Overview

College of Engineering / College of Engineering is located in Reno, NV, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Program in Chemical Engineering

Program in Materials Science and Engineering

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	68
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

290

Applied

165

Accepted

64

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	March 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

228

Total Graduate Students

49%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.19%
Black or African American	1.32%
White or Caucasian	34%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.44%
Asian	9.21%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	3.07%

Gender

Male (79%)

Female (20%)

Faculty

76

Total faculty

Full-time - 76

Part-time - 0

Male (70)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Fabrication, development of new materials, structural and earthquake engineering, computer vision/virtual reality, acoustics, smart materials
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1664 N Virginia St
Reno, NV  89557
United States

Contact Dr. Emmanuel Maragakis
Dean
Email: maragaki@unr.edu
Phone: 775-784-6925

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