Overview

Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering / Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA)
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering/Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering (MS Ch E/MSPE)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering
Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering (MSPE)	Petroleum engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	12

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	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Final oral exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

192

Applied

82

Accepted

32

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

86

Total Graduate Students

45%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.14%
Black or African American	2.33%
White or Caucasian	39%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	12.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.16%
Two or more races	3.49%
Unknown	31.4%

Gender

Male (65%)

Female (34%)

Faculty

33

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 6

Male (27)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Energy; Molecular Modeling; Systems Biology; Biomaterials; Particle Based Systems
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	9,112,777

Location & Contact

Address 940 Benedum Hall
3700 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15261
United States

Contact Dr. Steven R. Little
Chairman
Email: srlittle@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-6249631
Fax: 412-6249639

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