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Mechanical engineering focuses on the ethical creation of products, systems, and energy solutions, operating across dimensions from molecular to massive infrastructures. The principles of mechanical engineering play a vital role in every phase of creating manufactured items with mechanical components, from initial ideas to final production. Breakthroughs that will shape tomorrow's world often emerge from the fundamental realms of mass, movement, forces, and energy—the core domains of mechanical engineering.
To be admitted as a regular graduate student, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college, university, or technical school of acceptable standing. Students in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted on the condition that their bachelor’s degree is awarded before they enroll at MIT.
The minimum score required for the IELTS is 7 and the minimum score for TOEFL is 100 (iBT) 600 (PBT).