Overview

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is located in Bethlehem, PA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Structural engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Civil engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Structural engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Civil engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Environmental engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Structural engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Environmental engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	17
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

126

Applied

60

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 15th	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No
Summer deadline	May 30th	May 30th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE - waived
Master's Degree Requirements	GRE-waived
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE - waived

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$111,240

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

69

Total Graduate Students

57%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10.14%
Black or African American	1.45%
White or Caucasian	28%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (69%)

Female (30%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 0

Male (16)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering, environmental engineering, catastrophe modeling
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	5,194,858

Location & Contact

Address Fritz Laboratory
13 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA  18015
United States

Contact Shamin Pakzad
Chair
Email: snp208@lehigh.edu
Phone: 610-758-3566

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