Mechanical engineering

Applicants for the M.Engr. mechanical engineering program must meet the following degree-specific admission requirements: 

• Education level: Bachelor's
• GPA: 3.0
• GRE: Yes (for applicants with a non-ABET degree)
• TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo: 79/6.5/115 (for applicants whose education was completed in countries where English is not an official language)
• Number of references: Two
• Other requirements:
  • Recommended minimum scores for GRE:
    • Verbal: 151
    • Quantitative: 153
    • Analytical Writing: 4.0

Program availability

Concentration: Non-thesis

Semester intake: Fall, Spring, Summer

• Eligible for 4+1 admission
• Eligible for Expedited admission for U of I undergraduates
• Eligible for international admission

Deadlines: General application deadlines

View the Mechanical Engineering Department graduate student handbook 

Visit Graduate Admissions to learn more and start your application.

Mechanical Engineering contact: Eric Wolbrecht, ewolbrec@uidaho.edu

Graduate Admissions contact: graduateadmissions@uidaho.edu; 208-885-4001 

Funding opportunities are generally not available in the form of teaching, research assistantships or fellowships to Master of Engineering (M.Engr) degree students. Consider a Master of Science degree option if funding is a concern.

To learn about various ways to fund your graduate degree, check out Graduate Funding.  

For detailed information about the cost of attendance, visit Financial Aid. 

This program could be a good fit if you:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.  
• Want to build advanced expertise in a specialized area of mechanical engineering.  
• Enjoy challenging problems and finding innovative solutions.  
• Perform well both independently and as part of a team.
• Want to broaden your technical career opportunities.
• Are interested in career paths focused on technical engineering. 

Clubs

Our college offers 20+ clubs and organizations tied to international and national engineering organizations, including national competition teams.

Learn about clubs related to your major:

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Humanitarian Engineering Corps (HEC)
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• Robotics Club
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society (TBP)
• Vandal Atmospheric Science Team (VAST)
• Vandal Motorsports (SAE-Baja Competition)