Mechanical Engineering

DEGREE TYPE OFFERED

M.S.
Ph.D.

DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED

Master's

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

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

Main campus without financial aid

• Fall: June 1
• Spring: Nov. 1
• Summer: March 1

Distance learning

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

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

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

Institute Code: R5248
Department Code: 1502
General Test: Required
Minimum Score required:

• Quantitative: 155

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

The following undergraduate degree GPAs are required:

• At least 3.3 GPA for the Ph.D. program (Mechanical, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Paper Science & Engineering programs).
• At least 3.3 GPA for the MSME, MEBIOE, and MSPSE programs.
• At least 3.75 for the MS Robotics program.
• At least 3.0 for the MSNRE and MSMP programs.

In general, international students pursuing a terminal M.S. degree 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