Aerospace Engineering

专业介绍

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 webpages.

Unfortunately, we will not answer hypothetical questions. In the rare instance when a question is not answered on one of the above webpages or in the general response below, a personalized response may be provided. As noted in the above webpages, applicants are asked not to make inquiries about the receipt of documents. Doing so will delay our efforts to process application material.

The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department has been in existence as a separate entity since 1984. It has a faculty of 34 full-time professors, all of whom serve as Graduate Advisers to our 335 graduate students. All our faculty are engaged in research projects, usually externally funded, that produce leading contributions to engineering and science.

Please note that admission to the department is quite competitive. Recently admitted applicants have had a mean grade point average of 3.67/4.00, while their Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores on the Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical sections have averaged 79%, 92%, 84% respectively. (Note that the GRE is not required for 2024-2025.)

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 prior to submitting an application. 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 closely related field**.