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Graduate Admissions Overview

Requirements

(See separate page for Carnegie Mellon students applying for the Practicum-Option M.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)
GRE general test - Quantitative, Verbal, and Analytical Writing (non-official report acceptable for admissions review)
TOEFL - for all non-native-English-speaking students regardless of previous education in English-speaking institutions
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

GRE and TOEFL scores must be within the valid period; GRE scores are valid for 5 years, TOEFL scores are valid for 2 years.
Applicants must self-report and enter the scores in the online application; official reports from Education Testing Service (ETS) are not required until after admission.
ETS Information
- GRE CMU Code: 2074
- GRE BME Department Code: 1603
- 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

GRE may be substituted with MCAT or DAT upon petition.
The minimum required TOEFL score is 84 total. The minimum sub-score guidelines are: Reading 22, Listening 22, Speaking 18, Writing 22. TOEFL may be substituted with IELTS. The minimal acceptable IELTS band score is 7.5. If a student previously obtained a degree at a U.S. institution, student may submit an old version of your TOEFL scores.
Please contact: bme-grad@andrew.cmu.edu
IELTS to send
- Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering
  5000 Forbes Avenue
  119 Porter Hall
  Pittsburgh, PA 15213

All applicants must use the online application system, except for qualified Carnegie Mellon students applying for Practicum-Option M.S. program (see separate admissions page).
Do not create multiple accounts on the online application system, which will likely jeopardize the review process.
Statement of Purpose (first paragraph) should start with the identification of primary areas of research interests and BME faculty member you would most like to work with.

Please use this page and the list of BME faculty members to identify faculty members working in each area of research.

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-gradandrew.cmu.edu.
Additional sources of information:
1. For visa issues of foreign students, please visit the Office of International Education.
2. For information on the College of Engineering, please visit the college page for prospective graduate students.
3. For the information on Pittsburgh, please see the visitor page, CIT web page on Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance.
4. For details of BME graduate programs, please refer to the BME Graduate Student Handbook.