Overview

Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics / Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational and applied mathematics
Master of Arts (MA)	Computational and applied mathematics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science and engineering
Master of Computational and Applied Mathematics (MCAM)	Computational and applied mathematics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

94

Applied

21

Accepted

12

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 90

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

41

Total Graduate Students

48%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	17.07%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	24%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.76%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (70%)

Female (29%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 0

Male (10)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Inverse problems, partial differential equations, computer algorithms, computational modeling, optimization theory
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 6100 Main Street
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX  77005
United States

Contact Dr. Matthias Heinkenschloss
Chairman
Email: caam@caam.rice.edu
Phone: 713-348-4805
Fax: 713-348-5318

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