Overview

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA)
Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (MSCEE)
Master of Science (MS)	Sustainability Engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	33
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Final oral exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

197

Applied

127

Accepted

50

Enrolled

Applying

58

Application Fee - Domestic

58

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
Spring deadline	July 1st	July 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.000
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.000

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

87

Total Graduate Students

45%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.3%
Black or African American	2.3%
White or Caucasian	47%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.75%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.3%
Unknown	40.23%

Gender

Male (64%)

Female (35%)

Faculty

27

Total faculty

Full-time - 22

Part-time - 5

Male (21)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Infrastructure Resilience; Structural Health Monitoring; Sustainability; Water Treatment and Reuse; Emerging Contaminants
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	3,107,755

Location & Contact

Address 742 Benedum Hall
3700 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15261
United States

Contact Dr. Radisav D. Vidic
Chairman
Email: vidic@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-6249870
Fax: 412-6240135

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