Chemical Engineering

Program Information

Degrees Offered Full-Time/Part-Time
MS FT/PT
PhD FT/PT
Areas of Concentration
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Applications
  • Biophysics
  • Bioreactors
  • Biosensors
  • Drug Delivery
  • Electronic Materials Processing
  • Fuel Cells
  • Molecular Simulations
  • Nanotechnology
  • Polymer Composites
  • Polymer Processing
  • Polymers
  • Process Control
  • Protein Science
  • Reactor Engineering
  • Solar Cells

Requirements

For details regarding the items below please review the Admission Application Checklist.

  • Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation – Use the Electronic Letter of Recommendation form to submit your recommendation letters
  • GRE  – Minimum score varies
  • Essay – Approximately 500 words explaining your reasons for pursuing a degree from Drexel; your short-term and long-term career plans; and how your background, experience, interest, and/or values, when combined with a Drexel degree, will enable you to pursue these goals successfully

    You may submit your essay by mail or through the Drexel University Admission Essay form
  • Résumé – You may submit your résumé by mail or email it as an attachment to enroll@drexel.edu

For international students or applicants who earned a degree outside of the U.S.

  • Minimum TOEFL  — 100/600/250  — scores will be reviewed based on section scores and total scores (IELTS scores may be submitted in lieu of TOEFL scores)
  • I-20 Application and supporting financial documents

Deadlines for Full-Time Students

Application must be submitted and completed by January 1 to be considered for assistantships.

Please view our academic calendar for term start dates.

Fall (Sept.) Winter (Jan.) Spring (March) Summer (June)
U.S. Students Sept. 1 Nov. 23 Feb. 22 N/A
International Students June 13 N/A N/A N/A

International Students: Consideration for a term other than fall requires special permission from the academic department prior to application.

Deadlines for Part-Time Students

Fall (Sept.) Winter (Jan.) Spring (March) Summer (June)
U.S. Students Sept. 1 Nov. 23 Feb. 22 May 24

Decisions are made on a rolling basis beginning in mid-February.

Mailing Addresses

By Postal Mail
Drexel University
Application Processing
PO Box 34789
Philadelphia, PA 19101-4789

By Express Courier
(DHL, FedEx, UPS, etc.)

Drexel University
Application Processing
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2876

For more information

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1-800-2-DREXEL
1-215-895-6700 (International) 
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