For admission to the Graduate School, an applicant must hold either (1) a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or (2) a tertiary (postsecondary) degree that is deemed comparable to a four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution. This degree must be from an officially recognized degree-granting institution in the country in which it operates.

The Master of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering is designed for students with an undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline or the applied sciences from an ABET-accredited institution who wish to pursue a graduate degree in nuclear engineering.

Incoming students must meet the following requirements: 

BS degree in engineering or a related science from an ABET-accredited institution

Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher

Recent GRE scores (5 years or newer)

English Proficiency — The language of instruction at Penn State is English. All international applicants must take and submit scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with some exceptions. Minimum test scores and exceptions are found in the English Proficiency section on the Graduate School "How to Apply" page.