Department of Chemistry

Overview

University of Pittsburgh / Department of Chemistry is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	22

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Original research proposal

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

291

Applied

140

Accepted

29

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

201

Total Graduate Students

29%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.99%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	61%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.47%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (66%)

Female (33%)

Faculty

73

Total faculty

Full-time - 52

Part-time - 21

Male (55)

Female (18)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Analytical, biological, inorganic and materials chemistry including nanostructured materials, organic, physical and theoretical chemistry
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	9,805,675

Location & Contact

Address 234 Chevron Science Center
219 Parkman Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15216
United States

Contact Dr. Sunil K. Saxena
Chairman
Email: chemchr@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-1955
Fax: 412-624-1649

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