Overview

Program in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems / Program in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems is located in Troy, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	3

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	Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE optional Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

24

Applied

3

Accepted

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE optional

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 88
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1

Student Body

7

Total Graduate Students

57%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	42%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (71%)

Female (28%)

Faculty

3

Total faculty

Full-time - 3

Part-time - 0

Male (1)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Agent-based modeling, computational optimization, data mining, decision analysis, decision technologies, human factors engineering, logistics, network optimization and analysis, scheduling, simulation modeling, statistical analysis, stochastic programming
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	231,336

Location & Contact

Address 110 8th Street
Troy, NY  12180-3590
United States

Contact Dr. Al Wallace
Graduate Program Director
Email: wallaw@rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-2895

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