Overview

College of Engineering and Computing / College of Engineering and Computing is located in Miami, FL, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Engineering Management

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Professional Master of Science (PMS)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Professional Science Master's (PSM)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	408
Doctoral Degrees	55

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (depending on program) Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,346

Applied

731

Accepted

328

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (depending on program)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

1,134

Total Graduate Students

42%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	37.74%
Black or African American	7.94%
White or Caucasian	6%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.09%
Asian	3.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.68%
Unknown	0.44%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

239

Total faculty

Full-time - 165

Part-time - 74

Male (192)

Female (47)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Databases, informatics, computing systems, software engineering, security, biosensors, imaging, tissue engineering, biomaterials and bionanotechnology, transportation, wind engineering, hydrology, environmental engineering, engineering management, sustainability and green construction, risk management and decision systems, infrastructure systems, digital signal processing, power systems, nanophotonics, embedded systems, image processing, nanotechnology

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 10555 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL  33175
United States

Contact Dr. John Volakis
Dean
Email: grad_eng@fiu.edu
Phone: -348-0273
Fax: 305-348-0127

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