Computer Engineering
    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 1,500 / credit
    Next IntakeAugust 28, 2023
    Computer Engineering

    About

    Ph.D. in Computer Engineering Overview

    Students in the computer engineering graduate program conduct cutting-edge research in a variety of fields including database and information systems, Internet search, graphics, user interfaces, Web-based systems, multimedia and image processing, bioinformatics, intelligent systems, computer architecture, robotics, secure systems, networks, embedded systems, and mobile computing.

    Beyond these areas, faculty and graduate students explore interdisciplinary aspects of computer science research through interactions with colleagues in other departments at Lehigh, at other universities, and at corporate research labs. Within Lehigh, collaborations are underway with researchers from all four colleges in areas such as biological sciences, design arts, sociology, management, marketing, economics, and education, as well as the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics.

    Engineering Graduate Programs Contact

    Disciplines

    P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    International applicants must hold an American bachelor’s degree or an equivalent foreign degree requiring at least 16 years of primary, secondary, and university education. International applicants applying for regular graduate student status must submit all documents required for that status.

    University admissions criteria for non-degree graduate students are:

    • A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0. Applicants with undergraduate GPAs below 3.0 may be admitted with the approval of the department in which they wish to take courses

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    • Evidence that the applicant is presently a student in good standing in an appropriate graduate program at an accredited institution

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    • Evidence that the applicant has received an appropriate graduate or other advanced degree from an accredited institution.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 7
    • TOEFLMin 90

    Fee Information

    Application Fee 75

    How to Apply

    Lehigh is a partner of the Common Application and Coalition Application. Lehigh is currently accepting the Common Application for applicants for Fall 2023 and will resume accepting the Coalition Application for applicants for Fall 2024.

    Once your application is submitted, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address you designated on your application.

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    If it has been more than seven business days since you submitted your application and you have not received a confirmation email, please contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected] or (610) 758-3100. In your email, please include your full name, address and date of birth as provided in your application.

    Computer Engineering
    Lehigh University
    Lehigh University
    United States of America

    United States of America, Bethlehem