Agricultural and Biological Engineering

We are pleased with your interest in our graduate program. Before you continue with the electronic application for admission, we wish to ensure that you are familiar with the minimum requirements for admission to graduate degree study in Agricultural and Biological Engineering.  It is important to recognize that although satisfaction of these basic requirements does not guarantee graduate admission, failure to satisfy these requirements may lead to automatic denial of admission.

Supporting Documents: Additional documents are required to support the application. Supporting documents should be uploaded to the online application or mailed directly to the graduate program to which you are applying, as directed below. Click the links below for details. Supporting documents include the following, unless specific instructions are noted in the requirements sections of this page:

• Transcripts
• GRE Test
• English Proficiency
• Recommendation letters
• Statement of Purpose
• Resume

Application Deadlines:  Applications and all supporting documentation must be received on or before the deadlines listed below.

Fall	Summer preceding Fall	Spring of following year
December 1 for priority consideration	December 1 for priority consideration	October 1 for priority consideration

 

Contact Information	Mailing Address	Web Sites of Interest
Name: Nikki Zimmerman  Phone: (765) 494-1166 E-mail: nzimmerm@purdue.edu	Graduate Studies Office Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department Purdue University 225 South University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2064 USA	Graduate Program Website

 

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.

Master's Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average: 
      3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE): 
      Required -- no minimum score has been set 

Additional International Applicant Requirements: 

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
      3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
      Required -- no minimum score set 
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers: 
     Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 550
     Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
     With the following minimum section requirements:
      Reading: 19
      Listening: 14
      Speaking: 18
      Writing: 18                      
• IELTS (Academic Module):
      An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
      An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
• TWE for Non-Native English Speakers: 
      Not required, but recommended 

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Speaking: 18
Writing: 18

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

IELTS (Academic Module):
Minimum overall score required: 6.5
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 6.5
Listening: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 5.5

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average: 
      3.0 or equivalent required
• Master's Degree Completion: 
      Not required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE): 
      Required -- no minimum score set 

Additional International Applicant Requirements: 

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average: 
      3.0 or equivalent required 
• Master's Degree Completion: 
      Not required 
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE): 
      Required -- no minimum score set 
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers: 
     Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 550
     Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
     With the following minimum section requirements:
      Reading: 19
      Listening: 14
      Speaking: 18
      Writing: 18                      
• IELTS (Academic Module):
      An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
      An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
• TWE for for Non-Native English Speakers 
      Not required, but recommended

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80 
With the following minimum section requirements: 
Reading: 19 
Listening: 14 
Speaking: 18 
Writing: 18

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

IELTS (Academic Module):
Minimum overall score required: 6.5
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 6.5
Listening: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 5.5

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

If you do not meet the basic requirements described above, please do not submit an electronic application until you have contacted our graduate program staff.