Overview

Department of Linguistics / Department of Linguistics is located in Rochester, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Linguistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Linguistics
Master of Science (MS)	Computational linguistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Language documentation and description

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6
Doctoral Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
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 Final essay/presentation
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

68

Applied

23

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, writing sample
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, writing sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

6

Total Graduate Students

33%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	50%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	16.67%

Gender

Male (16%)

Female (83%)

Faculty

8

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational and experimental semantics and pragmatics, phonetics and phonology, language documentation and description, language and music, experimental syntax
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	59,820

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 270096
Rochester, NY  14627
United States

Contact Scott Grimm
Chair
Email: scott.grimm@rochester.edu
Phone: 585-275-2121

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