Overview

Department of Electrical Engineering / Department of Electrical Engineering is located in Buffalo, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	114
Doctoral Degrees	9

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
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 General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis or exam
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,388

Applied

479

Accepted

154

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	February 1st	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

407

Total Graduate Students

89%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.74%
Black or African American	0.98%
White or Caucasian	5%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.25%
Asian	0.49%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.49%
Unknown	1.97%

Gender

Male (77%)

Female (22%)

Faculty

31

Total faculty

Full-time - 28

Part-time - 3

Male (27)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Signals, communications and networking; optics and photonics; energy systems; solid state electronics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	7,966,000

Location & Contact

Address 12 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY  14260
United States

Contact Dr. Stella N. Batalama
Chairman
Email: batalama@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-3115
Fax: 716-645-3656

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