Industrial Engineering

• Transcripts
• Recommendation Letters
• Academic Statement of Purpose
• Personal History Statement
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) GRE is optional
• Resume

Residential

The following English proficiency minimum scores are required by this program for the tests listed below. To view additional English proficiency options accepted by this program and the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, visit the English Proficiency Requirements page.

TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (IBT): Minimum Overall Required Score: 90 (For exams taken before January 21, 2026)
Minimum section requirements:

• Reading: 19
• Listening: 14
• Speaking: 18
• Writing: 18

TOEFL: Essentials: Minimum Overall Required Score: 9.5 (For exams taken on or after January 21, 2026)
Minimum section requirements:

• Reading: 8
• Listening: 8
• Speaking: 8
• Writing: 8

Online

No English Proficiency requirement

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average (recommended): 3.4/4.0 or equivalent

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average (recommended): 3.0/4.0 or equivalent

• Master’s Degree Completion (recommended) with Grade Point Average: 3.4/4.0 or equivalent 

• Multi-year fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships are available on a competitive basis, with higher priority given to top PhD applicants who have demonstrated research ability through publication and/or a Master’s thesis, and Master’s thesis applicants who have demonstrated research ability. 
• To be reviewed for funding, you must apply by December 1 for the fall semester and September 1 for the spring semester.
• June 1 is the final date we will consider PMP – International applications; you may or may not secure a Visa appointment in time, so be aware.
• PhD and Master’s with thesis applicants only should complete the faculty preferences information on their application.
• Professional Master’s Program is available for on campus students only and ineligible for Purdue University funded assistantships or other appointments that grant waivers of tuition and/or academic fees anywhere on campus.