MS Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University

Programme overview

Chemical engineers touch all aspects of our lives, such as the production, distribution and maintenance of a safe supply of food and water, medicines that keep us healthy, the clothes that keep us warm, and the fuel that we use for transportation. Below you’ll find more information about working as a chemical engineer and the ISU Chemical and Biological Engineering experience. We are a community of faculty, staff and students immersed in nationally and internationally recognized chemical and biological research.

Faculty: Graduate College | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Priority consideration deadlines for Fall admission are December 1 (international applicants) and January 1 (domestic applicants). Applications for Spring admission are due on September 15. | Location: Ames, IA, United States

What you will study

Areas of specialization/research: Biomedicine and Biotechnology; Energy and Sustainability; Materials Design and Discovery; Modeling, Simulation, and Data Science.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate College requirements: 4 year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) Academic Records/Transcripts Minimum 3.0 GPA (Program may alter requirement.) Proof of English Proficiency. Programme-specific requirements: Program Requires GRE: No Program Requires GMAT: No

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms for first-year applicants include Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027. International undergraduate applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and may be submitted up to one year before the intended start date; applying at least six to eight weeks in advance is strongly recommended.

Graduate application fee: $60 for domestic applicants and $100 for international applicants (nonrefundable), a separate fee for each program applied to; some programs postpone fee collection until after review. Deadlines are set by each graduate program.

Apply through the official page: https://apps.admissions.iastate.edu/apply/online/

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