We believe that a diverse student body enhances the educational atmosphere within the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. A classroom of students with assorted backgrounds, options, and experience can represent on a small scale the kinds of political and cultural complexities that professional planners encounter in their jobs.

Admission to the Department of Urban and Regional Planning is highly competitive. Decisions of our Admissions Committee are based on the student's statement of purpose or letter of intent, professional experiences and background, undergraduate grade point average, and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. All foreign students whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL. In special circumstances the Admissions Committee may admit students with lesser credentials on a conditional basis.