DEGREE TYPE OFFERED
M.S.
Ph.D.
DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED
Master's
Doctoral
ADMITTANCE TERMS
Fall
Spring
Summer
APPLICATION DEADLINES
BS/MS
- Fall: November 1
- Spring: June 1
MS
- Fall: May 1
- Spring: October 1
PhD (for full consideration of financial support)
- Fall: January 10
- Spring: October 1
Distance learning
- Fall: June 1
- Spring: December 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:
- Students who are applying to study at the Georgia Tech Lorraine campus.
- 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).
- 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
Office of Student Services
School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0405
Phone: 404.894.3204
Fax: 404.894.4545