Overview

Program in Computer and Systems Engineering / Program in Computer and Systems 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	7
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
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 optional Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE optional Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

39

Applied

16

Accepted

5

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	Yes

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	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

21

Total Graduate Students

61%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	4.76%
White or Caucasian	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	4.76%

Gender

Male (76%)

Female (23%)

Faculty

41

Total faculty

Full-time - 40

Part-time - 1

Male (35)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Communications, information, and signals and systems; computer engineering, hardware, and architecture; computer networking; control, robotics, and automation; energy sources and systems; image science: computer vision, image processing, and geographic information science; microelectronics, photonics, VLSI, and mixed-signal design; plasma science and electromagnetics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,503,743

Location & Contact

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

Contact Dr. Hussein Abouzeid
Graduate Program Director
Email: abouzeid@ecse.rpi.edu
Phone: 518-576-6534

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