Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in College Park, MD, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	36
Doctoral Degrees	29

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (recommended) Thesis or scholarly paper and exam
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (recommended) Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,175

Applied

111

Accepted

38

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	June 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (recommended)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (recommended)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
TWE: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

229

Total Graduate Students

57%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	1.31%
White or Caucasian	31%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.99%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.31%
Unknown	1.75%

Gender

Male (83%)

Female (16%)

Faculty

88

Total faculty

Full-time - 82

Part-time - 6

Male (76)

Female (12)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Artificial intelligence, computer applications, information processing, bioinformatics and computational biology, human-computer interaction
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	5,764,252

Location & Contact

Address 7999 Regents Dr.
College Park, MD  20742
United States

Contact Samir Khuller
Chair
Email: samirk@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-6765

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