Overview

Department of Computing / Department of Computing is located in Salt Lake City, UT, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA)
Master of Science (MS)	Software development
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computing
Master of Science (MS)	Computing
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	54
Doctoral Degrees	18

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	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted 30 credit hour minimum, 3.0 GPA, Program of Study, Supervisory Committee
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 50 credit hour minimum, 14 thesis credits, 3.0 GPA, Program of Study, Supervisory Committee, Teaching Mentorship, Thesis defense
Other Advanced Degrees	Data Certificate, completion of 5 approved classes

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

688

Applied

259

Accepted

117

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

45

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	CV, 3 letters of recommendation, Statement of Purpose, transcripts, 3.0 minimum GPA. International Students must submit financial statement, TOEFL score
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	CV, 3 letters of recommendation, Statement of Purpose, transcripts, 3.0 minimum GPA. International Students must submit financial statement, TOEFL score
Additional Entrance Requirements	Data Certificate: Admission to the University, internal application, CV, Statement of Purpose

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 105
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$48,572

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

281

Total Graduate Students

60%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.14%
Black or African American	0.36%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.91%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.78%
Unknown	0.71%

Gender

Male (74%)

Female (25%)

Faculty

46

Total faculty

Full-time - 41

Part-time - 5

Male (37)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Data Management & Analysis Graphics & Visualization Human-Center Computing Image Analysis Robotics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	81,362,164

Location & Contact

Address 50 South Central Campus Drive
Room 3190
Salt Lake City, UT  84112-9205
United States

Contact Dr. Ross Whitaker
Director
Email: whitaker@cs.utah.edu
Phone: 801-587-9549
Fax: 801-581-5843

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