Overview

Department of Computer Sciences / Department of Computer Sciences is located in West Lafayette, IN, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	79
Doctoral Degrees	27

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	Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2,210

Applied

477

Accepted

166

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 20th	December 20th	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5, transcripts, recommendation letters, statement of purpose, resume, cs supplementary form
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5, transcripts, recommendation letters, statement of purpose, resume, cs supplementary form

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

495

Total Graduate Students

82%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.4%
Black or African American	0.81%
White or Caucasian	9%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.64%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.01%
Unknown	2.02%

Gender

Male (81%)

Female (18%)

Faculty

62

Total faculty

Full-time - 59

Part-time - 3

Male (51)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bioinformatics and computational biology, computational science and engineering, databases and data mining, distributed systems, graphics and visualization
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 475 Stadium Drive
West Lafayette, IN  47907
United States

Contact Sunil Prabhakar
Head of the Graduate Program
Email: head@cs.purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-4600

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