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Graduate Application: Graduate Application & Fees

Applying, fees, updating an application, application status

Prospective students interested in applying to the Robotics Graduate Program must submit a Rackham Graduate School online application.

Application fees and payment

Rackham Graduate School lists required fees and waiver information, which includes:

  • United States citizen & permanent resident: $75
  • Non-Resident: $90
  • Current University of Michigan (U-M) Ann Arbor Rackham graduate student: $10
  • The application fee is non-refundable and subject to change.
  • All prospective students pay the application fee in order for their application to be processed and submitted to Robotics, unless they received an approved Rackham application fee waiver or a need-based fee grant.

Fee Waivers: The Robotics Program does not provide fee waivers or grants. For information about fee waivers and need-based grants for Ph.D. and MSE applicants, see the Rackham website.

Enrollment Deposit: An enrollment deposit is not required.

What application to submit

Michigan Robotics offers two graduate degrees: Master's of Science (MS) and a PhD in Robotics, however, there are several applications to choose from.

PhD Application
This is for all applicants who will have completed at least a Bachelor's degree by the beginning of their PhD program.

MS Application
This is for all applicants who will have completed at least a Bachelor's degree by the beginning of their MS program and plan to complete their academic journey at the Master's level.

SUGS
The Sequential Undergraduate/Graduate Studies (SUGS) program is available only to students completing a Robotics BSE intending to complete the Robotics MS.

Change of Program
This is for applicants who are currently enrolled in a Rackham graduate program and wish to change from one graduate program to another Rackham graduate program.

Dual Degree
This is for applicants who are not currently in the Robotics program and are seeking to add a Robotics Master's Degree. Note: Applicants whose primary program offers a robotics option (e.g. ECE and MECHENG) will not be admitted.

After you submit your application….

University of Michigan Identification (UMID) number

Applicants who apply to Robotics will receive a UMID number after submitting the online application to Rackham. See Rackham's Register for Your University of Michigan Identification Number (UMID) link for more information. If you do not receive the UMID number in ten days from submitting the application, please contact Rackham directly at rackadmis@umich.edu.

Application review

Your application will have multiple evaluations times, reviewed by trained College of Engineering application evaluators and by Robotics faculty. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide pre-application evaluations or feedback on the competitiveness of your application.

Updating your application after submission

Personal Information

If information on your application is incorrect or incomplete, such as your date of birth, or your name, you can notify the Rackham Graduate School at rackadmis@umich.edu and request the correction. They will inform you of any required documents to confirm the new information and could include your UMID number, a copy of your US Driver's License, a Passport, a marriage license, birth certificate, etc.

Additional materials or updates

Due to volume, unfortunately, we are unable to process requests for updates to your application such as revised essays, resume/CV, additional letters of recommendation, etc.

How to check status of application

Before viewing whether your application and materials have been received you must:

  1. Submit an application
  2. Receive a University of Michigan ID number (sent 5 business days after Rackham receives the application)
  3. Create a Friend Account, if you do not have a UMICH uniqname and Kerberos password
  4. Log into Wolverine Access and select New & Prospective Student Business.
    Allow 10 business days, after completing the steps above, to view your application and materials.

You can confirm the receipt of the following via Wolverine Access:

  • Test scores
  • Transcripts from institutions that awarded the Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, and/or Doctoral degree.
  • Recommendations can be tracked through the online application system, ApplyWeb Account, activity page, or in your Wolverine Access account.

All applicants with complete applications will receive a notification of their admission decision from the Robotics Department. Please refer to the deadlines chart on the Admissions page to understand when decisions are typically made by.