1.Application fee
The 2017-18 fee for United States citizens and those with permanent resident
visa status is $75. The fee for non-U.S. citizens is $90. This fee is
non-refundable and subject to change.
2.Academic Statement of Purpose
This is a chance for you to give the Admissions Committee details about your
academic background and career aspirations. You will want to talk about your
engineering experiences, your motivation for pursuing a higher degree, your
long-term goals, as well as your specific interests.
Academic Statement of Purpose should be a page or a little over a page
long.
3.Personal Statement
In this document, you should indicate how your personal background and life
experiences, including social, cultural, familial, educational, or other
opportunities or challenges, have motivated your decision to pursue a graduate
degree at the University of Michigan.
This is not an Academic Statement of Purpose, but a discussion of the
personal journey that has led to your decision to seek a graduate degree.
Personal Statement should be about 500 words (this is approximately one page
single-spaced, or two pages double-spaced).
4.Resume/Curriculum Vitae
We require that you submit a resume or curriculum vitae.
You may update this document if you feel there is something significant that
you would like to add after you have submitted your application. You would do so
by sending the updated document to our department at gradservices@umich.edu.
5.Three Letters of Recommendation
Our department requires three letters of recommendation. They should be from
professors, employers, or others who know you well.
Letters of recommendation can be submitted online and this is the preferred
method of delivery. If your recommenders insist on submitting paper letters,
they can send them to our department at the address listed below. If a
recommender has problems submitting a letter online, please contact us at
gradservices@umich.edu.
6.Transcripts (Marksheets) from all colleges and universities attended
For MSE , official transcripts should be sent to the Rackham Graduate School
at the address listed in the Mailing Address section below. For guidelines
regarding official transcripts, please see the Rackham website.
We do not require a set of official transcripts be sent to the department.
However, applicants should upload their unofficial transcripts with their
application by the deadline. The unofficial transcript will be used to make
Departmental application decisions.
Our department cannot confirm that transcripts mailed to the Rackham Graduate
School have been received. It typically takes several weeks for Rackham to
upload transcripts after they have been received.
7.Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores
GRE scores are required. We do not have a minimum score required to apply.
The average GRE scores for our Fall 2017 incoming class are: 165 (Quantitative), 151 (Verbal),
3.5 (AW) for Master's students.
GRE reporting code is 1839- Department code not required.
GRE scores of up to 5 years old as of the application deadline may be
used.
8.International Students only
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or Michigan English Language
Assessment Battery (MELAB) scores (international students only).
International students who are accepted for admission must submit
certification of finances. You may submit those documents with your application
package or at a later date, when requested to do so.
TOEFL (IBT) minimum is 84. If you are required to take the TOEFL and your
score is below 84, you cannot be admitted as a graduate student at the
University of Michigan.
TOEFL reporting code is 1839- Department code not required.
IELTS minimum is 6.5. If your score is below 6.5, you cannot be admitted as a
graduate student at the University of Michigan.
English Language proficiency scores of up to 2 years old as of the
application deadline may be used.
Visit the Rackham website for information on the English proficiency
requirement for non-native English speakers.
9.GPA
Average undergraduate GPA of our Fall 2017 the
Master's cohort is 3.5/4.0.
If your institution does not use a 4.0 scale, the Rackham Graduate School (or
College of Engineering for M.Eng. applicants) will convert your GPA when they
receive your transcripts.