Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in College Park, MD, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical and computer engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Electrical and computer engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Telecommunications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical and computer engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	185
Doctoral Degrees	30

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,763

Applied

423

Accepted

166

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	May 1st	February 1st	No
Spring deadline	Not reported	June 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

516

Total Graduate Students

81%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.74%
Black or African American	1.55%
White or Caucasian	9%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.88%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.78%
Unknown	1.36%

Gender

Male (78%)

Female (21%)

Faculty

130

Total faculty

Full-time - 101

Part-time - 29

Male (117)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Communications and control, electrophysics, micro-electronics, robotics, computer engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	11,471,661

Location & Contact

Address 7999 Regents Dr.
College Park, MD  20742
United States

Contact Dr. Rama Chellappa
Chair
Email: chella@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-3683

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