IEOR Master of Engineering Program

Decide on a Program

The Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department offers the following Master of Engineering concentrations:

• General (Full-Time or Part-Time)
• FinTech

Applicants who apply to the FinTech program will be automatically considered for the General program if not eligible for FinTech.

Deadlines

Each year, the application deadline is in January for the following fall term.

For Fall 2020, the application deadline is January 6, 2020 at 8:59pm PT.

We accept applications once per year for a fall semester program start.

Tuition/Financial Aid

Please visit the Fung Institute website for information regarding tuition and financial aid.

There is no separate application process to be considered for funding. All applicants are considered for aid.

Online Application

The fall term application is available every year in September. When available, applicants may find it HERE.

Applicants may apply to only one single degree program or one concurrent degree program per admission term.

Application Fee

You apply for graduate admission online, and will be required to submit the application fee using a major credit card. The application fee is not refundable. If you are a U.S. Citizen or current Permanent Resident, the application fee is $105; for all others, the fee is $125 (Application Fee Waiver Information).

Berkeley students and alumni who have received or will be conferred a bachelors degree from Berkeley are automatically granted fee waivers. More information HERE.

Transcripts

Please review the transcript submission requirements HERE.

Please note, applicants are not required to mail transcripts to our office at the time of application. For the application review process, applicants should upload all required materials to the online application.

International applicants should review the provided website for detailed information as to what documents are needed to upload.

When submitting your application, do not convert your GPA to a 4.0 scale. Indicate your GPA as it relates to your home institution grading scale.

Applicants are expected to have their Bachelor's degree conferred by the start of the intended MEng IEOR start term, not by the application deadline.

GRE

GRE scores are required and official test scores should be received by the application deadline. More details HERE.

There are no substitutions (e.g. GMAT, work experience) for submitting the GRE.

We do not have a minimum GRE score requirement as we conduct a comprehensive review.

UC Berkeley current undergraduates and alumni who earned their Berkeley Bachelor's degree with a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA are not required to submit GRE scores. This option is open to any UC Berkeley current undergraduates and alumni from all majors, though we strongly recommend the GRE for those who hold non-technical degrees or feel the scores would be a positive addition to their application. Applicants can leave the GRE score blank or list a zero score.

TOEFL/IELTS

All applicants from countries in which the official language is not English are required to submit official evidence of English language proficiency.

TOEFL and IELTS submission instructions and exemption information may be found HERE.

The university minimum requires for the purposes of admission that your most recent TOEFL score must be at least 90 or 7 for the IELTS. There are no minimum band score requirements.

The MEng IEOR program recommends a minimum TOEFL overall score of 100 to be competitive in the applicant pool.

Essays

Letters of Recommendation

Three letters of recommendation are required and should come from academic or professional experiences where individuals can speak to your potential success in the MEng IEOR program.

Resume

Be sure to upload your resume so that the admission committee may gain a more in depth understanding about your academic and professional experiences.

Status Check

After submitting your application, you may check the status of the materials received or processed, such as: fee waivers, test scores, letters of recommendation, and admission decision.

We ask that applicants do not contact the department to request a status check. If there are missing materials needed to continue review, we will notify the applicant.

Decision Notification

You will be notified of your application decision by email which will be posted on your status page.

If you have received a fellowship offer, you will be receiving a separate email announcing your award details.

Admissions decisions will be released in early March.

Admitted Students

We encourage applicants who have received an offer of admission to submit the Statement of Intent to Register as soon as they have decided on a graduate program and no later than April 15th.

After a student accepts an offer of admission, the student will begin to receive information regarding registration, orientation, and his/her I-20 (for international students).

We kindly ask that all admitted students inform us of their intention to attend (accept or decline).

Deferring Admission

Admitted students who have accepted their admission offer may request for their application to be deferred to the following fall term by emailing the MEng IEOR admissions office with the following information:

• Name
• Student ID
• Reason for deferral

If the department approves, a deferral recommendation will be forwarded to the Graduate Division. The Graduate Division will then review and issue a final decision on the deferral application.

More information may be found HERE.

Denied Students

The admission committee conducts a comprehensive and thorough review of each application. We are unable to offer specific reasons for denial. While we do not want to deny applicants, admission to Berkeley, particularly to our graduate program, is extremely competitive with generally more qualified applications received than allotted slots for new students.