Graduate Admissions Overview
Requirements
(See separate page for Carnegie Mellon students applying for the Integrated Master's/Bachelor's Program)
- Bachelor's degree from a recognized 4-year university, in any engineering or engineering-related disciplines including computer science, biological sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, or applied mathematics
- Transcripts from all the universities attended (non-official transcripts acceptable for admissions review)
- The GRE is optional for CMU BME applications. Our admissions assessment is based on a holistic view of the student, including multiple aspects of their academic performance. Thus, a GRE score is not necessary. However, if you have taken the GRE and feel it would benefit your application, please submit it.
- TOEFL/IELTS/DuoLingo - for all non-native-English-speaking students. If a student previously obtained a degree at a U.S. institution, student may submit an old version of the TOEFL/IELTS/ DuoLingo scores.
- Three letters of recommendation, submitted online directly by the referees (should be submitted before deadline)
- Statement of Purpose, as part of the online application
- Non-refundable fee of US $75 (enrollment/deferral/denial)
TOEFL Information
- TOEFL/ IELTS/DuoLingo scores must be within the valid period; TOEFL/ IELTS/DuoLingo scores are valid for 2 years.
- ETS Information
- TOEFL CMU Code: 8468-01
- TOEFL BME Department Code: 69 (Engineering other)
- ETS Telephone Number: 800 529 3590
- ETS Web Addresses:
http://www.ets.org/gre
http://www.ets.org/toefl
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TOEFL/IELTS/DuoLingo requirements:
-The minimum required TOEFL score is 84 total. The minimum sub-score guidelines are: Reading 22, Listening 22, Speaking 18, Writing 22.
-The minimal acceptable IELTS band score is 6.5.
-The minimum required DuoLingo score is 105 total. The minimum sub-score guidelines are: Literacy 105, Comprehension 115, Production 70, Conversation 96 (Important: the overall score is NOT a total of the subscores but rather the product of an algorithm)
-If a student previously obtained a degree at a U.S. institution, student may submit an old version of the TOEFL/IELTS/ DuoLingo scores.
- Please contact: bme-grad@andrew.cmu.edu
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IELTS to send
Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering
431 Hamerschlag Drive
Ansys Hall Suite 250
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 -
DuoLingo to send
Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering
431 Hamerschlag Drive
Ansys Hall Suite 250
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Submission
- All applicants must use the online application system.
- Do not create multiple accounts on the online application system, which will likely jeopardize the review process.
Please use this page and the list of BME faculty members to identify faculty members working in each area of research.
- Deadlines
- Fall entry, Ph.D.: December 1 (starting from October 1)
- Fall entry, M.S.: January 31 (starting from October 1)
- Fall entry, BME/E&TIM dual Masters program: January 31 (starting from October 1), see E&TIM page
- Spring entry, Ph.D. or M.S.: September 25 (starting from July 1)
Inquiries and Assistance
- Please consult the Admissions FAQ page first, where many common questions are answered.
- Please do not contact the staff or faculty regarding the status of application, the quality of credentials, or the probability of acceptance. Admission decisions are made through consensus of a faculty committee, taking into consideration multiple factors.
- For issues not addressed on the Admissions FAQ page, please contact bme-grad
andrew.cmu.edu. - Additional sources of information:
- For visa issues of foreign students, please visit the Office of International Education.
- For information on the College of Engineering, please visit the college page for prospective graduate students.
- For the information on Pittsburgh, please see the visitor page, CIT web page on Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance.
- For details of BME graduate programs, please refer to the BME Graduate Student Handbook.