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Application Requirements

In the selection of prospective graduate students at Rice, all available material is carefully evaluated, particularly:
  1. the scholastic record as reflected by courses chosen and the quality of performance

  2. the evaluations of teachers and advisors

  3. scores on the Graduate Record Exam (general test only)

  4. the student's own statement of goals, aspirations and special interests

Admissions is quite competitive; GRE average scores for successful applicants are:
Verbal - 600, Quantitative - 770, Analytical - 720; TOEFL score of 625 or better.

Rice Graduate fellowships are awarded to successful applicants possessing the requisite qualifications. These appointments provide a stipend for nine months and a scholarship to cover tuition. Stipend amounts are competitive with other top U.S. graduate schools and are in line with the cost of living in Houston.

The application deadline for PhD or MEE program in ECE for Fall '08 admissions was January 15, 2008.

 
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
George R. Brown School of Engineering
Rice University
MS - 366 6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas
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