Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in New York, NY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Engineering Science (Eng Sc D)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Candidacy exam
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional

Admissions

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

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

Student Body

690

Total Graduate Students

73%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.14%
Black or African American	0.58%
White or Caucasian	12%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.14%
Asian	8.26%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.19%
Unknown	1.59%

Gender

Male (74%)

Female (25%)

Faculty

55

Total faculty

Full-time - 55

Part-time - 0

Male (45)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Natural language processing, machine learning, software systems, network systems, computer security, computational biology, foundations of computer science, vision and graphics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 212 Hamilton Hall MC2807 1130 Amsterdam Ave
2960 Broadway
New York, NY  10027
United States

Contact Dr. Julia B. Hirschberg
Professor/Chair
Email: julia@cs.columbia.edu
Phone: 212-939-7114

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