Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Salt Lake City, UT, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer engineering
Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering (MECE)	Computer enginnering
Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering (MECE)	Electrical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	47
Doctoral Degrees	21
Other Advanced Degrees	0

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	Entrance Exam Graduated from an ABET accredited Engineering program with a 3.2 GPA. Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional No foreign languages are required. 30 Credits hours required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam Graduated from an ABET accredited Engineering program with a 3.5 GPA Comp Exam Required Thesis Required No foreign languages are required, PhD qual exam, and PhD Defense required.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

219

Applied

65

Accepted

37

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

45

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	January 15th	Yes
Winter deadline	November 30th	September 30th	No
Spring deadline	November 30th	September 30th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Graduated from an ABET accredited Engineering program with a 3.2 GPA.
Master's Degree Requirements	GRE is recommended, but not required. Our Dept. has decided to waive the GRE requirement because of the pandemic. All International applicants are required to have a TOEFL score of 80, preferred score of 100. They may take take the IELTS exam and required to earn 6.5.
Doctoral Degree Exam	Graduated from an ABET accredited Engineering program with a 3.5 GPA
Doctoral Degree Requirements	GRE is recommended, but not required. Our Dept. has decided to waive the GRE requirement because of the pandemic. All International applicants are required to have a TOEFL score of 80, preferred score of 100. They may take take the IELTS exam and required to earn 6.5. They must also have an RA offer.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 80 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$15,609

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

181

Total Graduate Students

50%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.42%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	37%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.87%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.55%
Two or more races	2.76%
Unknown	1.66%

Gender

Male (86%)

Female (13%)

Faculty

33

Total faculty

Full-time - 33

Part-time - 0

Male (28)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Signal Processing,Computer Engineering, Electromagnetics and Optics, Power, and Solid State
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	17,739,063

Location & Contact

Address 50 South Central Campus Drive
Room 2110
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
United States

Contact Prof. Florian Solzbacher
Professor and Chair
Email: florian.solzbacher@utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-6942
Fax: 801-581-5281

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