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 all applicants

ChemE does not accept GRE scores and will not consider GRE scores in the evaluation of your application. If you have shared your scores in other applications, these scores will not be visible to the review committee.

For international applicants

All international applicants are required to submit valid English Language Proficiency test scores unless an applicant meets the eligibility requirements for an automatic exemption from the ELP Test Score requirement. Please see the accepted score types for applicants to the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and instructions on how to send your scores to MIT below.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

• Minimum score required: 7
• Electronic scores send to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate
• Current scores only; scores must be less than 2 years old by the application deadline

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

• iBT Minimum score: 100 (iBT) or 5 (iBT26)
• Institute code: 3514
• Current scores only; scores must be less than 2 years old by the application deadline

Duolingo English Test (DET)

• Minimum score required: 135
• Electronic scores send to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Graduate Admissions
• Current scores only; scores must be less than 2 years old by the application deadline

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

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

Department ELP Waiver Policy

It is required that international applicants must provide sufficient evidence of English proficiency in order to be considered for admission to the Department of Chemical Engineering. The Department of Chemical Engineering does not grant waivers for the English Language Proficiency test requirement under any circumstances. We are not accepting appeals to this policy at this time.

Please plan to submit valid test scores prior to the deadline.

Test Score Verification

All test scores shared with MIT must be verified by the testing agency in order to be reviewed. If you do not see your score verification status change upon submission, you may request assistance with test score verification in your application status portal. Test scores must be verified prior to December 1 at 11:59 pm EST.

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.