Graduate Admissions | Mechanical Engineering
 
 
 

Graduate Admissions

Application Deadlines

Fall Semester: International Applicants: March 15th
Domestic Applicants: one month prior to the first day of classes
Spring Semester: International Applicants: August 15th
Domestic Applicants: one month prior to the first day of classes

**We do not accept applications for the Summer Session.*


Application Materials
(Please send the materials to the appropriate receiver as indicated below. Failure to do so will delay the processing of your application.)

  • Application
    May be submitted electronically or printed out and mailed to the Graduate School. Application Form
  • Application Fee: Domestic Applicants: $50, International Applicants: $65
    Click here to pay electronically.
  • One Official Copy of Transcripts from all Colleges or Universities Attended
  • Official GRE Scores from ETS (register for test here)
    School code: 1837
    Department code: 1502
  • Official TOEFL Scores from ETS (register for test here) or Official IELTS scores (register for test here)
    (Only for applicants who received Bachelor’s degree outside the United States)
    School code: 1837
    Department code: 68

**Send the above items to:**
Kathy Ice-Wedding
The Graduate School
University of Kentucky
202C Ezra Gillis Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0033
(859) 257-4618

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  • Resume (International students: please specify which is your first name and which is your family name.)
  • Statement of Purpose (International students: please specify which is your first name and which is your family name.)
  • Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
    There is no form to accompany these letters and there is no specified format.
  • Copies of Transcripts from all Colleges or Universities Attended

**Send the above four items to:**
Peter Hayman
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Program
University of Kentucky
151 Ralph G. Anderson Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0503


Application Status

You may check the status of your application at the following address:
https://www.research.uky.edu/cfdocs/gs/admissions/logon/LogonStat.cfm

This process requires a User ID and Password. The User ID is your Social Security Number or Temporary ID Number. The password is your birthdate entered in the following format: mm/dd/yyyy.

If you require information beyond application status, such as information about application materials and !-20s, you should contact your Admissions Officer in the Graduate School:

Kathy Ice-Wedding

Email: ice@uky.edu

Phone: 859-257-4618

Office: 202C Ezra Gillis Building