Overview

Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying / Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying is located in Mayag??ez, PR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering	Structural engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering	Transportation engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering	Environmental engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Civil engineering	Geotechnical engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Civil engineering	Environmental engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Civil engineering	Structural engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Civil engineering	Transportation engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Civil engineering	Construction engineering and management
Master of Science (MS)	Civil engineering	Structural engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Civil engineering	Transportation engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Civil engineering	Construction engineering and management
Master of Science (MS)	Civil engineering	Geotechnical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Civil engineering	Environmental engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	26
Doctoral Degrees	2

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	1 Foreign Language Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

35

Applied

33

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No
Spring deadline	September 15th	September 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Proficiency in English and Spanish; BS in civil engineering or its equivalent
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Proficiency in English and Spanish

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

127

Total Graduate Students

13%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	86.61%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	Not Reported
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (69%)

Female (30%)

Faculty

39

Total faculty

Full-time - 37

Part-time - 2

Male (32)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Structural design, concrete structure, finite elements, dynamic analysis, transportation, soils
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 259 North Blvd. Alfonso Valdes Cobian
Mayag??ez, PR  00681-9000
United States

Contact Prof. Ismael Pagán
Director
Email: ismael.pagan@upr.edu
Phone: 787-832-4040 ext. 3815
Fax: 787-833-8260

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