Biophysics

STEM • Biological And Biomedical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the application of physics principles to the scientific study of the mechanisms of biological processes and assemblies at all levels of complexity. Includes instruction in research methods and equipment operation and applications to subjects such as bioenergetics, biophysical theory and modeling, electrophysics, membrane biology, channels, receptors and transporters, contractility and muscle function, protein shaping and folding, molecular and supramolecular structures and assemblies, and computational science.

Numbers at a glance

570th
Popular nationwide
261
Search Rank on O's List
36
Colleges offer it
132
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
79
Women
53

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O's Insights on Biophysics

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 27% of graduates come from public universities.

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