BS Integrated Engineering Studies (MIES) at Northwestern University

Programme overview

Create a customized major for your bachelor's degree at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. Engineering is the combination of timeless knowledge, such as the ability to think in terms of systems and analysis, and frontier knowledge driven by inexorable technological innovation. While the interests and aspirations of most undergraduate students in McCormick are well-supported by our departmental degree programs , some students have visions that motivate them to explore new, emerging connections between fields.

Faculty: McCormick School of Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Evanston, IL, United States

What you will study

Once an MIES proposal has been approved by the McCormick Curriculum Committee, it will go to the faculty committee in order to secure its recommendation to the entire McCormick faculty for official approval.

Career pathways

Many career opportunities and advanced research efforts cross these boundaries and thus define new areas of application and study. MIES students put themselves on a mission to explore new territories, to address new and important problems, and to travel high-impact career paths.

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Application information

USD 71,802 a year (2026-27). Undergraduate tuition for 2026-27 (full-time $23,934 per quarter, fall/winter/spring); a single rate for all full-time undergraduate degree programmes; excludes room and board, student health, activity and athletics fees and health insurance. Source

Undergraduate terms run fall, winter and spring (quarter system); first-year applicants apply through Early Decision, Regular Decision or QuestBridge.

First-year deadlines for 2026-27: QuestBridge October 1, 2026; Early Decision November 1, 2026 (decisions December 2026); Regular Decision January 4, 2027 (decisions March 2027). Transfer: Early Decision March 1, 2027; Regular Decision April 1, 2027 (priority deadline for Bienen transfer applicants January 4, 2027).

Apply through the Common Application or Apply Coalition with Scoir (QuestBridge for QuestBridge applicants). The nonrefundable application fee is $75 or a fee waiver. Northwestern is test-optional and does not require SAT or ACT scores.

Graduate applications for 2026-27 open September 15, 2026; deadlines vary by programme. The Graduate School application fee is $95 and nonrefundable, paid by credit or debit card.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.northwestern.edu/apply/

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