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Department of Computer Science College of Informatics Northern Kentucky University

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  • Highland Heights, KY
    location
  • Public
    type
  • Suburban
    setting
  • 18%82%
    student ratio
  • 33
    total students
  • $7,614 | $13,104
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • August 1
    fall application deadline
  • 42%
    acceptance rate
  • 3 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Geographic Information Systems Certificate
    • Secure Software Engineering Certificate
    • Computer Science Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 2
    • Doctoral Degrees Not reported
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees 1
    • * 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? Yes
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? Not reported
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Optional
    • Doctoral Degrees Not reported
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

42% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied33
    • Accepted14
    • Acceptance Rate42%
    • Enrolled7
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $40
    • Application Fee - International $40
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline August 1st June 1st Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline December 1st October 1st Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's Degreesminimum GPA of 3.0, at least 4 semesters of undergraduate study in computer science including intermediate computer programming and data structures, and one year of calculus, one course in discrete mathematics
    • Doctoral's DegreesNot Reported
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 550 paper based, TOEFL iBT, IELTS recommended, IELTS paper based

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$7,614
    • Out-of-state tuition *$13,104
    • 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 awardsNot Reported
    • Types of financial support availableScholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students33
    • Female Percentage18%
    • Male Percentage82%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students33
    • Part-time Percentage21%
    • Full-time Percentage79%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino0%
    • Black / African American3%
    • White / Caucasian76%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian10%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown11%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty12
    • Full-time Percentage92%
    • Part-time Percentage8%
    • Female Percentage25%
    • Male Percentage75%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchData privacy, data mining, wireless security, secure software engineering, secure networking
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported

Location & Contact

Department of Computer Science

College of Informatics
Northern Kentucky University

Louie B Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
United States

Dr. Wei Hao

Interim MSCS Director

Phone: 859-572-5468
Fax: 859-572-6097
Email: haow1@nku.edu

Dr. Peg Griffin

Director of Graduate Programs

Phone: 859-572-6934
Fax: 859-572-6670
Email: griffinp@nku.edu

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