Overview

Department of Computer Science and Engineering / Department of Computer Science and Engineering is located in Riverside, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	38
Doctoral Degrees	19

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
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 (minimum expected score of 300 verbal and quantitative combined) Comprehensive exam, project, or thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum expected score of 300 verbal and quantitative combined) Thesis Required Written and oral qualifying exams, dissertation defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,012

Applied

191

Accepted

80

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

100

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 5th	January 5th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum expected score of 300 verbal and quantitative combined)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.2 in junior/senior years of undergraduate study (last two years)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum expected score of 300 verbal and quantitative combined)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.2 in junior/senior years of undergraduate study (last two years)

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 5
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

246

Total Graduate Students

74%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.25%
Black or African American	1.22%
White or Caucasian	9%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.85%
Unknown	2.44%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (24%)

Faculty

36

Total faculty

Full-time - 33

Part-time - 3

Male (34)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Algorithms, bioinformatics; logic; architecture, compilers, embedded systems; cyber-security; databases, data mining, artificial intelligence; high-performance computing, graphics; programming languages, software engineering; systems, networks
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	5,928,840

Location & Contact

Address 900 University Avenue
WCH 351
Riverside, CA  92521
United States

Contact Prof. Marek Chrobak
Professor/Chair
Email: gradinfo@cs.ucr.edu
Phone: 951-827-5639
Fax: 951-827-4643

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