Graduate Student
Admission Requirements
All students who wish to pursue a UT engineering graduate degree must first be admitted through the Graduate School. We encourage you to review the admission requirements below prior to applying.

United States degree holders must have earned a minimum of 2.7 out of a possible 4.0 or a minimum of 3.0 during the senior year of undergraduate study. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have earned a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 Applicants with non-U.S. degrees must have earned a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or other equivalent to a ‘B’ average. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have earned a minimum of 3.3 out of a possible 4.0 or other equivalent to a ‘B+’ average. For more information about university admission requirements, visit the Grad School website.
Taking the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is optional when applying for admittance to any engineering PhD program. The GRE is not required for master’s-level engineering programs.
Students whose native language is not English must submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Requirements by Department
Use the links below to explore the admission requirements for each of our programs.