Overview

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science / Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Business Administration/Master of Engineering (MBA/ME)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mechanical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Materials science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Materials science
Master of Materials Science (MMS)	Materials science
Master of Mechanical Engineering (MME)	Mechanical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Mechanical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	3

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	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

270

Applied

34

Accepted

26

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

65

Total Graduate Students

53%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.85%
Black or African American	3.08%
White or Caucasian	18%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.08%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	7.69%

Gender

Male (78%)

Female (21%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 8

Male (22)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Heat transfer, biomedical engineering, fluid dynamics, aero-astronautics, control systems/robotics, materials science
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,170,862

Location & Contact

Address 6100 Main Street
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX  77005
United States

Contact Dr. Enrique V. Barrera
Chair
Email: mems@rice.edu
Phone: 713-348-4906
Fax: 713-348-5423

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