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Master'sSwitzerland · Engineering
MSc Mechanical Engineering
ETH Zurich
✓ Last verified Oct 4, 2026
Entry requirements
- Grades
- Percentage — Minimum 88Required
- English(Any one of these tests)
- IELTS — Minimum 7Required
- TOEFL — Minimum 100Required
- CAE — Minimum 193Required
- Tests
- GRERequired
- Prior degree
- University Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a discipline satisfying the academic prerequisitesRequired
- knowledge equivalent to ETH's 121-credit Mechanical Engineering requirement profile, incl. Analysis I-III, Linear Algebra, Computer Science I-II, Probability Theory and Machine LearningRequired
- Accepted English tests
- Level C1 proof required by the application deadline. IELTS Academic (incl. IELTS Online) 7.0 overall with min. 6.0 in each section; TOEFL iBT (incl. Home Edition) 100 for tests taken before 21 Jan 2026, 5.0 on the new scale for tests taken after 21 Jan 2026; C1 Advanced Grade B (193); C2 Proficiency Grade C (200). TOEFL/IELTS/CAE max. 2 years old; CPE and CAE Grade A max. 5 years old. Exemption: Bachelor's programme taught entirely in English, officially confirmed by the university. Also accepted: CPE 200.
- How grades are compared
- China: minimum overall average grade 88/100 or 3.6/4; applicants whose current average is below the published minimum have 'no prospect of success' (https://ethz.ch/en/studies/master/application/international-bachelor/prerequisites/minimum-grade-requirements.html)
- Other requirements
- GRE required for applicants whose Bachelor's degree is not from an EU/EFTA member state; minimum expected scores: Analytical 4.5 / 85%, Quantitative 168 / 80%, Verbal 158 / 82%; GRE cannot be replaced by GMAT or a Subject Test. Two academic recommendation letters covering academic performance, comments on current GPA, ranking versus peers, and communication skills. One-page motivation letter in English including the choice of tutors; choose three tutors in order of preference. Programme is 90 ECTS (1.5 years). Missing prerequisites may be imposed as additional requirements. Tests: GRE required (minimum expected: Quantitative 168, Verbal 158, Analytical Writing 4.5).