Thank you for your interest in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Graduate Programs. Please review our admissions requirements before contacting us, for many questions can be answered by reading the instructions, reading the UCLA Graduate Education Admissions FAQs, as well as the MAE department’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at the bottom of this page.

Due to the high volume of inquiries, applicants will not receive a personalized response. In recent years, we have found that 97% of the responses to these inquiries can be found on our FAQ admission webpage or the UCLA Graduate Education Admissions FAQs. Most questions can be answered by simply reviewing or searching a topic, such as GRE, TOEFL, official transcripts, personal statement,  and document status on the above web pages.

The UCLA Application for Graduate Admission should be used to apply. The online application includes complete instructions and further information.

University regulations do not permit an applicant to apply to more than one major. Please decide which of our programs is most appropriate for you before applying. Applicants with existing MS or PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering or closely related areas will not be admitted for a duplicate degree at the same level.

Those admitted to the Ph.D. program without a master’s degree are required to complete the UCLA M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering while proceeding toward the Ph.D.

Students who already hold a M.S. or Ph.D in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering or in a closely related field will not be admitted for a duplicate degree at the same level.  Furthermore, after entering the program, no change in degree objective will be approved that would result in the granting of a duplicate degree at a level for which a student has an existing degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering or a closely related field**.

APPLICATION FEE

The nonrefundable application fee is $135.00 for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents and $155.00 for all other applicants. UCLA accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover.

For questions about fee waivers, review carefully the guidelines established by UCLA. Refrain from contacting the department to request fee waivers. You must follow the instructions outlined on the UCLA Graduate Education. This includes uploading all required documents by the deadline. Failure to upload required documents, uploading illegible documents, uploading documents without redacting social security numbers, or otherwise not following instructions will cause your fee waiver to be rejected.