Admissions

Special Information for Spring and Fall Applicants

The GRE requirement has been waived for our programs at this time.

For your application, we will accept scanned copies of transcripts and degree certificates instead of original documents.

Please do not mail any physical documents to the address below unless you are accepted into one of our programs. If admitted, you will be required to present original documents for registration after your first semester.

Fall Deadlines 

• MS: Priority 5/1/2025; International 5/1/2025; Hard Deadlines for Domestic 6/15/2025

• PhD: Priority 1/15/2025; International 5/1/2025; Hard Deadlines 6/15/2025

Spring Deadlines

• MS: Priority 11/1/2025; International 10/17/2025; Hard Deadlines for Domestic 12/15/2025
• PhD: Priority 10/1/2025; International 10/17/2025; Hard Deadlines for Domestic 12/15/2025

Application Link

Link to Apply

Need-Based Application Fee Waivers
A limited number of need-based application fee waivers are available. Please review the fee waiver requirements outlined by the Graduate School at Stony Brook University.

If you would like to request consideration for a waiver, please email ecegradcoordinator@stonybrook.edu. In your message, explain your situation and the reasons you are requesting a waiver. If available, include supporting documents such as your academic transcripts, class ranking, etc.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum GPA
  • Equal to a 3.3 (determined as per calculation by Graduate School)
• GRE

	Minimum GRE (Old Scoring)	Minimum GRE (New Scoring)
Verbal	500	150
Quantitative	700	159
Written Analytical	3	3

TOEFL/IELTS

Beginning January 21, 2026, TOEFL iBT score reports will feature a new 1 – 6 scale, in half point increments 

• Exams taken prior to 1/21/2026: Overall score of 90 for doctoral applicants and 80 for master’s applicants. 
• Exams taken after 1/21/2026: Total score of 5 for doctoral applicants and 4.5 for master’s applicants.

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  Application Requirements for Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Engineering Artificial Intelligence

  How To Apply

  To apply for admission to the Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Engineering Artificial Intelligence programs, you must complete our online Admissions Application Form. Please note that hard copies of the application will not be accepted.

  Required Graduate Application Materials

  In addition to your online application, the following original documents must be submitted:

• Two (2) Official Transcripts from all previously attended Colleges or Universities listed on your application
• Two (2) Official Degree Certificates or Provisional Certificates from all previously attended Colleges or Universities listed on your application
• Letters of Recommendation that have not been submitted electronically through your application
• Original report pages of IETLS exams 

Where to Submit Documents

• All Hard Copy Application Materials Should Be Mailed to:
  
  Stony Brook University
  
  Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
  
  Light Engineering Building, Room 273
  
  Stony Brook, NY 11794-2350 

• Exam scores should be reported on your application and submitted electronically through ETS using the University Code 2548
• All other application materials should be submitted electronically through Apply Yourself under Supplemental Materials
• Do not send:
  • Financial documents or bank statements with your application materials
  • Secondary School mark-sheets, achievement awards, and certificates

Checking on the Status of Your Application

• We appreciate your patience as we process a high volume of applications. We kindly request that you refrain from emailing or calling the department to check on your application status until AFTER the admission deadline for the term you have applied.
• Offer letters will be sent electronically to the email address you used in your ‘Apply Yourself’ Application. Please ensure your email address on the application is correct and current.