Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Richardson, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Software engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Software engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS)	Computer science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	525
Doctoral Degrees	19

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

4,601

Applied

2,463

Accepted

584

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

100

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate course work, 3.3 in quantitative course work
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 30
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

1,170

Total Graduate Students

79%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.88%
Black or African American	0.6%
White or Caucasian	8%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	8.46%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.03%
Unknown	0.77%

Gender

Male (71%)

Female (28%)

Faculty

65

Total faculty

Full-time - 51

Part-time - 14

Male (54)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	AI-based automated software synthesis and testing, quality of service in computer networks, wireless networks, cloud computing and IT security, speech recognition
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 800 West Campbell Road
Mailstop EC31
Richardson, TX  75080
United States

Contact Dr. Ovidiu Daescu
Interim Department Head
Email: daescu@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4196
Fax: 972-883-2399

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