The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers study leading to the degrees of Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the field of study “Electrical Engineering” with one of the following two areas of concentration:

1. Information, Communication, Decision, and Biosystems
2. Electronics, Photonics, and Biophotonics

An M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering without an area of concentration is also available.

This program requires three Letters of Recommendation. PLEASE NOTE: All departmental requirements, (ie. Personal Statement, Recommendations) must be submitted via the Graduate School On-line Application System.

Any Departmental Requirement submitted to us on paper, via e-mail or fax will not be accepted and will result in an application status of “Incomplete”, until such time that it has been properly submitted online.

You must also submit a Statement of Purpose Letter (Personal Statement). This document should tell your program’s admissions committee all you would like to bring out in a personal interview. Include your reasons for undertaking graduate work, your ultimate plans, and how you happened to select the field in which you hope to concentrate. Details about your preparation, your strengths and weaknesses as a student, any academic honors, scholarships, or fellowships you have received, will all be helpful. The committee wants to know those things about you that cannot be expressed quantitatively.

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All applicants are required to submit test scores from the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Test scores can be waived by the departmental graduate committee for current University of Connecticut students or graduates, or applicants who have an undergraduate degree in engineering, math or science with a GPA >= 3.75 from a US university. For Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 applicants, the GRE requirement is waived.

There are no specific minimum scores on the Quantitative, Verbal, and Analytical parts of GRE. A high score, especially on the Quantitative part, can improve the competitiveness of your application.

Please see the graduate school policy regarding English Proficiency requirements and waivers.

There are several ways for well-qualified graduate students to obtain financial support with which to pursue their advanced degrees. This support, in the form of pre-doctoral fellowships and graduate assistantships (research and teaching) is available on a competitive basis. Students desiring financial aid are encouraged to submit their applications early. Application fee waivers are considered in certain circumstances, and on a limited basis (the capacity for waivers for the 24/25 Academic year for ECE department has been reached).

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IN ADVANCE OF THE FULL REVIEW PROCESS WHETHER A PARTICULAR APPLICANT WILL QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL AID.

Up to six credits of advanced course work completed or to be completed at other institutions may be approved for transfer to the student’s graduate program at the University of Connecticut, pending the condition that the grades earned in these courses are B or higher, and that the advisory committee approves the transfer.

Domestic students who do not satisfy the admissions requirements, or do not wish to be accepted into the regular graduate programs, can take courses under the non-degree status.

Non-degree students may register for courses in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with the approval of the department head. A student who wishes to take courses on a non-degree basis must register through the Office of Credit Extension, U-56, Phone: (860) 486-3832.

Information about our graduate program and the faculty is most easily obtained via a visit to our web site. 

For all routine communications regarding admissions, questions can be sent to:

Director of Graduate Admissions
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Connecticut
371 Fairfield Way, Unit 4157
Storrs, CT 06269-4157
USA

Telephone: (860) 486-4816

Fax: (860) 486-2447

Email Director of Graduate Admissions, Lei Wang.

Email Graduate Application Processor, Jodi Peterson.

Please check the grad school website for deadlines.

While acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis, all admission decisions involving international applicants will be made by April 15^th (for Fall admission) or October 15^th (for Spring admission). Please note that it takes the Graduate School up to two weeks after the department submits its recommendation to make the final decision and inform the applicant.

3915

1. 1201– Computer Engineering,
2. 1202-Communications Engineering,
3. 1203-Electrical Engineering,
4. 1204-Electronics Engineering,
5. 1299-Electrical & Electronics Engineering-Other,
6. 1612-Systems Engineering, or
7. 1699-Engineering-Other

Since our department does not use these codes to locate your scores, it doesn’t matter which one you use.

Since TOEFL/IELTS scores, GPAs and transcripts are a university level requirement, they are all handled by the Graduate School. Therefore, you should contact the Graduate School directly with any questions that you might have (including which codes to use). They may be reached at (860) 486-3617 or gradschool@uconn.edu.

We are no longer offering application fee waivers.