Materials Science and Engineering

The Materials Science and Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Materials(1), Metallurgical(2), Ceramics(3), and Similarly Named Engineering Programs..

Criterion 2: Program Educational Objectives (PEOs):

The Materials Science and Engineering program education objectives are:

  • Within three to five years after graduation, in their professional careers and/or graduate programs, our alumni/ae will have progressed in responsible professional positions, pursued continual learning, and/or will have attained or will be successfully moving toward attaining post-graduate degrees.
  • Within three to five years after graduation, in their professional careers and/or graduate programs, our alumni/ae will have earned recognition for applying and continually expanding special, in-depth competencies in materials design, selection, processing, characterization, modeling, simulations, safety and/or sustainability.
  • Within three to five years after graduation, in their professional careers and/or graduate programs, our alumni/ae will be applying and continually expanding professional skills of critical and cooperative thinking, communication, leadership, adaptability, teamwork, including in multidisciplinary settings, knowledge of materials-related global challenges, innovation, project development, and/or management.
  • Within three to five years after graduation, in their professional careers and/or graduate programs, our alumni/ae will be promoting appreciation of MSE and/or contributing to professional societies. Our alums will also begin to identify and promote opportunities for collaboration with the MSE department, faculty, students, and/or other alumni/ae.

Criterion 3: Student Outcomes:

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Program Criteria:

The curriculum must include topics that:

  1. underlie the four major elements of the field: (i.e., structure, properties, processing, and performance) related to material systems, as appropriate to the program title;
  2. employ selection and design of materials, processes, or a combination of materials and processes; and
  3. apply experimental, statistical, and computational methods to materials problems.

 

 

Material Science & Engineering
Fall 2024 Enrollment
Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY23-4
Undergraduate
First-time Freshmen 21 20 1 4 5 B.S. 13
Other First Year 1 1 0 1 0 Minors
Sophomores 16 15 1 6 1
Juniors 16 11 5 9 1
Seniors 5 4 0 0 1
Total 59 51 7 20 8
Graduate
M.S. 4 3 1 2 0 M.S. 4
Ph.D. 82 59 23 8 48 Ph.D. 84
               
  Fall 2023 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY22-23
Undergraduate              
First-time Freshmen 14 11 3 8 1 B.S. 16
Other First Year 0 0 0 0 0 Minors 16
Sophomores 15 9 6 7 1    
Juniors 24 16 8 6 1    
Seniors 27 16 11 15 5    
Total 80 52 28 36 8    
Graduate              
M.S. 1 1 0 0 0 M.S. 11
Ph.D. 91 70 21 12 55 Ph.D. 11
               
               
  Fall 2022 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AAY21-22
Undergraduate              
First-time Freshmen 6 5 1 4 0 B.S. 24
Other First Year 0 0 0 0 0 Minors 14
Sophomores 14 10 4 3 1    
Juniors 18 13 5 8 2    
Seniors 31 21 10 9 6    
Total 69 49 20 24 9    
Graduate              
M.S.* 3 2 1 1 0 M.S. 2
Ph.D.* 59 46 13 9 36 Ph.D. 5
* METMAT_MS & METMAT_PHD only              
               
  Fall 2021 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY20-21
Undergraduate              
First-time Freshmen 11 8 3 4 0 B.S. 38
Other First Year 0 0 0 0 0 Minors 20
Sophomores 11 8 3 7 0    
Juniors 23 15 8 10 6    
Seniors 38 28 10 8 3    
Total 83 59 24 29 9    
Graduate              
M.S. 13 6 7 2 0 M.S. 4
Ph.D. 86 62 24 11 52 Ph.D. 13
               
               
  Fall 2020 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY19-20
Undergraduate              
First-time Freshmen 4 3 1 2 0 B.S. 33
Other First Year 0 0 0 0 0 Minors 35
Sophomores 20 15 5 7 5    
Juniors 24 17 7 5 2    
Seniors 44 31 13 13 2    
Total 92 66 26 27 9    
Graduate              
M.S. 13 8 5 0 0 M.S. 5
Ph.D. 78 56 22 11 42 Ph.D. 7
               
               
  Fall 2019 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY18-19
Undergraduate              
First-time Freshmen 6 6 0 0 2 B.S. 42
Other First Year 1 1 0 0 1 Minors 30
Sophomores 18 14 4 2 2    
Juniors 26 18 8 8 1    
Seniors 57 37 20 15 2    
Total 108 76 32 25 8    
Graduate              
M.S. 8 7 1 0 0 M.S. 5
Ph.D. 79 58 21 13 46 Ph.D. 18
               
               
  Fall 2018 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY17-18
Undergraduate              
First-time Freshmen 11 9 2 0 1 B.S. 40
Other First Year 1 1 0 1 0 Minors 35
Sophomores 14 8 6 5 0    
Juniors 36 20 16 7 2    
Seniors 62 46 16 16 1    
Total 124 84 40 29 4    
Graduate              
M.S. 10 6 4 1 0 M.S. 3
Ph.D. 74 55 19 11 42 Ph.D. 14
               
               
  Fall 2017 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY16-17
Undergraduate              
First-time Freshmen 8 6 2 3 0 B.S. 47
Other First Year 0 0 0 0 0 Minors 23
Sophomores 18 8 10 2 1    
Juniors 48 34 14 12 2    
Seniors 49 36 13 16 2    
Total 123 84 39 33 5    
Graduate              
M.S. 10 4 6 1 2 M.S. 7
Ph.D. 76 58 18 7 43 Ph.D. 10
               
               
  Fall 2016 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY15-16
Undergraduate              
Freshmen 13 8 5 3 0 B.S. 36
Other First Year 1 1 0 0 0 Minors 29
Sophomores 29 18 11 6 1    
Juniors 30 20 10 12 1    
Seniors 67 55 12 12 1    
Total 140 102 38 33 3    
Graduate              
M.S. 13 6 7 0 3 M.S. 2
Ph.D. 81 59 22 8 48 Ph.D. 10
               
               
  Fall 2015 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY14-15
Undergraduate              
Freshmen 22 14 8 3 1 B.S. 34
Other First Year 0 0 0 0 0 Minors 28
Sophomores 20 13 7 6 1    
Juniors 44 39 5 9 2    
Seniors 62 52 10 10 1    
Total 148 118 30 28 5    
Graduate              
M.S. 12 9 3 3 2 M.S. 5
Ph.D. 73 50 23 6 45 Ph.D. 10
               
               
  Fall 2014 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY13-14
Undergraduate              
Freshmen 13 10 3 2 1 B.S. 27
Other First Year 0 0 0 0 0 Minors 25
Sophomores 28 26 2 5 1    
Juniors 45 37 8 12 1    
Seniors 54 43 11 6 1    
Total 140 116 24 25 4    
Graduate              
M.S. 12 8 4 4 3 M.S. 6
Ph.D. 74 46 28 8 46 Ph.D. 18
               
               
  Fall 2013 Enrollment    
  Headcount Male Female U.S. Minority Int. Degrees Awarded AY12-13
Undergraduate              
Freshmen 13 12 1 2 1 B.S. 16
Other First Year 1 1 0 0 1 Minors 26
Sophomores 25 17 8 10 0    
Juniors 41 31 10 4 1    
Seniors 39 36 3 8 0    
Total 119 97 22 24 3    
Graduate              
M.S. 16 9 7 4 0 M.S. 12
Ph.D. 71 40 31 6 45 Ph.D. 9