Overview

Department of Materials Science and Engineering / Department of Materials Science and Engineering is located in Ann Aarbor, MI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	23
Doctoral Degrees	20

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 Thesis Required Oral defense of thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Oral defense of dissertation, written exam
Other Advanced Degrees	Oral defense of thesis

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

535

Applied

209

Accepted

53

Enrolled

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

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

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA

Student Body

174

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (66%)

Female (33%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 0

Male (19)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Soft materials (polymers, biomaterials), computational materials science, structuralmaterials, electronic and optical materials, nanocomposite materials
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	10,326,466

Location & Contact

Address 500 S. State Street
Ann Aarbor, MI  48109
United States

Contact Amit Misra
Department Chair
Email: amitmis@umich.edu
Phone: 734-763-2445

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