Chemical Engineering

• Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)
• Leaders for Global Operations (LGO)
• Program in Polymers and Soft Matter (PPSM)

• Biochemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biotechnology
• Catalysis and Chemical Kinetics
• Colloid Science and Separations
• Energy Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials
• Microchemical Systems, Microfluidic
• Nanotechnology
• Polymers
• Process Systems Engineering
• Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics and Molecular Simulation
• Transport Processes

Required for all applicants:

• Online application
• Statement of Purpose
• Three letters of recommendation
• Transcripts
• English proficiency exam scores – international applicants only

LGO applicants only:

• Supplemental questions

For international applicants

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

• Minimum score required: 7
• Electronic scores send to: MIT Graduate Admissions

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

• Minimum score required: 100 (iBT)
• Institute code: 3514
• Department code: 64

Duolingo English Test (DET)

• Minimum score required: 135
• Electronic scores send to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Graduate Admissions

Cambridge English Qualification (C1 Advanced test or C2 Proficiency test)

• Minimum score required: 190
• Electronic scores send to: MIT Graduate Admissions

Review the Graduate Admissions English language proficiency (ELP) test score policy here.

Department ELP policy: ELP test requirements can be waived for eligible applicants. See the ELP waiver policy below.

Department ELP Waiver Eligibility:

The English language proficiency test score requirement can be waived for applicants who are citizens of Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, the United States, or the United Kingdom. Waivers are also provided to applicants who have or will earn a 4-year undergraduate degree from an institution in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, the United States, or the United Kingdom that provides instruction primarily in English.

Only applicants who meet one or both of the above criteria will be able to request a waiver. If you meet the above criteria, you will be prompted to request a waiver in your application. The Chemical Engineering department does not grant waivers for any other circumstances.

PhD/ScD:
All Chemical Engineering graduate students in good standing are fully funded by the department. Funding in the Department of Chemical Engineering is available in the form of fellowships, research assistantships, or teaching assistantships. Students receive full tuition, a stipend, and individual health coverage. Please see the Chemical Engineering website for more details on fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships.

Chemical Engineering in Practice:
Students accepted into the PhDCEP program will be supported via Chemical Engineering Department fellowships during the first calendar year; they will be awarded research or teaching assistantships during the entire period of participation in the thesis research project. During the final year of the program, PhDCEP students will pay tuition and living expense costs from their own resources, or from graduate student loans available through MIT and other third-party sources.

Funding may vary across programs. Please see the Chemical Engineering website for more information.