Department of Computing and Information Sciences College of Engineering Kansas State University

Urban Advantages Found with Small Town Attributes in Kansas State's Home Community of Manhattan

Manhattan is the place that Kansas State University calls home. This town of about 50,000 welcomes the students who attend classes on almost 700 landscaped acres of the campus. Manhattan was established in the Flint Hills of northeast Kansas. The community is located two hours west of Kansas City and provides urban shopping and dining while sharing small town attributes. Students can hike on miles of nature trails around the Konza Prairie in Manhattan. A local art museum features Kansas State University's permanent collection. Right on campus, the KSU McCain Auditorium sponsors exciting performing arts programs for the campus community.

When students find time to unwind, they can relive the days of the Wild West with a visit to Dodge City, Kansas. Or perhaps they will want to learn more about Dwight D. Eisenhower at his presidential library and museum in Abilene. Camping, fishing, water sports, and boating may all appeal to graduate students who want to get away to Wolf Creek Park in Vassar, Kansas with its 4,000 acres of enjoyment. A trip to Kansas City will take students into the heart of the U.S., with the attractions of both Kansas and Missouri to explore. In Kansas City's metropolitan area, they will see internationally famous art museums, dynamic sporting events, nightlife, and of course, shopping.

Computing and Information Sciences Emphasizes Interdepartmental Research Initiatives in Key Areas

The Department of Computing and Information Sciences is part of the KSU College of Engineering. The CIS areas of programming languages, as well as software and program analysis research, are ranked as some of the leading programs of their kind in the U.S. Students of CIS are immersed in a broad scope of operating systems and application software. With high-tech labs, research facilities, and more than 200 systems, students gain hands-on learning. Faculty are instructing students, yet also advancing technology through integrated research efforts. Faculty members lead courses in an environment where the instructor knows students' names, as well as their interests and strengths. The faculty recognizes that graduates will be entering a competitive career arena where leading-edge skill sets are required.

The computing and information sciences department is dedicated to research, with an emphasis on interdepartmental projects. Pivotal research areas include programming languages, distributed and real-time systems, software engineering, graphics and visualization, and artificial intelligence and robotics.

Computing sciences and software engineering research is conducted to meet the technological needs of government, business, and industry. Research facilities support ongoing research initiatives, programs, and institutes. For example, the Virtual Pipeline System Testbed seeks to optimize the natural gas transmission pipeline system, and the Institute for Computational Research in Engineering and Science supports collaborative, computationally-based research through its facilities.

Computer Science Graduate Students are Prepared to Contribute to Technological Advancements

With computing technology integrated into every aspect of society, graduate level degrees in computer science, information science, and software engineering are valuable assets. CIS offers degrees in computing technology and information science that often lead to rewarding career opportunities. Students may enroll in the master's program in computer science as a stepping stone to an advanced level career in the computing industry or as preparation for success in a Ph.D. course of study.

Graduates of this program will be ready to promote advancements in the computer science field. The master of software engineering program allows graduates to apply sophisticated software technology to automation systems within industry and government. CIS recognizes that its computing technology and information science graduates will be prepared to use computer science and software engineering advancements that impact the future from space exploration to communications.

The Ph.D. graduates in computer science will have the drive and skills to contribute to the computing research knowledge base. Graduates will be prepared to conduct applied computing sciences and software engineering research which is spurred by the technological requirements of a variety of users, from government to private business. Whether they complete their programs within the Department of Computing and Information Sciences to become professors, researchers, or developers, the Ph.D. program is designed to assist them with technological challenges.

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Software Engineering Master of Software Engineering (MSE)
• Computer Science Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  Master of Science (MS)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 22
• Doctoral Degrees 4
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? Yes
• Evening/weekend programs available? No
• Distance learning programs available? Yes
• Terminal master's degree available? Yes

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Alternate accepted
• Doctoral Degrees Required
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied213
• Accepted72
• Acceptance Rate33%
• Enrolled23
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $50
• Application Fee - International $75
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline February 1st February 1st Yes
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline August 1st August 1st Yes
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesGRE (General Test) , bachelor's degree in computer science, minimum GPA of 3.0
• Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, master's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree and strong advanced computer knowledge
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL required, 575 paper based, TOEFL iBT

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
• Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 15
• Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Career or Field-Related Internships, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

• Gender
• Total Graduate Students71
• Female Percentage20%
• Male Percentage80%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students71
• Part-time Percentage18%
• Full-time Percentage82%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino8%
• Black / African American4%
• White / Caucasian85%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian4%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
• Two or more races0%
• Unknown-1%

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty17
• Full-time Percentage94%
• Part-time Percentage6%
• Female Percentage6%
• Male Percentage94%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchHigh-assurance software and programming languages, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, computer security, embedded systems
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$3,100,724