Admissions Information

Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 

Admissions Requirements

To be considered for admission to the Doctoral program, the candidate must have attained a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field and be admitted to both the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and the University of Arizona Graduate College.  Minimum eligibility requirements for admission to the Graduate College includes a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 grade scale.  An official on-line application for admission to the UA Graduate College

Required Materials for Graduate Application:

• Personal Statement
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• Official transcripts from ALL universities/colleges attended  Please do not send transcripts until you have been recommended
• Minimum GPA 3.5
• GRE Scores
• TOEFL Scores (For international applicants only)

 

Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

• Fall: January 1st
• Spring: June 1st

DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.

International Applicants:

• Fall: January 1st
• Spring: June 1st

DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.

No Summer Admissions

 

 

Standardized Tests

Required Standardized Tests -

• GRE score of at least Quantitative 155, Verbal 151, and minimum GPA of 3.0 are required. To be competitive for scholarship, applicants are expected to have GRE score exceeding 160 in Quantitative.  GRE Institution Code (University of Arizona) - 4832  /  GRE Subject Code(s) - CE 1102, CE 1199 (other), EM 1501
• Minimum TOEFL score of 79 (iBT)(CBT = 213)  or IELTS-composite score of 7 (no subject area below 6).  (For international students only)

 

Funding Opportunities

• Teaching and Research Assistantships
• Fellowships
• Tuition and Registration Scholarships
• Available for qualified students

Prospective students should directly contact faculty members with whom they potentially share research interests regarding Research Assistantships.  

Applicants are encouraged to apply for institutional funding offered through the UA Graduate College, including Graduate Access Fellowships, UA/SIGP Fellowships, and NASA Scholarships.  Domestic students should submit a Free Application for Federal Student Loans, FAFSA, to qualify for institutional funding http://fafsa.gov/.  Detailed information on UA financial aid may be found at http://grad.arizona.edu/financial-resources.

 

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Additional Information About this Program

Program StatisticsInformation about these numbers

Program-level Information
Application Acceptance Rate	31.25%
Avg. Time-to-degree (years)	4.48
Department-level Information
Enrollment Percent Male	77.42%
Enrollment Percent Female	22.58%
Enrollment Percent International	70.97%
Enrollment Percent URM	9.68%

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