Overview

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering / Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering	Aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering	Aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Aerospace engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Mechanical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Aerospace engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some Master of engineering students do not have the thesis option, only master of science students
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

54

Applied

35

Accepted

17

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

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

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

68

Total Graduate Students

30%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	33.82%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.47%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.94%
Unknown	1.47%

Gender

Male (83%)

Female (16%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 1

Male (17)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Combustion and propulsion, gas dynamics and supersonic flows; experimental and fluid dynamics; nonlinear dynamics and control; robotics and mechatronics; renewable/alternative energy; smart structure and energy harvesting; experimental and computational mechanics; multiscale modeling and nanosystem; micromechanics of materials; aeroelasticity and flutter; design optimization; heat transfer and energy efficiency; polymer and composite materials; thermal and thermomechanical storage; unmanned sys

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

793,827

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 3450
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Jay Frankel
Department Head
Email: jfrankel@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-2335

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