School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Overview

Purdue University / School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in West Lafayette, IN, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	115
Doctoral Degrees	71

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	May 1st	May 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.25
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.25

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Automatic control, biomedical imaging and sensing, communications, networking, signal and image processing, computer engineering, education, fields and optics, microelectronics and nanotechnology, power and energy systems, VLSI and circuit design
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Electrical Engineering Building
465 Northwestern Avenue
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2035
United States

Contact Ragu Balakrishnan
Head/Professor
Email: ragu@ecn.purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-3539

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