Overview

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering / Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is located in Bethlehem, PA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Business Administration/Engineering (MBA/E)
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Chemical energy engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Chemical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Biological chemical engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Chemical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	13
Doctoral Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam BS in Chemical Engineering or closely related field Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

126

Applied

73

Accepted

19

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 15th	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	BS in Chemical Engineering or closely related field
Doctoral Degree Requirements	BS in Chemical Engineering or closely related field
Additional Entrance Requirements	BS in Chemical Engineering or closely related field

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$1,500

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

79

Total Graduate Students

48%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.53%
Black or African American	2.53%
White or Caucasian	35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.33%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	5.06%

Gender

Male (62%)

Female (37%)

Faculty

16

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 0

Male (13)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Sustainable energy, biomolecular engineering, colloids and interfaces, functional materials, computations and data science
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	3,388,534

Location & Contact

Address 27 Memorial Drive West
111 Research Drive
Bethlehem, PA  18015
United States

Contact Dr. Mayuresh V. Kothare
Chairman
Email: mvk2@lehigh.edu
Phone: 610-758-6654
Fax: 610-758-5057

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