Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Huntsville, AL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Cybersecurity
Master of Science (MS)	Modeling and simulation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Modeling and simulation
(Certificate)	Modeling and simulation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science
(Certificate)	Software engineering
Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE)	Software engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	47

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted Oral and written exams
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral and written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

219

Applied

161

Accepted

37

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	April 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 30th	September 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Additional Entrance Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$11,214

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

132

Total Graduate Students

45%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.27%
Black or African American	3.03%
White or Caucasian	42%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.76%
Asian	3.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	0.76%
Unknown	1.52%

Gender

Male (79%)

Female (20%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 1

Male (11)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Information assurance and cyber security, modeling and simulation, data science, computer graphics and visualization, multimedia systems
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL  35899
United States

Contact Dr. Heggere Ranganath
Professor and Chair
Email: info@cs.uah.edu
Phone: 256-824-6088
Fax: 256-824-6239

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