Overview

College of Engineering / College of Engineering is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Industrial Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science in Applied Economics (MSAE)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Industrial engineering
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE)	Civil engineering
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE)	Industrial engineering
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (MSAE)	Aerospace engineering
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MS Env E)	Environmental engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Digital communications, digital signal processing, electric energy systems, systems engineering, telemetry
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)	Mechanical engineering
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (MS Ch E)	Chemical engineering
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)	Electrical engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Aerospace engineering, chemical process industry, civil engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Chemical process industry
(Graduate Certificate)	Telemetry
Master of Engineering (ME)	Aerospace engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Industrial engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Mechanical engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Digital signal processing
Master of Engineering (ME)	Civil engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Aerospace engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Systems engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mechanical engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Digital communications
(Graduate Certificate)	Electric energy systems

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	104
Doctoral Degrees	28
Other Advanced Degrees	9

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (for some engineering programs) Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (for some engineering programs) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

280

Applied

190

Accepted

101

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	Not reported	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (for some engineering programs)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (for some engineering programs)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

376

Total Graduate Students

28%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	33.78%
Black or African American	3.46%
White or Caucasian	26%
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.39%
Asian	2.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.66%
Unknown	0.53%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (24%)

Faculty

75

Total faculty

Full-time - 69

Part-time - 6

Male (59)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Energy, environment, and water research; data and information science including communications and signal processing, machine learning, and sensors and sensing applications; infrastructure and structures including construction materials, nondestructive testing, and structural monitoring
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	9,778,237

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 3449
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Lakshmi Reddi
Dean
Email: engrdean@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-7234
Fax: 575-646-3549

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