Overview

The Department of Chemical Engineering strives for nationally recognized excellence in engineering education and research by using modern, hands-on, and active learning experiences to prepare undergraduate students for professional success, and to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public and protect the environment in performance of their professional duties.

By the end of the Chemical Engineering program of the University of Minnesota, the student must demonstrate the ability to solve engineering problems, have a sensitivity to the social and environmental impacts of the engineering profession, and the ability to maintain a high level of competency.

The chemical engineering curriculum is based on fundamental sciences including physics, chemistry, and mathematics; traditional chemical engineering sciences such as material and energy balance, transport phenomena, and thermodynamics; and chemical engineering design courses such as reaction engineering, separations, and unit operations, with a capstone design course during the senior year. Students have an opportunity to become involved in research, through either the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program or the department honors program.

Active learning environment

Access to state-of-the–art instrumentation

Focus on undergraduate teaching and research

Careers

Chemical engineering graduates are qualified for employment in diverse industries, ranging from those that manufacture inorganic chemicals, petrochemicals, plastics, synthetic fibers, paper and pulp, and pharmaceuticals to those that process minerals, materials, and hazardous wastes.

There are so many options for chemical engineers, it's hard to define this succinctly. Some of the recent graduates have done the following:

Work for a large chemical, pulp and paper, plastics or textile manufacturing firm

Get a job with a government agency or design and consulting firm specializing in environmental regulations and pollution control

Enter graduate school to get a more advanced education in areas like thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, mass and heat transfer

Enter graduate school to get a degree in medicine, law or business to build on their chemical engineering problem solving skills

Join the Peace Corps to help communities develop sanitary waste disposal systems and teach science in rural areas

Work in a material science laboratory doing research or developing new products

Help manage construction and startups of manufacturing plants or analyze production floors to look for ways to improve operations

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

General Physics

General Physics Lab

Material and Energy Balances

Fluid Mechanics

Advanced Writing

Humanities

Principles of Particle Technology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

121 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Duluth, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

High school transcript(s). Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for currently enrolled students who have not graduated.

Senior year (12th grade) course schedule, if not included on the transcript.

If applicable, college or university transcript(s). Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for currently enrolled students.

ACT/SAT scores (optional)

Grade trends and academic rigor

Personal Statement

Specific courses taken

Submit a one-time $50 non-refundable application fee.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20950 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20950 USD / year

≈ 20950 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

15200 USD / year

≈ 15200 USD / year

Additional Details

International: the cost includes tuition and fees and is for last year. Costs are calculated differently due to visa requirements.

Living costs

Duluth

United States

965 - 1380 USD / month

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