Overview

Program in Chemical Engineering / Program in Chemical Engineering is located in Troy, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Engineering (M Eng)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	15

Earning Your Degree

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

105

Applied

42

Accepted

17

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
Summer deadline	January 1st	January 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

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

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 88
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

80

Total Graduate Students

60%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	1.25%
White or Caucasian	28%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.5%
Unknown	1.25%

Gender

Male (55%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 0

Male (15)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Advanced materials, biochemical engineering; biomedical engineering; biotechnology; drug delivery; energy; fluid mechanics; interfacial phenomena; mass transport; molecular simulations; molecular thermodynamics; nanotechnology; polymers; process control, design, and optimization; separation and bioseparation processes; systems biology; systems engineering; transport phenomena
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	6,244,962

Location & Contact

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

Contact Dr. Patrick Underhill
Graduate Program Director
Email: underhill@rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-3032

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