Overview

Department of Chemical Engineering / Department of Chemical Engineering is located in Cambridge, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (SM/MBA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering practice
Master of Science (SM)	Chemical engineering practice
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Chemical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	45
Doctoral Degrees	31

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some One-semester industrial internship
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

525

Applied

65

Accepted

43

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

232

Total Graduate Students

38%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.45%
Black or African American	0.86%
White or Caucasian	36%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	15.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.59%
Unknown	2.16%

Gender

Male (71%)

Female (28%)

Faculty

35

Total faculty

Full-time - 35

Part-time - 0

Male (27)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Catalysis and reaction engineering, biological engineering, materials and polymers, surfaces and nanostructures, thermodynamics and molecular computation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	53,955,000

Location & Contact

Address 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 66-350
Cambridge, MA  02139
United States

Contact Prof. Paula Hammond
Department Head
Phone: 617-253-4561
Fax: 617-258-8992

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