Overview

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering / Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Chemical and biomolecular engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical and biomolecular engineering
Master of Chemical Engineering (M Ch E)	Chemical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	9

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

175

Applied

40

Accepted

17

Enrolled

Applying

35

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
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: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 90

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

70

Total Graduate Students

70%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.29%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.86%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	1.43%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 0

Male (10)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Thermodynamics, phase equilibria, rheology, fluid mechanics, polymers, biomedical engineering, interfacial phenomena, process control, petroleum engineering, reaction engineering and catalysis, biomaterials, metabolic engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 6100 Main Street
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX  77005
United States

Contact Christine Hughes
Department Administrator
Email: chbe@rice.edu
Phone: 713-348-3424
Fax: 713-348-5478

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