Overview

Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering / Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering is located in Las Vegas, NV, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Department of Computer Science

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
(Certificate)
Master of Science/Master of Science (MS/MS)
Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy (MS/PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil & environmental engineering and construction, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	36
Doctoral Degrees	26
Other Advanced Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
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

200

Applied

132

Accepted

44

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation; statement of purpose

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	March 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

249

Total Graduate Students

40%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.45%
Black or African American	2.41%
White or Caucasian	26%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.04%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.21%
Unknown	2.01%

Gender

Male (71%)

Female (28%)

Faculty

70

Total faculty

Full-time - 66

Part-time - 4

Male (59)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Batteries, big data, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, security, renewable energy, transportation, unmanned aerial system, functional and energy materials
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	8,490,565

Location & Contact

Address 4505 South Maryland Parkway
Box 454005
Las Vegas, NV  89154-4005
United States

Contact Dr. Rama Venkat
Dean
Email: engineering.dean@unlv.edu
Phone: 702-895-3699
Fax: 702-895-4059

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