Overview

School of Engineering and Computer Science / School of Engineering and Computer Science is located in Washington, DC, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Systems and Computer Science

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Engineering (M Eng)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Computer Science (MCS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	17
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Preliminary exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

91

Applied

35

Accepted

20

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

71

Total Graduate Students

49%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.41%
Black or African American	47.89%
White or Caucasian	0%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (70%)

Female (29%)

Faculty

44

Total faculty

Full-time - 39

Part-time - 5

Male (38)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Environmental engineering, solid-state electronics, dynamics and control of large flexible space structures, power systems, reaction kinetics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	7,019,208

Location & Contact

Address 2400 Sixth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20059-0002
United States

Contact Dr. James H. Johnson Jr.
Phone: 202-806-2763

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