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Nuclear Science and Engineering

Nuclear Science and Engineering

77 Massachusetts Avenue
Building 24-102A
Cambridge MA, 02139

617-253-3814
brandyb@mit.edu

Website:
Nuclear Science and Engineering

Apply here

Application Opens:
September 15

Deadline:
December 15 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Fee:
$75.00

Fall Term (September)

Master of Science in Nuclear Science and Engineering (SM)
Nuclear Engineer (NE)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Science (ScD)

Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)
Technology and Policy Program (TPP)
Leaders for Global Operations (LGO)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

  • General test is optional for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle
  • Institute code: 3514

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: 90 (iBT) 577 (PBT)
  • Institute code: 3514

Cambridge English Qualification (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency)

  • Minimum score required: 185
  • Electronic scores send to: MIT Graduate Admissions

  • Accelerators, Detectors & Nuclear Security
  • Fission Reactor and Fuel Cycle Engineering
  • Fusion and Plasma Physics (theory/ computation)
  • Fusion and Plasma Physics (experiment/engineering)
  • Materials (theory/computation and experiment)
  • Quantum Engineering

  • Online application
  • Statement of objectives
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • English proficiency exam scores
  • CV or Resume

Applicants who wish to apply for the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) or the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) joint programs should complete the application for that program.

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