Graduate
Admissions
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Application Deadlines
Domestic Applicants (U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents)
The following is a list of items required for your application. Use this checklist to help you in gathering all the necessary documents.
- Complete the online graduate application and submit a $50 application fee (pay online with a valid credit card).
- A Statement of Purpose located in the online application. A 400-500 word essay detailing your specific area/s of focus in graduate study and summarizing your academic goals and career objectives in relation to your educational background and professional experience, if relevant.
- Two (2) official sets of final academic transcripts (not photocopied) are required from all colleges/universities attended. You may print the Purdue University Graduate School Request for Official Transcript
form for use to order your transcripts. Use one form for each institution that you are requesting official transcripts from. Transcripts must be sent directly to our office from the academic institution/s.
- Certified copy of Bachelor's Degree (diploma) awarded, if degree conferred is not posted on final transcript.
- Certified copy of Master's Degree (diploma) awarded, if degree conferred is not posted on final transcript.
- Three (3) recommendations for graduate admission are required.*
- Complete the program department application
- The GRE General Test is required if you are applying for admission to an engineering program. Official GRE score report from ETS needs to be sent directly to IUPUI. Institution code: 1325.
Foreign-born Naturalized U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents: If you are either a foreign-born naturalized U.S. citizen or a U.S. permanent resident and have completed your Bachelor's (undergraduate) degree or Master's (graduate) degree from a university or college outside the United States of America, the official TOEFL test score report from ETS is required for your application. In addition, include with your application two (2) photocopies of your U.S. permanent resident card ("green card") or your U.S. Passport for verification.
*Persons writing your recommendations should be your present or former professors/instructors, advisors, project leaders, or managers/supervisors who you report to professionally, and are expected to comment on your academic performance, intellectual abilities, and scholastic aptitudes. Recommendations from friends, acquaintances, peers, or family members/relatives are not acceptable.
Recommenders may complete and submit web-based recommendations within your online application. Instructions are available in the online application on how a recommender may complete and submit an online recommendation; however, if a recommender prefers to complete a paper recommendation form, print the following Purdue University Graduate School recommendation form in pdf format for use: Recommendation for Admission to Graduate School.
Mail all application materials to the following:
Graduate Programs Office
IUPUI - Purdue School of Engineering & Technology
799 West Michigan Street, ET 215
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5160
International Applicants
The following is a list of items required for your application. Use this checklist to help you in gathering all the necessary documents.
- Complete the online graduate application and submit a $60 application fee (pay online with a valid credit card).
- A Statement of Purpose located in the online application. A 400-500 word essay detailing your specific area/s of focus in graduate study and summarizing your academic goals and career objectives in relation to your educational background and professional experience, if relevant.
- Two (2) official sets of final academic transcripts (not photocopied) are required from all colleges/universities attended (Do not include secondary or high school transcripts). You may print the Purdue University Graduate School Request for Official Transcript
- Two (2) official sets of English translations of final academic transcripts, if official language of home country is not English.
- Two (2) official copies of undergraduate (Bachelor's) and graduate (Master's) degree diplomas received in official language of home country.
- Two (2) official English translations of undergraduate (Bachelor's) and graduate (Master's) degree diplomas received, if official language of home country is not English.
- Three (3) recommendations for graduate admission are required.*
- Complete the program department application
- The GRE General Test is required if you are applying for admission to an engineering program. Official GRE score report from ETS needs to be sent directly to IUPUI. Institution code: 1325.
- Official TOEFL score report to be sent from testing agency (ETS) directly to IUPUI. Institution code: 1325
- Form " Financial Information for International Students "
- Official letter or statement from a bank verifying that your sponsor has required funds to pay total expenses/cost for at least two years. Submit a recent, original bank letter or bank statement. Original only. Photocopies or fax copies are not acceptable.
- If you have a government or institutional scholarship: Provide an official letter from the sponsoring agency that specifies the amount of the award or scholarship.
- A photocopy of your current visa and/or I-20 documents, if you are already in the U.S.A.
- Letter of financial support from your research advisor or major professor. Note: This letter of support will only be prepared and provided AFTER your application has been reviewed for admission AND a professor has indicated his/her interest in providing full financial support for your Ph.D. education.
*Persons writing your recommendations should be your present or former professors/instructors, advisors, project leaders, or managers/supervisors who you report to professionally, and are expected to comment on your academic performance, intellectual abilities, and scholastic aptitudes. Recommendations from friends, acquaintances, peers, or family members/relatives are not acceptable.
Recommenders may complete and submit web-based recommendations within your online application. Instructions are available in the online application on how a recommender may complete and submit an online recommendation; however, if a recommender prefers to complete a paper recommendation form, print the following Purdue University Graduate School recommendation form in pdf format for use: Recommendation for Admission to Graduate School.
Mail all application materials to the following:
Graduate Programs Office
IUPUI - Purdue School of Engineering & Technology
799 West Michigan Street, ET 215
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5160