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
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?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

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

38

Applied

27

Accepted

7

Enrolled

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

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

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1

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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