Overview

College of Engineering / College of Engineering is located in Akron, OH, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	86
Doctoral Degrees	49
Other Advanced Degrees	26

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required Candidacy exam, qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

305

Applied

217

Accepted

68

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

70

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, resume
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 with bachelor's degree, 3.5 with master's degree; letters of recommendation; personal statement; resume

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

371

Total Graduate Students

71%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.35%
Black or African American	1.89%
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.35%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.81%
Unknown	1.08%

Gender

Male (76%)

Female (23%)

Faculty

91

Total faculty

Full-time - 86

Part-time - 5

Male (76)

Female (15)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Engineering materials, energy research, nano and microelectromechanical systems (NEMS and MEMS), bio-engineering, computational methods
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	13,480,320

Location & Contact

Address 302 Buchtel Common
http://www.uakron.edu/
Akron, OH  44325
United States

Contact Dr. Donald Visco
Dean
Email: dviscoj@uakron.edu
Phone: 330-972-6978

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