Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS and PhD)

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor College of Engineering · Ann Arbor, MI

Field: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Degrees: Master's, PhD
Application fee: $75
GRE: Not required
Letters: 3 (recommendations)

Deadlines

PhD application, fall entry: Dec. 15, 2026
Master's application, fall entry: Jan. 15, 2027

Essays

Academic Statement of Purpose (1-3 pages)

Statement about your academic and research background, your career goals, and how Michigan's graduate program will help you meet your career and educational objectives.

Personal Statement (1 page)

This is not the Academic Statement of Purpose, but a discussion of the personal journey/story that has led to your decision to seek a graduate degree.

Editor's notes

Michigan asks for two separate documents, and they should not overlap: a 1-3 page academic statement on research background, goals and fit, and a 1-page personal statement about the path that led you to graduate school. The department calls both statements extremely important for admission and for fellowships and research assistantships, and it encourages naming the faculty whose research interests you in the statement of purpose. PhD applicants are considered for departmental aid automatically, and the PhD deadline (December 15) comes a month before the master's deadline.