Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Tallahassee, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Computer network and system administration
Master of Science (MS)	Cyber security

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	43
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (waived through 2026) Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam, preliminary exam, prospectus defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

431

Applied

222

Accepted

60

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	January 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (waived through 2026)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum upper division undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

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

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

173

Total Graduate Students

64%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.2%
Black or African American	2.89%
White or Caucasian	17%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.62%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.47%
Unknown	0.58%

Gender

Male (76%)

Female (23%)

Faculty

38

Total faculty

Full-time - 33

Part-time - 5

Male (30)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Programming languages, compilers, storage systems, networks, parallel computation, databases, fault tolerance, and foundations: scientific and engineering applications areas, including scientific problem-solving environments and large-scale scientific computation and databases; offensive and defensive security for computers and networks, trusted computing, cryptography; and other areas including but not limited to: random number generation, software maintenance, cloud computing, big data, mobile

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

3,562,308

Location & Contact

Address 1017 Academic Way
Room 253, James Jay Love Building
Tallahassee, FL  32306
United States

Contact Dr. Xiuwen Liu
Chairman
Email: liux@cs.fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-0050
Fax: 850-644-0058

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