Overview

Department of Chemical Engineering / Department of Chemical Engineering is located in Louisville, KY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam Letters of recommendation, official transcripts, personal statement Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

21

Applied

8

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes
Summer deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Letters of recommendation, official transcripts, personal statement
Master's Degree Requirements	Two letters of recommendation. All final official transcripts.
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Two letters of recommendation. All final official transcripts.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

34

Total Graduate Students

35%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.88%
Black or African American	2.94%
White or Caucasian	50%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.94%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (76%)

Female (23%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 1

Male (10)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biomaterials, Biofuels & Bio-Products, Bioprocessing, Fuel Cells, Membranes, Polymers, nanomaterials, colloidal materials, computation fluid dynamics, additive manufacturing, computational chemistry, chemical engineering education, micro reactors and sensors
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	659,587

Location & Contact

Address 2301 S. 3rd St.
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY  40292
United States

Contact Dr. Gerold Willing
Chair, Chemical Engineering Department
Email: gerold.willing@louisville.edu
Phone: 502-852-9145

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