Admission Requirements

The instructions below refer to ABET and non-ABETaccredited schools. International (non-US) schools are not ABET accredited. Most US schools are ABET accredited.

Master's programs (MS/MSE)

• Students from ABET-accredited undergraduate programs who wish to be considered for a master's program must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a four-point scale) in the last two years of undergraduate course work.
• Students from undergraduate programs that are not accredited by ABET must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 (on a four-point scale) in the last two years of undergraduate course work or have graduated first class with distinction and must score 90 percent (720) or higher on the quantitative section of the GRE General Test.

PhD program

• Applicants with a master's degree who wish to be considered for the PhD program must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 (on a four-point scale) in their master's program.
• Applicants not from an ABET accredited school must score 90 percent (720) or higher on the quantitative section of the GRE General Test.

• Applicants without a master's degree must have a minimum GPA of 3.6 (on a four-point scale) in the last two years of undergraduate course work and have graduated from an ABET-accredited undergraduate program.