Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Las Vegas, NV, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional Project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

56

Applied

39

Accepted

17

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	February 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree with minimum GPA 2.75; 2 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree with minimum GPA of 3.5; 3 letters of recommendation; statement of purpose

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

67

Total Graduate Students

40%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.46%
Black or African American	1.49%
White or Caucasian	26%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	16.42%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.48%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (68%)

Female (31%)

Faculty

4

Total faculty

Full-time - 4

Part-time - 0

Male (2)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Algorithms, computer graphics, databases and data mining, distributed systems and networks, big data analytics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4505 South Maryland Parkway
Box 454019
Las Vegas, NV  89154-4019
United States

Contact Dr. Rama Venkat
Dean
Email: engineering.dean@unlv.edu
Phone: 702-895-0873
Fax: 702-895-2639

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