Department of Computer Science

Overview

New Mexico State University / Department of Computer Science is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	21
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam, thesis proposal

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

118

Applied

96

Accepted

27

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	BS in computer science
Doctoral Degree Requirements	BS in computer science

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

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

Student Body

96

Total Graduate Students

62%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.29%
Black or African American	4.17%
White or Caucasian	10%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	12.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.04%
Unknown	2.08%

Gender

Male (73%)

Female (26%)

Faculty

13

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 0

Male (10)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Bioinformatics, database and data mining, networks and systems optimization, artificial intelligence, human factors and user interfaces, computer security, big data, data engineering, software engineering, automata theory, wireless sensor, smart grid, high performance computing, future Internet, automated planning, intelligent agents, logic programming, assistive technology, computer system, data storage

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

1,996,097

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC CS
Las Cruces, NM  88003-8001
United States

Contact Dr. Son Tran
Department Head
Email: stran@cs.nmsu.edu
Phone: 575-646-3723
Fax: 575-646-1002

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