Overview

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is located in Louisville, KY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Civil engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Civil engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Transportation Engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Structural Engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Environmental Engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	32
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

38

Applied

18

Accepted

14

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes
Summer deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Two letters of recommendation, official transcripts
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Two letters of recommendation, official transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

75

Total Graduate Students

21%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8%
Black or African American	8%
White or Caucasian	56%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.33%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4%
Unknown	1.33%

Gender

Male (78%)

Female (21%)

Faculty

20

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 9

Male (19)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Structural/material engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources, transportation engineering.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,312,904

Location & Contact

Address 2301 S. 3rd St.
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY  40292
United States

Contact Zhihui Sun
Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Email: z.sun@louisville.edu
Phone: -852-4583
Fax: 502-852-8851

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