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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Program in Nuclear Engineering and Science

Troy, NY

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Overview

Program in Nuclear Engineering and Science / Program in Nuclear Engineering and Science is located in Troy, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration Sub-concentration
Doctor of Engineering (D Eng)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Engineering (M Eng)

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 3
Doctoral Degrees 6

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Entrance Exam GRE optional
Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees Entrance Exam GRE optional
Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

41
Applied
21
Accepted
5
Enrolled
51%

Applying

75
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 January 1st Yes
Spring deadline August 15th August 15th Yes
Summer deadline January 1st January 1st No

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Exam GRE optional
Doctoral Degree Exam GRE optional

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

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Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards January 1
Types of financial support available Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

32
Total Graduate Students
15%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 3.13%
Black or African American 0%
White or Caucasian 68%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 6.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 3.13%
Unknown 3.13%

Gender

Male (87%)
Female (12%)

Faculty

56
Total faculty
Full-time - 55
Part-time - 1
Male (50)
Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Design, dynamics and vibrations, fissions systems and radiation transport, fluid mechanics (computational, theoretical, and experimental), heat transfer and energy conversion, manufacturing, medical imaging and health physics, multiscale/computational modeling, nanostructured materials and properties, nuclear physics/nuclear reactor, propulsion
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
4,700,249

Location & Contact

Address 110 8th Street
Troy, NY  12180-3590
United States
Contact Dr. Theo Borca-Tasciuc
Graduate Program Director
Email: borcat@rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-2627

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