Department of Computer Sciences

Overview

Purdue University / Department of Computer Sciences is located in West Lafayette, IN, 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	55
Doctoral Degrees	21

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	Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,177

Applied

204

Accepted

79

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 95
TWE: Required	IELTS Paper score: 5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

323

Total Graduate Students

81%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.17%
Black or African American	0.93%
White or Caucasian	11%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.17%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	0.62%
Unknown	1.24%

Gender

Male (79%)

Female (20%)

Faculty

53

Total faculty

Full-time - 51

Part-time - 2

Male (7)

Female (46)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bioinformatics and computational biology, computational science and engineering, databases, data mining, distributed systems, graphics and visualization, information retrieval, information security and assurance, machine learning, networking and operation systems, programming languages and compilers, software engineering, theory of computing and algorithms
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address West Lafayette, IN  47907
United States

Contact Prof. Sunil K. Prabhakar
Head
Email: sunil@cs.purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-6003

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