To be eligible for admission consideration, applicants must meet the Graduate School's minimum requirements.
Bachelor's Degree
The Graduate School requires applicants to have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign academic institution.
Upper-division GPA of 3.0 or higher
A grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or a comparable GPA in upper-division work—junior- and senior-level courses—and in any graduate work already completed is required.
Applicants admitted to the Department of Computer Science graduate program usually have shown their skills in CS by achieving a better than average GPA in their CS courses.
Official Test Scores (GRE, TOEFL/IELTS)
- GRE General Test scores (Optional)*
- There is no minimum GRE test score, however applicants admitted to the Computer Science graduate program usually have high quantitative GRE scores and a math background that includes study through some discrete math.
- TOEFL or IELTS score for international applicants**
- The minimum scores considered acceptable for admission by the Graduate School are:
- TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT)
- IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination
- The minimum scores considered acceptable for admission by the Graduate School are:
**International applicants who are from a qualifying country are exempt from this requirement. Additionally, applicants are exempt from the requirement if they possess a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution or a qualifying country. The requirement is not waived for applicants who have earned a master’s—but not a bachelor’s—degree from a similar institution.