Department of Chemical Engineering

Overview

University of Washington / Department of Chemical Engineering is located in Seattle, WA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Chemical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering and nanotechnology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering and advanced data science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	29
Doctoral Degrees	12

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum Quantitative score of 159) Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional Final exam, research project, degree completed in 6 years
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum Quantitative score of 159) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required General and final exams, research project, completion of all work within 10 years

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

423

Applied

119

Accepted

28

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	January 1st	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum Quantitative score of 159)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, official transcripts, personal statement, confidential evaluations by 3 professors or other technical professional, high rank (top 5%) in respected chemical engineering program
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum Quantitative score of 159)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, official transcripts, personal statement, confidential evaluations by 3 professors or other technical professional, high rank (top 5%) in respected chemical engineering program

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 92
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

105

Total Graduate Students

46%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.71%
Black or African American	0.95%
White or Caucasian	39%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.9%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (64%)

Female (35%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 0

Male (16)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Materials processing and characterization, optical and electronic polymers, surface science, biochemical engineering and bioengineering, computational chemistry, environmental studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	13,464,000

Location & Contact

Address Box 351750
Seattle, WA  98195-1750
United States

Contact Dr. Francois Baneyx
Professor/Chair
Email: baneyx@uw.edu
Phone: 206-543-2250
Fax: 206-543-3778

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