Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Chicago, IL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science/Master of Applied Science (MS/MAS)
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Computational intelligence
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Cyber-physical systems
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Education
Master of Applied Science (MAS)	Data science
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Computer science
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Business
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Networking and communications
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Information security and assurance
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Finance
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Database systems
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Distributed and cloud computing
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Software engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Master of Applied Science (MAS)	Telecommunications and software engineering
Master of Computer Science (MCS)	Data analytics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	164
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test with minimum scores of 298 Quantitative and Verbal, 3.0 Analytical Writing (for MS); GRE General Test with minimum scores of 292 Quantitative and Verbal, 2.5 Analytical Writing (for MAS) Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum scores: 304 Quantitative and Verbal, 3.5 Analytical Writing) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2,573

Applied

1,070

Accepted

244

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	May 1st	May 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test with minimum scores of 298 Quantitative and Verbal, 3.0 Analytical Writing (for MS); GRE General Test with minimum scores of 292 Quantitative and Verbal, 2.5 Analytical Writing (for MAS)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum scores: 304 Quantitative and Verbal, 3.5 Analytical Writing)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 523 TOEFL IBT score: 70

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

549

Total Graduate Students

90%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0.55%
White or Caucasian	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.28%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.18%
Unknown	4.01%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (24%)

Faculty

37

Total faculty

Full-time - 29

Part-time - 8

Male (31)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Parallel and distributed processing, high-performance computing, computational linguistics, information retrieval, data mining, grid computing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Stuart Building 235
10 West 31st Street
Chicago, IL  60616
United States

Contact Dr. Eunice Santos
Chair/Professor
Email: eunice.santos@iit.edu
Phone: 312-567-5150

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