Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Rochester, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Biomedical ultrasound and biomedical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Signal processing and communications
Master of Science (MS)	Signal and image processing and communications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physical electronics, electron magnetism, and acoustics
Master of Science (MS)	Musical acoustics and signal processing
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Integrated electronics and computer engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	38
Doctoral Degrees	13

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Teaching assistant (two semesters), qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

478

Applied

198

Accepted

23

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Personal statement, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Personal statement, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 90 TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

106

Total Graduate Students

71%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.94%
Black or African American	0.94%
White or Caucasian	18%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.72%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	2.83%

Gender

Male (83%)

Female (16%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 0

Male (18)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bio-informatics and biosensing, communications, signal processing, robotics, wireless networks
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	4,177,633

Location & Contact

Address 500 Computer Studies Building, PO Box 270231
Rochester, NY  14627
United States

Contact Marvin Doyley
Professor and Chair
Email: m.doyley@rochester.edu
Phone: 585-275-3774

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