Overview

Department of Mechanical Engineering / Department of Mechanical Engineering is located in Fort Collins, CO, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Engineering (ME)	Aerospace engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Advanced manufacturing
Master of Engineering (ME)	Engineering management
Master of Engineering (ME)	Mechanical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mechanical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE scores for all applicants should be as follows: Old Scoring System: 1200 combined Verbal and Quantitative | 4.0 Analytical New Scoring System: 150 Verbal | 155 Quantitative | 3.5 Analytical GRE scores are not required for Master of Engineering (M.E.) degrees. Thesis Required for some Publication, seminar
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE scores for all applicants should be as follows: Old Scoring System: 1200 combined Verbal and Quantitative | 4.0 Analytical New Scoring System: 150 Verbal | 155 Quantitative | 3.5 Analytical Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Publication, seminar

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

79

Applied

29

Accepted

21

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

70

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	Yes
Spring deadline	August 1st	August 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE scores for all applicants should be as follows: Old Scoring System: 1200 combined Verbal and Quantitative | 4.0 Analytical New Scoring System: 150 Verbal | 155 Quantitative | 3.5 Analytical GRE scores are not required for Master of Engineering (M.E.) degrees.
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor?óÔé¼Ôäós degree in engineering, science, or engineering-related field GPA: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or First Class Standing Calculus 1, 2, 3 Ordinary Differential Equations Physics 1, 2 (calculus-based)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE scores for all applicants should be as follows: Old Scoring System: 1200 combined Verbal and Quantitative | 4.0 Analytical New Scoring System: 150 Verbal | 155 Quantitative | 3.5 Analytical
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor?óÔé¼Ôäós degree in engineering, science, or engineering-related field GPA: 3.25 on a 4.0 scale or First Class standing Calculus 1, 2, 3 Ordinary Differential Equations Physics 1, 2 (calculus-based)

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

104

Total Graduate Students

27%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.81%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	61%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	1.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.96%
Two or more races	1.92%
Unknown	0.96%

Gender

Male (89%)

Female (10%)

Faculty

37

Total faculty

Full-time - 28

Part-time - 9

Male (33)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Energy, materials and manufacturing, biomedical engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	11,019,110

Location & Contact

Address 1374 Campus Delivery
Engineering Building
Fort Collins, CO  80523-1374
United States

Contact Dr. Christian Puttlitz
Department Head
Email: christian.puttlitz@colostate.edu
Phone: -491-0956
Fax: 970-491-3827

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