Department of Computer Science

Overview

Brigham Young University / Department of Computer Science is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

54

Applied

39

Accepted

32

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No
Winter deadline	July 15th	July 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.25 in last 60 hours
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5 in last 60 hours, undergraduate degree in computer science

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 105

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

109

Total Graduate Students

0%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.75%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	81%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	15.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (84%)

Female (15%)

Faculty

36

Total faculty

Full-time - 30

Part-time - 6

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Graphics/animation and computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning, computer networks/systems and security, human-computer interaction and software development, data and text analytics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	665,596

Location & Contact

Address 3361 TMCB
Provo, UT  84602
United States

Contact Dr. Michael A. Goodrich
Chair
Email: mike@cs.byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-6468
Fax: 801-422-0169

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