Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Las Vegas, NV, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science/Master of Science (MS/MS)
Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy (MS/PhD)
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical and computer engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical and computer engineering / mathematical sciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	0

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 Project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

34

Applied

27

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree with minimum GPA 3.0; statement of purpose; 3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation; statement of purpose; bachelor's degree with minimum GPA of 3.5/master's degree with minimum GPA of 3.2

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	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

41

Total Graduate Students

48%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	24.39%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.44%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (24%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 15

Part-time - 2

Male (15)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computer engineering, power engineering, semiconductor and nanotechnology, electronics and VLSI, telecommunications and control, electromagnetics and plasma
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4505 South Maryland Parkway
Box 454026
Las Vegas, NV  89154-4026
United States

Contact Dr. Rama Venkat
Dean
Email: engineering.dean@unlv.edu
Phone: 702-895-2533
Fax: 702-895-4075

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