Computational Biology

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering. Applicants must have completed undergraduate level coursework in calculus, linear algebra, probability theory or statistics, and computer programming.

We seek applications from students with diverse undergraduate degrees and encourage applications from students who are from underrepresented groups, have disabilities, or are from disadvantaged backgrounds. (We recognize that some applicants may belong to more than one of these categories.)

All application forms and supporting documents can be submitted online. You will be asked to submit or upload:

• Personal Statement describing your background and specific interest in the MS-CB program.
• Résumé/C.V.
• Three letters of recommendation. Letters must be submitted electronically as instructed through the online application.
• Transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities
• Domestic Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts from U.S. institutions may be submitted for application review. Official transcripts will be requested from accepted students prior to matriculation.
• Foreign Transcripts - Transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S., including Canada, must be transcribed and evaluated by World Education Services (WES), SpanTran, IEE or a similar evaluation service.
  • If using WES, please select the WES Basic Course-by-Course evaluation and choose "Cornell University - Manhattan NY" as the recipient with "Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences" as the School/Division 
  • Evaluations are accepted only from current members of the National Association of Credit Evaluation Services (NACES). Official course-by-course evaluations are required for application review.

   

• $80 application fee
• Results of the General Graduate Record (GRE) examination are optional. The Institution Code Number is 2119.
• Scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or Duolingo English Test. Test scores are valid for two years after the test date. To see if you qualify for an exemption, see below.
• To submit your official TOEFL scores, please go to http://www.ets.org/toefl and request your scores to be sent to Weill Cornell Graduate School using code 2119. Please monitor your application to ensure that your scores are populated by ETS.  
  
• IELTS results must be submitted directly via e-delivery to “Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.”
• Results for the Duolingo English Test, applicants must submit their results directly through Duolingo to “Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences".

English Language Proficiency Exam - Exemptions

The English language proficiency requirement may be waived if an applicant meets at least one of the following criteria:

• Citizenship/Permanent Residency

• If the applicant is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories (e.g., Puerto Rico), or a citizen of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada, they are exempt.
• Applicants who are citizens of all other countries, including India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc. are not exempt and must submit English language proficiency exam scores.

• English-Language Instruction

• Applicants who, at the time of enrollment, have studied in full-time status for at least two academic years within the last five years in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand, or with English language instruction in Canada or South Africa, are exempt.
• Applicants must submit a transcript that shows they studied in one of the approved locations, and that the academic program was at least two years in length.
• Even if English was the language of instruction of the course or institution, it must have been in one of the eligible locations, otherwise the applicant is not exempt from the requirement.

Application Timeline & Deadlines

The application site for Fall 2023 admission is open.

We are still accepting applications for the Fall 2023 class. We are operating with a rolling admissions process at this point and encourage you to submit your application as early as possible to avoid potential seat capacity or timing restrictions. 

Final deadline for applications: May 1, 2023.