Graduate Admissions

All applications for Penn Engineering graduate programs are submitted online.

Criteria for Candidates

Applicants for masters and doctoral programs must have obtained a bachelor's degree from an accredited School or University prior to intended matriculation date.

Applicants for PhD programs who have not yet obtained a master's degree can be admitted directly into the PhD program; they may obtain a MSE during their course of study.

Application Requirements:

• biographical information
• personal statement
• two (2) official letters of recommendation (one must be from a faculty member who is familiar with the candidate's scholarly abilities)
• one (1) official transcript from each university or college attended
• non-refundable application fee
• official score report for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) - required by all programs. The institution code to use for the GRE exam is 2926.

In addition, applicants whose native language is not English are required to satisfy our English language proficiency requirement by submitting:

• An official score report for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)* with the score of at least 600 (written test) or 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based test). The institution code for the TOEFL exam is 2926 or 2888.

*This requirement can be waived if the candidate has completed at least three (3) years of academic work on a full-time basis at a university-level institution in the United States or in a country in which English is recognized as the official language or where the medium of instruction is English.

Supporting Documents

Any supporting documents for an application to a graduate program in the School of Engineering and Applied Science that are not submitted in the online application should be mailed to the following address:

University of Pennsylvania
School of Engineering & Applied Science
Graduate Admissions
111 Towne Building
220 S. 33rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6391

Admission Decisions

When a completed application is received, it is evaluated promptly by our faculty. Admittance is based on an estimate of the applicant's ability to successfully complete our graduate program and on the compatibility of student interests with our programs and research. When an admissions decision is reached, the applicant will be notified directly through the online application system. Please note that admission decisions cannot be revealed over the telephone.

Applications received after the deadlines may be considered at the discretion of our faculty. Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis within the deadlines, and late applicants will encounter decreasing opportunities to obtain admission.

Fellowship and assistantship awards are announced by the respective chairman of the graduate group for PhD candidates. Information on the availability of financial aid for masters candidates may be obtained by contacting Student Financial Services at (215) 898-1988 or www.sfs.upenn.edu.

For questions regarding Graduate Admissions, please email engstats@seas.upenn.edu.