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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department of Chemical Engineering

Cambridge, MA

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Overview

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

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration Sub-concentration
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (SM/MBA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemical engineering practice
Master of Science (SM) Chemical engineering practice
Doctor of Science (Sc D) Chemical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 45
Doctoral Degrees 31

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 Entrance Exam GRE General Test
Thesis Required for some
One-semester industrial internship
Doctoral Degrees Entrance Exam GRE General Test
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

525
Applied
65
Accepted
43
Enrolled
12%

Applying

75
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline December 1st December 1st No

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Exam GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam GRE General Test

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

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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

232
Total Graduate Students
38%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 3.45%
Black or African American 0.86%
White or Caucasian 36%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 15.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 2.59%
Unknown 2.16%

Gender

Male (71%)
Female (28%)

Faculty

35
Total faculty
Full-time - 35
Part-time - 0
Male (27)
Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Catalysis and reaction engineering, biological engineering, materials and polymers, surfaces and nanostructures, thermodynamics and molecular computation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
53,955,000

Location & Contact

Address 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 66-350
Cambridge, MA  02139
United States
Contact Prof. Paula Hammond
Department Head
Phone: 617-253-4561
Fax: 617-258-8992

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