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Graduate Admissions

The application for graduate study in Penn's Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Group may be found on the World Wide Web. The web-based application allows you to begin, renew, or change your information at any stage before submitting the application. It also allows you to check the status of your submitted application and whether the department has received your supporting documentation using a web browser.

Application Requirements:

GRE: official score report for the Graduate Record Exam is required. Our school code is 2926 and our department code is 1001.
TOEFL: Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English, unless the official language of their country is English. This may be done in the following way: by completing three (3) full years of coursework in an academic program at a university or college in the United States prior to matriculation or by submitting an official TOEFL score of at least 600 (written test) or 250 (computer based test) or Internet-based test score of (100). Our school code is 2888 and our department code is 64.
Recommendations: Two (2) recommendations are required. One must be from a faculty member who is familiar with the applicant's scholarly ability.
Statement of purpose: A discussion of academic and career objectives.
Transcripts: One (1) official transcript in English must be provided from each institution attended for two (2) or more semesters. Secondary school transcripts are not required.
Fee: A non-refundable fee of $70.00

The statement of purpose should be submitted on-line. The two recommendations letters may also be submitted on-line (or your recommenders may submit them in hard-copy to the Graduate Admissions address listed here). The official transcript and the application fee (unless paid by credit card) should be submitted directly to the following address:

University of Pennsylvania
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Graduate Admissions
220 South 33rd Street, Room 111 Towne
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6393

Please do not send material that is not required such as extensive resumes, additional recommendations, unofficial or non-English transcripts, papers or reprints, personal information not requested, etc.

Applications will be evaluated by the faculty only after all required information and supporting documentation have been received, including the application fee.

Application Deadlines

PhD - January 2

MSE - June 1

Financial Aid:

Fellowships and assistantships are available only to PhD students. No financial support is available for MSE students. We recommend that applicants for the MSE program specify their own financial resources in the application. Further information regarding finances and graduate students in engineering may be found at the Student Financial Services web page.

More Information:

More information may be received by sending an e-mail to , or by calling 215-898-8351, or by viewing information on the Graduate Admissions web page of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.