Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Computer Science (MCS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	15

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	Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

315

Applied

51

Accepted

23

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 9th	January 8th	Yes
Winter deadline	January 9th	January 9th	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA

Student Body

71

Total Graduate Students

21%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.41%
Black or African American	1.41%
White or Caucasian	22%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	50.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	2.82%

Gender

Male (81%)

Female (18%)

Faculty

22

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 3

Male (20)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Programming languages and compiler construction; robotics, bioinformatics, algorithms - motion planning with emphasis on high-dimensional systems; network protocols, distributed systems, and operating systems - adaptive protocols for wireless; computer architecture, aperating systems - virtual machine monitors; computer graphics - application of computers to geometric problems and centered around general problem of representing geometric shapes

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 6100 Main Street
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX  77005
United States

Contact Belia Martinez
Department Coordinator
Email: bellam@rice.edu
Phone: 713-348-8213
Fax: 713-348-5930

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