Admission Requirements

Master's Degree Admission

• Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA
• B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, related Engineering, or Physics
• Admission requires approval of Graduate Committee
• 4+1 Masters Program between Nuclear Engineering & Health Sciences

Ph.D. Admission

• Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA
• M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, related Engineering, or Physics
• Admission requires approval of Graduate Committee

TOEFL

• Required for International Students
• Minimum TOEFL scores of Writing 18, Speaking 18, Listening 14, Reading 19, Total 80.
• Must have been taken within the past two years
• Purdue's Institution Code: 1631; Department Code: 69
• Learn more about TOEFL Requirements

GRE

• ONLY required for students seeking financial support
• Minimum GRE scores of 146 verbal, 159 quantitative and 3.5 analytical are expected
• Must have been taken within the past five years
• Purdue's Institution Code: 1631; Department Code: 1609

Required Documentation

See Acceptable Documents in English

• Transcripts (1 Original Copy from each institution attended will be uploaded with application; 1 Original Copy will be submitted to the Graduate School)*
   
• Degree Certificates (1 Original Copy from each degree awarded will be uploaded with application; 1 Original Copy will be submitted to the Graduate School)*
   
• Recommendation Letters (3 Required)Either submitted as paper form or on-line
   
• Official GRE/TOEFL Scores from ETS
   
• Statement of Purpose: For more detailed information, please see Writing Your Statement of Purpose
  
  * Note: International students are required to submit transcripts in both original language and English.

Submit On-line Application

Purdue Graduate School On-line Application

Financial Support

Financial support is available for all qualified and admitted graduate students in the form of graduate research assistantships and fellowships. A tuition waiver accompanies these assistantships and fellowships. In addition, assistance is provided in applying for fellowships sponsored by external agencies.

• Fellowships
• Research Assistantships

Deferment of Admission

Once you have been admitted into the School of Nuclear Engineering, it is possible to defer your admission for up to one year. To do this you need to send a letter or email to the contact at the bottom of this page, explaining why you need to defer your admission. The Graduate Chair will review your request and your file. Subject to the Graduate Chair's approval, your request to defer your admission will then be forwarded to the Graduate School for official approval. Once this is granted, you will receive a letter from the Graduate School. Please note that an approved deferral is guaranteed for up to one year ONLY. If you have been offered funding, your funding may not be guaranteed with your deferral.

Reapplication Procedures

Students who have been denied admission or whose application was incomplete may reapply according to the following procedures. The Graduate Office can reuse transcripts from previous applications less than one year old. You must update your file by submitting a new Purdue Graduate School application, application fee, statement of purpose, and official transcripts from all universities attended since your last application submission. We also require three new recommendation letters. Please note that you may not reuse previous recommendation letters. **Please note that previous admission does not guarantee future entrance into the School of Nuclear Engineering.

Graduate Program Information

For detailed information on the MS & PhD Programs within the School of Nuclear Engineering, please go to Graduate Programs.

Application Materials

Application materials need to be uploaded to your graduate application.

Should you need to submit any additional application materials, please send to:

School of Nuclear Engineering
Purdue University
Graduate Studies Office
363 N. Grant Street, #5281
West Lafayette, IN 47907

 

Phone: 765-494-5749
Fax: 765-494-9570

E-mail questions to: nuclss@purdue.edu