Mechanical Engineering

DEGREE TYPE OFFERED

M.S.
Ph.D.

DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED

Master's

• Bioengineering — ME
• Mechanical Engineering
• Paper Science and Engineering — ME
• Robotics

Doctoral

• Bioengineering — ME
• Mechanical Engineering
• Paper Science and Engineering — ME
• Robotics

ADMITTANCE TERMS

Fall
Spring
Summer

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Main campus with financial aid

• Fall: Jan. 10
• Spring: Oct. 1
• Summer: Jan. 10

Distance learning

• Fall: June 1
• Spring: Dec. 1
• Summer: May 1

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

(Please note that entrance to our graduate programs is very competitive and meeting the minimum requirements below does not guarantee admission.) 

Non-U.S. citizens/Aliens must take the TOEFL or IELTS exam

TOEFL REQUIREMENTS
Institute Code: 5248
Department Code: 68
Minimum Score Required:

• Internet-based: 94, with minimum section scores of 19

IELTS REQUIREMENTS

• Reading: 6.5
• Listening: 6.5
• Speaking: 6.5
•  Writing: 5.5
• Overall: 7.0

GRE REQUIREMENTS

(Please note that entrance to our graduate programs is very competitive and meeting the minimum requirements below does not guarantee admission.)
The requirement to take the GRE exam is temporarily waived for spring 2021 and fall 2021 applicants.  

Institute Code: R5248
Department Code: 1502
General Test: Temporarily Waived 
Minimum Score required: Temporarily Waived 

• Quantitative: 155

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

(Please note that entrance to our graduate programs is very competitive and meeting the minimum requirements below does not guarantee admission.) 

The following undergraduate degree GPAs are required:

• At least 3.3 GPA for the Ph.D. in Mechanical, Bioengineering, and Paper Science & Engineering programs
• At least 3.5 GPA for the Ph.D. in Robotics program
• At least 3.3 GPA for the MSME, MEBIOE, and MSPSE programs.
• Minimum GPA for MS Robotics program is 3.5. (This program is highly competitive, and only approximately 10 applicants will be accepted for the fall 2021 term.)  
• At least 3.0 for the MSNRE and MSMP programs.

In general, international students pursuing a terminal M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering will not be admitted, with three exceptions:

1. Students who are applying to study at the Georgia Tech Lorraine campus.
2. Students who are Fulbright Fellowship awardees (or with fellowships from their home countries that pay tuition and fees along with a stipend for living expenses).
3. Students who graduated with the B.S.M.E. from Georgia Tech.

CONCENTRATION/RESEARCH AREAS

• Acoustics and Dynamics
• Automation, Robotics, and Control
• Bioengineering
• Computer-Aided Engineering and Design
• Fluid Mechanics
• Heat Transfer, Combustion and Energy Systems
• Manufacturing
• Mechanics of Materials
• MEMS
• Tribology