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Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering
Cornell University
✓ Last verified Oct 4, 2026
Entry requirements
- Grades
- GPA (4.0 scale) — Typical 3.6–3.6Preferred
- English
- IELTS — Minimum 7Required
- Tests
- GREOptional
- Prior degree
- Engineering/STEM degreeRequired
- Differential equations, linear algebra and a physics sequenceRequired
- Other
- EssayRequired
- Accepted English tests
- TOEFL iBT section minimums: Speaking 4.5 (former scale 23), Reading 4.5 (former 22), Listening 5.0 (former 22), Writing 5.0 (former 24); no overall TOEFL minimum stated. IELTS Academic overall 7.0. Cornell Graduate School: scores valid two years at the deadline; standing exemptions for US bachelor's, degree from an English-official-language country taught in English, or 2 consecutive years study/work in an English-speaking country within the last 10 years.
- Other requirements
- Three letters of recommendation; resume required; one-page academic statement of purpose; personal statement; official transcripts. 'A typical admit to our program has a GPA 3.6/4.0' (single typical value, entered in both typical columns). No minimum GPA or China-specific requirement published. Same page covers M.Eng. Aerospace Engineering. Tests: GRE optional (page: 'Not required'); ESSAY required.