Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Transcripts
• Recommendation Letters
• Academic Statement of Purpose
• Personal History Statement
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  • The GRE is optional for all applicants. Be aware that applicants with a lower GPA or from a school that Purdue ECE may not be familiar with may benefit from providing strong GRE scores.
• Resume

• This program accepts the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars basic requirements as described on the English Proficiency Requirements page.
• Besides satisfying the above minimum requirements, ECE requires one of the following writing scores for admission:
  • TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (IBT): Minimum Overall Required Score: 80 (For exams taken before January 21, 2026)
    Minimum section requirements:
    • Reading: 19
    • Listening: 14
    • Speaking: 18
    • Writing: 22
  • TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (IBT): Minimum Overall Required Score: 4 (For exams taken on or after January 21, 2026)
    Minimum section requirements:
    • Reading: 4
    • Listening: 3.5
    • Speaking: 3.5
    • Writing: 4.5
  • IELTS: 6 or higher

• Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
  • 3.25 or equivalent (A=4.0)

• Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
  • 3.25 or equivalent (A=4.0; Average GPA of admitted students is 3.6)

*December 1 is the deadline for priority consideration for financial support. Only a limited number of admissions will be granted to applicants whose application is completed after December 1. The final deadline is April 1.

• Current master’s students wishing to move to a doctoral degree program in this same graduate program will not be required to submit a new application.
• Bachelor’s level students are normally considered for admission into the Master’s program; however, bachelor’s level students with exceptionally strong undergraduate records may apply for and be considered for direct admission into the Ph.D. degree program.
• Letters of Recommendation should be submitted online. If your recommenders are unable to submit electronically, you must download the recommendation form and complete the top portion before giving to your recommender(s) to include with their letter.
• International applicants who want to be considered for a teaching assistantship must submit the IBT TOEFL and have a Speaking score of 23.
• Non-native English speakers who do not take the TOEFL cannot be considered for TA positions.