Overview

Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering / Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Aerospace and mechanical engineering: computational fluid and solid mechanics
Master of Science (MS)	Green technologies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mechanical engineering	Mechanical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Product development engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Aerospace and mechanical engineering: dynamics and control
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Aerospace engineering	Aerospace engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Aerospace engineering
Engineer (Engr)	Mechanical engineering	Mechanical engineering
Engineer (Engr)	Aerospace engineering	Aerospace engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering	Energy conversion
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering	Nuclear power

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	107
Doctoral Degrees	11
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
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

691

Applied

295

Accepted

124

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes
Winter deadline	September 15th	September 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	September 15th	September 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

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

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

452

Total Graduate Students

33%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.08%
Black or African American	2.21%
White or Caucasian	37%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	14.82%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.33%
Unknown	3.76%

Gender

Male (86%)

Female (13%)

Faculty

41

Total faculty

Full-time - 22

Part-time - 19

Male (36)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Mechanics and materials, aerodynamics of air/ground vehicles, gas dynamics, aerosols, astronautics and space science, geophysical and microgravity flows, planetary physics, power MEMs and MEMS vacuum pumps, heat transfer and combustion
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	4,971,477

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Dr. Geoffrey Spedding
Chair
Email: ame@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-5324

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