Overview

Our research is enormously collaborative, and our faculty participate in interdisciplinary research with national and international universities as well as many of the academic colleges, research centers, and consortia within Penn State.

Features

The Nuclear Engineering department at Pennsylvania State University has numerous state-of-the-art research facilities where students can experience hands-on experimental techniques as well as modern computational simulations.

The Radiation Science and Engineering Center houses the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor and is available for student and faculty research and laboratory work. This reactor is one of the few university research reactors in the country.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nuclear Reactor Kinetics and Dynamics
Nuclear Fuel Management
Neutron Transport Theory
Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Plants
Parallel/Vector Algorithms for Scientific Applications
Theory of Plasma Waves
Source and Detector Technologies for Nuclear Security
Nuclear Security Education Laboratory
Global Nuclear Security Policies

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

Nuclear Engineering View 20 other PhDs in Nuclear Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students with a 3.00 junior/senior grade-point average and with appropriate course backgrounds will be considered for admission.
Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test results are optional.
Letters of recommendation and a statement of purpose written by the applicant are also required to complete the application package.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

60840 USD / full

≈ 60840 USD / full
Out-of-State

60840 USD / full

≈ 60840 USD / full
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

34560 USD / full

≈ 34560 USD / full

Living costs

University Park

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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