Program in Materials Engineering

Overview

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Program in Materials Engineering is located in Troy, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Engineering (D Eng)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Engineering (M Eng)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

181

Applied

37

Accepted

12

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	January 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	August 15th	August 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

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

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

53

Total Graduate Students

5%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

94%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
Black or African American	1.89%
White or Caucasian	26%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	1.89%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (67%)

Female (32%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 0

Male (15)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Advanced processing and synthesis, composites, computational materials, corrosion/electrochemical materials, electronic materials, glasses/ceramics, materials characterization, materials for energy, materials/biology interface, metals, nanomaterials, polymeric materials
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,750,887

Location & Contact

Address 110 8th Street
Troy, NY  12180-3590
United States

Contact Dr. Minoru Tomozawa
Graduate Program Director
Email: tomozm@rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-6659

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