Overview

Department of Materials Science and Engineering / Department of Materials Science and Engineering is located in Madison, WI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Materials science and engineering	Nanomaterials and nanoengineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Materials science and engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18
Doctoral Degrees	9
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

322

Applied

58

Accepted

17

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

81

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No
Summer deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	A minimum undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours (approximately two years of work) or a masterÔÇÖs degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. Applicants normally are expected to have a B.S. in the physical sciences or engineering.
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	A minimum undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours (approximately two years of work) or a masterÔÇÖs degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. Applicants normally are expected to have a B.S. in the physical sciences or engineering.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 92
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$12,197

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

100

Total Graduate Students

47%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	36%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1%
Asian	2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (82%)

Female (18%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 0

Male (15)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Ceramics; computational material science/materials design; composites; corrosion; electrical, magnetic, optical properties; energy; growth and synthesis; magnetic and superconducting materials; materials for energy; microscopy; nanomaterials; polymers and biomaterials; scattering and diffraction; structural materials and mechanical properties; semiconductors; thin films; sustainability
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	11,020,832

Location & Contact

Address 264 Materials Science and Engineering Building
1509 University Avenue
Madison, WI  53706-1380
United States

Contact Izabela Szlufarska
Dept. Chair
Email: msaedept@engr.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-2623732

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