To be considered for admission to the Nicholas School requires that the applicant has a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university prior to matriculation at the Nicholas School. Applicants who have three-year undergraduate degrees must complete a fourth year of study to be considered for admission.

We also expect that applicants will have:

Some previous training in the natural or social sciences related to your area of interest,
At least one semester of college calculus, and
A college statistics course that includes descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, correlation, simple linear regression, and simple ANOVAs.
Additional coursework may be required or recommended.
Applicants are required to identify three individuals who can articulately write about their suitability for the program. Applicants must submit transcripts for all colleges and universities attended. If your school does not post fall grades until after January, please submit your most current transcripts, including all courses in progress. All transcripts submitted through the online application are considered unofficial. Official transcripts are not required, nor requested, until the applicant is admitted. Statement of Purpose , Your resume should highlight your strengths, skills, and accomplishments as accounted for in your personal, academic, and professional experiences. Required Essay , Depending on your background and your intended program, you must provide results from the following standardized exams. With few exceptions, all applicants must provide an official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score that includes the verbal, quantitative, and analytical/writing assessment components. Applicants to the joint MEM/MBA or MF/MBA program are permitted to submit a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score instead of a GRE score. If requested, you may be required to participate in a brief admissions interview as part of the application process. All interviews will be conducted in a virtual (online) setting. Details will be communicated to participants.
The Graduate School admits applicants who have one of the following minimum scores (some departments may require a higher score):
• 577 for paper-based TOEFL
• 90 for an Internet-based TOEFL
• 7.0 for the IELTS
You are required to provide an undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) in the Education section of your application. The undergraduate grade point average is usually well above a B (3.0 GPA).