Overview

Program in Computer Science / Program in Computer Science is located in Norfolk, VA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Computer information systems
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	38
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional 34 credit hours
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 48 credit hours beyond the MS

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

166

Applied

89

Accepted

45

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	June 1st	April 15th	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	No
Summer deadline	March 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MS in computer science

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships

Student Body

141

Total Graduate Students

53%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.84%
Black or African American	4.96%
White or Caucasian	28%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.38%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.84%
Unknown	0.71%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 3

Male (13)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Machine intelligence and data science, Web science and digital libraries, cyber-physical systems, bioinformatics, scientific computing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,614,304

Location & Contact

Address 3300 E.V. Williams Engineering and Computational Sciences Building
Norfolk, VA  23529
United States

Contact Dr. Ravi Mukkamala
Department Chair
Email: mukka@cs.odu.edu
Phone: 757-683-6001
Fax: 757-683-4900

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