Overview

Swanson School of Engineering / Swanson School of Engineering is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Bioengineering

Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Industrial Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Physical Therapy/Doctor of Philosophy (DPT/PhD)
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (MSChE)
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE)
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA)
Master of Science in Clinical Engineering (MSCE)
Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering (MSNE)
Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering (MSPE)
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science in Bioengineering (MSBENG)
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering/Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering (MS Ch E/MSPE)
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE)	Industrial Engineering	Supply Chain Management

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	172
Doctoral Degrees	66

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Final oral exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,887

Applied

888

Accepted

371

Enrolled

Applying

58

Application Fee - Domestic

58

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	July 1st	July 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.000
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.000

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

844

Total Graduate Students

46%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.74%
Black or African American	1.54%
White or Caucasian	40%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.12%
Asian	14.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.24%
Two or more races	3.44%
Unknown	34.36%

Gender

Male (70%)

Female (29%)

Faculty

206

Total faculty

Full-time - 193

Part-time - 13

Male (164)

Female (42)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Advanced Manufacturing; Biomedical Engineering; Multi-Scale Computational Modeling; Sustainability
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	106,000,000

Location & Contact

Address 109 Benedum Hall
3700 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15261
United States

Contact Dr. James Martin II
U.S. Steel Dean of Engineering
Email: ssoeadm@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-6249809
Fax: 412-6240412

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