Overview

Program in Transportation Engineering / Program in Transportation 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	0
Doctoral Degrees	0

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

12

Applied

6

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	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	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

10

Total Graduate Students

80%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	10%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	10%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

22

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 4

Male (19)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Advanced econometrics, freight transportation systems: operations and modeling, intelligent transportation systems, traffic simulation and network modeling, transportation economics, transportation planning
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,097,656

Location & Contact

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

Contact Dr. Michael Symans
Graduate Program Director
Email: symans@rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-6938

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