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.

CBE graduate student working inside of a Dougherty Lab

Candidates for engineering programs must have earned a bachelor’s degree with grade point average of at least 2.7 out of 4.0 from a college or university accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency or a foreign equivalent.

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.