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University of Utah

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Salt Lake City, UT

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Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Salt Lake City, UT, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer engineering
Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering (MECE) Computer enginnering
Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering (MECE) Electrical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Electrical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 47
Doctoral Degrees 21
Other Advanced Degrees 0

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Entrance Exam Graduated from an ABET accredited Engineering program with a 3.2 GPA.
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Optional
No foreign languages are required. 30 Credits hours required
Doctoral Degrees Entrance Exam Graduated from an ABET accredited Engineering program with a 3.5 GPA
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required
No foreign languages are required, PhD qual exam, and PhD Defense required.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

219
Applied
65
Accepted
37
Enrolled
30%

Applying

30
Application Fee - Domestic
45
Application Fee - International
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline July 15th January 15th Yes
Winter deadline November 30th September 30th No
Spring deadline November 30th September 30th Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Exam Graduated from an ABET accredited Engineering program with a 3.2 GPA.
Master's Degree Requirements GRE is recommended, but not required. Our Dept. has decided to waive the GRE requirement because of the pandemic. All International applicants are required to have a TOEFL score of 80, preferred score of 100. They may take take the IELTS exam and required to earn 6.5.
Doctoral Degree Exam Graduated from an ABET accredited Engineering program with a 3.5 GPA
Doctoral Degree Requirements GRE is recommended, but not required. Our Dept. has decided to waive the GRE requirement because of the pandemic. All International applicants are required to have a TOEFL score of 80, preferred score of 100. They may take take the IELTS exam and required to earn 6.5. They must also have an RA offer.

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required TOEFL Paper score: 80
TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

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Tuition & Fees

$15,609
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Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit: FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards January 15
Types of financial support available Fellowships
Research Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
Health Care Benefits
Graduate Assistantships
Career or field-related internships

Student Body

181
Total Graduate Students
50%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 4.42%
Black or African American 0%
White or Caucasian 37%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 3.87%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.55%
Two or more races 2.76%
Unknown 1.66%

Gender

Male (86%)
Female (13%)

Faculty

33
Total faculty
Full-time - 33
Part-time - 0
Male (28)
Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Signal Processing,Computer Engineering, Electromagnetics and Optics, Power, and Solid State
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
17,739,063

Location & Contact

Address 50 South Central Campus Drive
Room 2110
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
United States
Contact Prof. Florian Solzbacher
Professor and Chair
Email: florian.solzbacher@utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-6942
Fax: 801-581-5281

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