Overview

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is located in Bethlehem, PA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Computer engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Photonics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Electrical engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Electrical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Electrical engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Computer engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	23
Doctoral Degrees	11

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 Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Qualifying or comprehensive exam for all 1st year PhD's; general exam 7 months or more prior to completion/dissertation defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

252

Applied

81

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	BS in field or related field
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	BS in field or related field

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

67

Total Graduate Students

80%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	1.49%
White or Caucasian	16%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	1.49%

Gender

Male (88%)

Female (11%)

Faculty

13

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 0

Male (10)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bio-electrical engineering, communications and signal processing, computer engineering, electric energy, electronics and photonics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,853,723

Location & Contact

Address 19 Packard Laboratory
Bethlehem, PA  18015
United States

Contact Dr. Chengshan Xiao
Chair
Email: chx417@lehigh.edu
Phone: 610-758-4069
Fax: 610-758-6279

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