epidemiology
Genetic Counseling
Health Humanities and Bioethics
Health Services Research and Policy
Immunology, Microbiology and VirologyBS/MS program (for undergraduate students currently matriculated at the U of R)
Marriage and Family Therapy
Medical Pharmacology
Medical Physics
Microbiology and Immunology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Public Health (MPH)
(Online or Online/On-Campus Hybrid)
Statistics (MA)