PhD in Nuclear Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (United States) · 925 Prices Fork Road Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

About University:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Corps of Cadets ROTC program, Virginia Tech is a senior military college.

Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to some 34,400 students. It manages a research portfolio of $522 million, placing it among the top 50 universities in the U.S. for total research expenditures, top 25 in computer and information sciences and top 10 in engineering, with the latter two the highest rankings in the state. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2015, Virginia Tech was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment. As of 2015, VT had more than 240,000 living alumni worldwide.

The university's athletic teams are known as the Virginia Tech Hokies and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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About University:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Corps of Cadets ROTC program, Virginia Tech is a senior military college.

Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to some 34,400 students. It manages a research portfolio of $522 million, placing it among the top 50 universities in the U.S. for total research expenditures, top 25 in computer and information sciences and top 10 in engineering, with the latter two the highest rankings in the state. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2015, Virginia Tech was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment. As of 2015, VT had more than 240,000 living alumni worldwide.

The university's athletic teams are known as the Virginia Tech Hokies and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Program Details:

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Basic Info

Institute

College of Engineering

Degree

PhD

Duration

4 years

STEM Designated

Yes

Program

Nuclear Engineering

Expense

Living Expenses

USD 12906

Tuition Fee (Domestic)

USD 18600

Tuition Fee (International)

USD 35100

Eligibility

Minimum/ Avg Score

Undergrad GPA

3

IELTS

6.5

TOEFL

90

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Intake Deadline 1

01 Sep, 2025

(January-2026)

Intake Deadline 2

01 Oct, 2025

(January-2026)

06 Jan, 2026

(August-2026)

01 Mar, 2026

(August-2026)

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Document Required:

  • Degree Transcript

    Common Document

    Graduate Transcripts - If applicable, front and back scans of official transcripts are required. Once the application is complete, a final official graduate transcript should be mailed directly to the Mechanical Engineering Department in a sealed envelope. Undergraduate Transcripts - Front and back scans of official transcripts are required. Once the application is complete, a final official transcript should be mailed directly to the Graduate School in a sealed envelope.

  • Letter of Recommendation (LOR)

    University Specific

    Three letters of reference are required. On-line references are preferred; however, if the online reference form is not used, references should be mailed in sealed envelopes directly to the Mechanical Engineering Department.

  • Resume

    Common Document

    CV or resume

  • Statement of Purpose (SOP)

    University Specific

    Statement of Purpose - 2 pages, maximum

  • Test Score Report

    Common Document

    1) IELTS/TOEFL 2) GRE

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