PhD in Industrial Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (United States) · University of Illinois Urbana and Champaign, Illinois, United States

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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University of Illinois system and was founded in 1867. Enrolling over 56,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the University of Illinois is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the nation. Illinois contains 16 schools and colleges and offers more than 150 undergraduate and over 100 graduate programs of study. The university holds 651 buildings on 6,370 acres (2,578 ha) and its annual operating budget in 2016 was over $2 billion. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also operates a Research Park home to innovation centers for over 90 start-up companies and multinational corporations, including Abbott, AbbVie, Caterpillar, Capital One, Dow, State Farm, and Yahoo, among others.

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Program Details:

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Institute

Grainger College of Engineering

Degree

PhD

Duration

5-6 years

STEM Designated

Yes

Program

Industrial Engineering

Expense

Living Expenses

USD 20000

Tuition Fee (Domestic)

USD 20700

Tuition Fee (International)

USD 39300

Eligibility

Minimum/ Avg Score

GRE Verbal

155

GRE Quant

167

TOEFL

103

IELTS

7.5

Duolingo

135

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Deadlines:

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Intake Deadline 1

15 Sep, 2025

(January-2026)

Intake Deadline 2

15 Jan, 2026

(August-2026)

Document Required:

  • Degree Certificate

    Common Document

    Certificate of degree in English and native language (if earned)

  • Degree Transcript

    Common Document

    Transcripts in English and native language (may be unofficial, but applicant name and university name must appear)

  • Financials (proof of income)

    Common Document

    All international applicants requesting visa eligibility documents (I-20 or DS-2019) are required to demonstrate that they have adequate financial resources to cover the cost of their education while in the United States. Financial documentation is required as part of the application process in order for visa eligibility documents (I-20 or DS-2019) to the U.S. to be issued. International applicants should upload the documentation directly to the online application using the Declaration and Certification of Finances form. This form includes the amount of funding required and the type of documentation required.

  • Letter of Recommendation (LOR)

    University Specific

    Three letters of recommendation

  • Passport

    Common Document

    A copy of your passport and current visa, if applicable, must be uploaded to the application. If you do not have a passport, you will be required to have one before the visa eligibility documents can be sent, if admitted. Please note that a visa is not required of students completing our online masters degree.

  • Personal Statement

    University Specific

    Do you have any personal experiences, achievements, strengths, or circumstances not discussed in your academic statement that you would like to include or that you believe will help you succeed in our program?

  • Resume

    Common Document

    Current Resume

  • Statement of Purpose (SOP)

    University Specific

    Write a statement that answers the following questions (recommended length: 750 words max): How has your academic background, including any training, research, or other academic experiences, prepared you for graduate study? What are your intellectual interests and what scholarly questions are you interested in exploring in graduate study? Are there any specific faculty members whose research interests align with your own that you would like to work with? How will our program help you achieve your intellectual and professional goals?

  • Test Score Report

    Common Document

    1. IELTS/TOEFL/Duolingo 2. GRE

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