Overview

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering / Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering is located in Chicago, IL.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	1
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
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Qualifying research presentation, teaching requirement

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

246

Applied

71

Accepted

28

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 5th	January 5th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Transcripts, statement of purpose, 3 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 5
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

99

Total Graduate Students

44%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.02%
Black or African American	1.01%
White or Caucasian	37%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.05%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	6.06%
Unknown	4.04%

Gender

Male (63%)

Female (36%)

Faculty

26

Total faculty

Full-time - 26

Part-time - 0

Male (21)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bimolecular engineering, spintronics, nanotechnology, quantum computing, protein folding and aggregation, liquid crystals, theoretical and computational modeling of materials, immunology, nanolithography, directed self-assembly, cancer research
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,889,491

Location & Contact

Address 5747 South Ellis Avenue
Jones Laboratory, Room 222
Chicago, IL  60637
United States

Contact Dr. David Awschalom
Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering and Vice Dean for Research and Infrastructure at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Email: awsch@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-7746

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