Applicants for Ph.D. programs who have not yet obtained a master's degree can be
admitted directly into the Ph.D. program; they may obtain a MSE during their course of
study.

Application Requirements:
biographical information.
a personal statement.
two [2] official letters of recommendation: one must be from a faculty member who is
familiar with the candidate's scholarly abilities (the only exception is the doctoral
program in CIS for which applicants must submit three [3] letters of recommendation).
one [1] official transcript in a sealed envelope of each university or college
attended.
non-refundable application fee of $80. This payment must be submitted with the online
application.
official score report for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) - required by all programs.
In addition to the GRE, all International Applicants must meet the TOEFL or IELTS
requirement indicated below. The institution code to use for the GRE exam is 2888.
In addition, applicants whose native language is not English are required to satisfy
our English language proficiency requirement by submitting:

an official score report for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)*. The
institution code for the TOEFL exam is 2888.
OR
an official score report for the International English Language Testing System
(IELTS)*.
* This requirement can be waived if the candidate has completed at least three (3)
years of academic work on a full-time basis at a university-level institution in the
United States or in a country in which English is recognized as the official language
or where the medium of instruction is English.
Applications are evaluated as a whole portfolio and not on a single criterion. Thus,
we do not adhere to strict minimums pertaining to test scores. Averages can be found
in some university publications and media such as U.S. News & World Report and
Peterson's.
Official Transcripts
All official transcripts associated with an application to a graduate program within
the School of Engineering and Applied Science must be mailed to the following address:

University of Pennsylvania
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Graduate Admissions
111 Towne Building
220 S. 33rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6391