Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Waco, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)	MS-online	Data science, software engineering, cybersecurity

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam Residential Master's Degree: GRE General Test (optional) Online Master's Degree: None Thesis Required for some Residential Master's only: Oram exam defense for Thesis or Project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (optional) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

75

Applied

32

Accepted

22

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Residential Master's Degree: GRE General Test (optional) Online Master's Degree: None
Master's Degree Requirements	Residential Master's Degree: Application, Transcripts, Statement of Purpose, Contact information for three recommenders, Resume Online Master's Degree: Transcripts, Three letters of recommendation, Resume, Proficient in a high-level, object-oriented programming language such as Python, C, C++, C#, or Java
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (optional)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Application, Transcripts, Statement of Purpose, Contact information for three recommenders, Resume, Writing Sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

37

Total Graduate Students

62%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.51%
Black or African American	2.7%
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (24%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 0

Male (9)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bioinformatics and data science, software engineering, machine learning, human-computer interaction, cybersecurity and networking
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address One Bear Place 97144
Baylor University
Waco, TX  76798
United States

Contact Dr. Erich Baker
Professor, Department Chair
Phone: 254-710-7304

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