Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Charlottesville, VA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	60
Doctoral Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,124

Applied

189

Accepted

51

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 1st	April 1st	No
Winter deadline	December 1st	August 1st	No
Spring deadline	May 1st	January 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation; essay

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 650 TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	October 15

Student Body

208

Total Graduate Students

72%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.96%
Black or African American	0.48%
White or Caucasian	15%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	7.21%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2.88%
Unknown	0.48%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (24%)

Faculty

50

Total faculty

Full-time - 50

Part-time - 0

Male (39)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Systems programming, operating systems, analysis of programs and computation theory, programming languages, software engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 400 Emmet Street South
Charlottesville, VA  22903
United States

Contact Kevin Skadron
Chair
Email: deptchair@cs.virginia.edu
Phone: 434-982-2200
Fax: 434-982-2214

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