Overview

School of Engineering / School of Engineering is located in Cambridge, MA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Center for Computational Science and Engineering

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Department of Biological Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program

Program in Computational and Systems Biology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Engineer in Aeronautics and Astronautics (EAA)
Electrical Engineer (EE)
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (SM/MBA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Materials Engineer (Mat E)
Civil Engineer (CE)
Engineer in Computer Science (ECS)
Master of Engineering (M Eng)
Master of Science (SM)
Mechanical Engineer (Mech E)
Nuclear Engineer (NE)
Naval Engineer (Naval E)
Doctor of Science (Sc D)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	750
Doctoral Degrees	334
Other Advanced Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

8,785

Applied

1,374

Accepted

929

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

3,124

Total Graduate Students

44%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.93%
Black or African American	1.06%
White or Caucasian	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%
Asian	12.64%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.43%
Unknown	7.04%

Gender

Male (70%)

Female (29%)

Faculty

379

Total faculty

Full-time - 377

Part-time - 2

Male (311)

Female (68)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Not reported
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	388,459,000

Location & Contact

Address 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 1-206
Cambridge, MA  02139
United States

Contact Prof. Ian A. Waitz
Dean of Engineering
Phone: 617-253-3291
Fax: 617-253-8549

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