Overview

School of Computing and Information Sciences / School of Computing and Information Sciences is located in Miami, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Data science
Master of Science (MS)	Cybersecurity
Master of Science (MS)	Telecommunications and networking

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	100
Doctoral Degrees	13

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

557

Applied

287

Accepted

105

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, minimum GPA of 3.0

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	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

305

Total Graduate Students

34%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	42.62%
Black or African American	6.56%
White or Caucasian	7%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.33%
Asian	6.89%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.64%
Unknown	0.33%

Gender

Male (77%)

Female (22%)

Faculty

82

Total faculty

Full-time - 49

Part-time - 33

Male (61)

Female (21)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Database systems, software engineering, operating systems, networks
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 11200 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, FL  33199
United States

Contact Dr. Sundararaj S. Iyengar
Director
Email: sundararaj.iyengar@fiu.edu
Phone: -348-3947
Fax: 305-348-3549

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