Overview

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering / Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is located in Madison, WI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	16

Earning Your Degree

Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE requirement has been dropped for applications for fall 2022 and spring 2023. Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

364

Applied

69

Accepted

12

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

81

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Cannot apply for Masters Degree only; need to apply to PhD program
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE requirement has been dropped for applications for fall 2022 and spring 2023.
Doctoral Degree Requirements	A bachelorÔÇÖs degree with a strong background in chemical engineering from an approved (ABET accredited) institution. A minimum undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours (approximately two years of work) or a masterÔÇÖs degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 92
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$12,197

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

105

Total Graduate Students

38%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9.52%
Black or African American	0.95%
White or Caucasian	38%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.9%
Unknown	1.9%

Gender

Male (76%)

Female (23%)

Faculty

16

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 0

Male (15)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Applied Mathematics; Bioscience and Engineering; Colloids/Particle Technology; Kinetics and Catalysis; Materials; Nanoscale Science and Engineering; Polymers and Rheology; Process Systems Engineering; Reactor Modeling and Reaction Engineering; Thermodynamics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	11,885,218

Location & Contact

Address 1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI  53706-0607
United States

Contact Eric Shusta
Department Chair
Email: che@che.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-2621092

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