Application for Graduate Admission
Materials Science and Engineering
Department Information


Materials Science and Engineering, Course III
Room: 6-107
Phone: (617) 253-3855
email: dmse-admissions@mit.edu
http://www-dmse.mit.edu/
Apply Online

Types of degrees offered:
M.Eng., S.M., Engineer's Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D.

Terms students can be admitted:
June (LFM Applicants)
September

Application deadlines:
January 2 (for SM and PhD admission)
March 1 (for M.Eng. admission)

Tests required:
IELTS: (preferred) Minimum score required: 6
It is anticipated that TOEFL will no longer be accepted by MS&E as proof of English Language proficiency after the 2009-2010 admissions application cycle.
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
(90 for internet-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: Occasionally
Department code: 69
The TOEFL/IELTS requirement will only be waived (1) if you have received instruction in English in primary and secondary school or (2) if you have been in the U.S. for three years and will have received a degree from an American institution before entering MIT. (3) Students who are receiving degrees from NTU and NUS may petition to have the TOEFL requirement waived. Include a letter requesting the waiver with your supplemental materials.
GRE: general test required.
Department code: 1403

Return transcript and recommendation forms to:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 6-107
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Areas of research offered:
Archaeological Materials
Biological and Biomimetic Materials
Materials for Energy and the Environment
Materials Economics and Manufacturing
Nanotechnology, Nanodevices, and Nanomaterials
Electronic, Photonic, and Magnetic Materials
High-performance Structural Materials and Alloys


Online Graduate Application Menu
Main Menu
MIT Graduate Admissions Home