Admissions Process

Application requirements

• Application fee - $75.00 (U.S.)*
• Unofficial transcript (upload into the application system before submitting your application). Official copies of final transcripts are required upon admission
• Official GRE scores from ETS
• Official TOEFL or IELTS scores for non-native speakers of English
• Three letters of recommendation (uploaded through the online application system)

*Fee waivers can be granted for CMU students and alumni, GEM applicants, McNair Scholars, etc. Contact us if you believe you qualify for a fee waiver.

Application review process

The review process begins shortly after the application deadline. All applications must be submitted through our online application system by the application deadline. Supplemental materials such as official test scores and letters of recommendations can be received after the application deadline.

Incomplete applications can be reviewed if we have the following items:

• An official online application
• Self-reported test scores (GRE and TOEFL, if English is not applicant’s first language)
• Unofficial transcript(s) (uploaded into the application system)
• CV or Resume
• At least one recommendation

Complete applications, which take precedent in the review process, include the above items plus:

• Official test scores (GRE and TOEFL or IELTS, if English is not applicant’s first language)
• Three letters of recommendation

Deadlines

Fall Term of Entry January 15

Test codes

ETS Institution Code: 2074

GRE Department Code: 1502

TOEFL Department Code: 68

IELTS must be mailed from your testing center to this address:

Graduate Admission

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Scaife Hall 402

Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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