Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Chicago, IL.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Information technology
Master of Science (MS)	Software engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	34

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam We do not require exam scores for MS admission Thesis Optional Generally, we require an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 out of 4
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam The GRE is required for PhD admission. Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

122

Applied

106

Accepted

50

Enrolled

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	We do not require exam scores for MS admission
Master's Degree Requirements	Generally, we require an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 out of 4
Doctoral Degree Exam	The GRE is required for PhD admission.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6

Student Body

127

Total Graduate Students

43%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.87%
Black or African American	11.02%
White or Caucasian	24%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	9.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	1.57%
Unknown	2.36%

Gender

Male (67%)

Female (32%)

Faculty

29

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 12

Male (26)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Programming Languages, Distributed Computing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,100,000

Location & Contact

Address Doyle Center
1052 W Loyola Ave
Chicago, IL  60626
United States

Contact Dr. George Thiruvathukal
Professor
Email: gthiruvathukal@luc.edu
Phone: 773-508-8118
Fax: 773-508-3739

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