MS Express
The MS Express application is a simplified process of applying to Columbia Engineering's Master of Science programs available to currently enrolled seniors at Columbia Engineering, Columbia College, Barnard, General Studies and young alumni (young alumni are students who graduated from Columbia Engineering, Columbia College, Barnard, or General Studies within the last five years).
Columbia Engineering undergraduates and young alumni may apply to any engineering MS program using the express application.
Applicants from Columbia College, Barnard, or General Studies may apply to select engineering MS programs based on their undergraduate major and minor.
Check Your Program Eligibility
A minimum cumulative 3.30 GPA is required.
Why apply through MS Express?
- Columbia undergraduate students may apply up to 15 credits earned while an undergraduate toward a Columbia Engineering Master’s degree, provided these credits are not applied toward their Bachelor’s degree—thereby reducing the time required to complete the graduate degree.
- During the senior year of their undergraduate program, some students may save tuition by taking graduate classes while paying the undergraduate tuition rate.
- Advanced courses have the same prerequisites that students may have fulfilled while taking science and engineering courses as undergraduates.
Application Requirements
- Official transcripts
- Personal statement
- Resume or CV
- Contact information for three reference providers
- No application fee required
Explore Accelerated Pathways
Columbia Engineering offers two accelerated pathways to graduate study.
- MS Express offers broader flexibility across disciplines and graduate program options, including recent alumni.
- Integrated BS/MS is designed for current students in certain majors pursuing both degrees in the same field.
Both pathways provide an efficient route to advanced study.