Overview

Department of Civil Engineering / Department of Civil Engineering is located in Akron, OH, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Civil engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18
Doctoral Degrees	16
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required Candidacy exam, qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

31

Applied

9

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

70

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75, statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 with bachelor's degree, 3.5 with master's degree; three letters of recommendation; statement of purpose; resume

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

70

Total Graduate Students

61%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.43%
Black or African American	2.86%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.86%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	1.43%

Gender

Male (77%)

Female (22%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 2

Male (16)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Development of constitutive laws for numerical analysis of nonlinear problems in structural mechanics, multiscale modeling and simulation of novel materials, water quality and distribution system analysis, safety-related traffic control, dynamic pile testing and analysis
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	3,438,278

Location & Contact

Address 302 Buchtel Common
http://www.uakron.edu/
Akron, OH  44325
United States

Contact Dr. Wieslaw K. Binienda
Chair
Email: wbinienda@uakron.edu
Phone: 330-972-6693

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