The Civil and Environmental Engineering department expects an applicant to have earned a Bachelor's degree in the field or an equivalent by the time they register in a CEE program. Applicants should possess a very strong background in math, physics, chemistry, or engineering. Admission is extremely competitive.
Applicants without a Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering may be eligible to apply if they have equivalent academic experience. To determine if you have equivalent experience, read through the Bachelor's Civil or Environmental Engineering program requirements and review the required courses.
Average undergraduate GPA of our Fall 2021 PhD class is 3.74/4.0 and for the Master's cohort is 3.56/4.0.
Letters of Recommendation
Applicants who attended or graduated from non-U.S. institutions should upload copies of official transcripts and degree documents
Applicants who must demonstrate English language proficiency through test scores but do so through either TOEFL or IELTS. Minimum scores for admission are below.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL IBT - 84