Overview

Department of Computational and Data Sciences / Department of Computational and Data Sciences is located in Fairfax, VA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational social science
(Certificate)	Computational social science
Master of Science (MS)	Computational science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational sciences and informatics
(Certificate)	Data science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	12
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

70

Applied

44

Accepted

19

Enrolled

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	GRE General Test and TOEFL for students with degrees outside US, minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 credits of undergraduate study, minimum of 1 course in differential equations, proficiency in using a high-level computer programming language
Doctoral Degree Requirements	GRE and TOEFL for students with degrees outside US, minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 credits of undergraduate study, minimum 1 course in differential equations, knowledge of a computer programming language such as C, C++, Fortran, Python
Additional Entrance Requirements	TOEFL for students with degrees outside US, minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 credits of undergraduate study, minimum 1 course in differential equations, knowledge of a computer programming language such as C, C++, Fortran, Python

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

108

Total Graduate Students

17%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.78%
Black or African American	10.19%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	18.52%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	2.78%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 9

Part-time - 10

Male (16)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational social science; material science; computational science; image analysis; data science
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	262,807

Location & Contact

Address 4400 University Drive
MSN 2F2
Fairfax, VA  22030
United States

Contact Jason Kinser
Acting Chair
Email: jkinser@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-3785

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