Does PhD pedigree matter?

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 Choosing a School for PhD

This post is inspired in large part by discussion over at Cosmic Variance about the importance of choice of particular graduate school and pedigree effect. Two extreme points of view are: a) pedigree matters a great deal, having a top school name on your resume will enhance your chances of getting a job and b) pedigree effect is non-existent, and if you are smart and do good science, it doesn’t matter where your degree is from. Additional discussion centered on issue of difficulty of “upward” mobility – which means that most people tend to get positions down the ranking ladder from their PhD institutions, not up.
It’s of course difficult to do proper “controlled” measure of pedigree effect – maybe students selected by top program would do just as well in lower ranked programs, who knows.
So let’s ask a different question – how many of the academic jobs in top research universities go to PhDs from the top programs? Ideally one would want to focus on recent hires only, looking at entire faculty makeup means integrating over the past50 or 60 years, with a big hiring spike in sputnik/cold war years. One way to address this issue is to look only at associate and assistant professors, which typically represent recent hires. Another, possibly better, way is to limit by the years of PhD (say count only PhDs obtained past 1995), but it involves more work. I spent about 4 hours compiling the data, and not sure I want to spend much more on this, even though it is a lot of fun and I am a sucker for playing with numbers.
So here’s the statistics, and I will criticize methods later – AIP graduate program listings, which I believe are compiled in 2005-2006 list 636 professors in the top 50 institutions (I used NRC’95 rankings) in associate or assistant rank. Typically their PhD years span about 12-15 year period from about 1990 till ~2003-2004. 162 of them have foreign PhDs (more on that later) and 472 held PhDs from US. More than half of those hires have PhDs from just 8 institutions: Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Berkeley, Chicago, Stanford, Caltech and Cornell. The effect is larger than I expected, but perhaps not completely unexpected.
Below are the institutions that have 3 or more PhD graduates among 636 assistant/associate rank professors in the top 50 physics programs:

Harvard University Princeton University MIT Univ. of California-Berkeley University of Chicago Stanford University CALTECH Cornell University University of Michigan Columbia University University of Minnesota Univ of California-San Diego Univ of CA-Santa Barbara Univ of Il Urbana-Champaign University of Washington Yale University SUNY-Stony Brook University of Texas at Austin Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Johns Hopkins University University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester Univ of California-Los Angeles Univ of Maryland College Park Northwestern University Rice University University of Colorado Boston University Indiana University Rutgers -New Brunswick Brandeis University Duke University Purdue University

42 39 34 32 29 28 26 22 14 13 11 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3

Foreign degrees are more scattered all over the world, but here’s some strong contributors:

MoscowCambridgeOxford Munich Toronto Vienna Warsaw

15128 8 8 3 3

Top 10 universities contribute 59% of US PhD hires, those ranked 11-20 provide another 18%, the next ten ranked 21-30 provide 10%, and ALL of the remaining US universities contribute remaining 12% or so.

More charts like:

Percentage of PhDs that goes on to become faculty at top 50 universities.

Comparison ranking in terms of total PhD hires and ranking of USNews and NRC.

and the complete article is available at Incoherently Scattered Ponderings

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The Times Higher World University Rankings 2007

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Rank 2007	Rank 2006	Institute	Country
1 2= 2= 2= 5 6 7= 7= 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20= 20= 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33= 33= 33= 36 37 38= 38= 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51= 51= 53= 53= 55= 55= 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65= 65= 67 68 69 70 71= 71= 73 74= 74= 76 77= 77= 79 80= 80= 82 83 84 85= 85= 85= 88 89 90= 90= 92 93= 93= 95 96 97= 97= 99 100 101 102= 102= 102= 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112= 112= 114= 114= 114= 117= 117= 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126= 126= 128 129 130= 130= 132= 132= 134 135 136 137= 137= 139 140= 140= 142= 142= 144 145 146 147 148 149= 149= 151= 151= 151= 154 155= 155= 157 158 159= 159= 161= 161= 163= 163= 165 166= 166= 168= 168= 170 171= 171= 173= 173= 175= 175= 177= 177= 177= 180= 180= 182 183 184 185= 185= 187 188= 188= 190 191 192= 192= 194 195= 195= 197= 197= 199 200= 200=	12 3 4=  9 10 7 11 25 4= 12 21 13 26 23 16 19= 33= 6 35= 15 8 33= 46= 29= 18 22 37 42 40 35= 54= 50= 45 19= 14 64= 50= 29= 28 31 24 38 41 27 =70 66 69 43 46= 63 32 58= 78 84 79= 73 44 17 58= 96 105= 86 111= 90= 98 82= 102= 61= 85 61= 111= 77 56 124= 109= 88 127 111= 121 141= 53 81 90= 60 116= 87 176 95 99= 118 102= 54= 181= 48= 170= 133= 145 141= 116= 139 102= 108 168= 39 122 211= 155 132 130= 172= 128= 204= 126 75 79= 141= 64= 101 219= 105= 150= 76 141= 180 105= 215= 119 133= 194 67 198= 93= 224= 226= 128= 195 232= 282= 198= 109= 187= 170= 219= 153 149 228= 97 154 99= 133= 123 147= 165= 165= 152 72 140 163 130= 120 48= 92 179 201= 266= 138 156= 82= 291 238 222= 207= 232= 124= 284= 448= 219= 215= 190= 158= 172= 197 161= 239= 115 252= 333= 177 258= 255= 172= 74 190= 137 192= 147= 181= 196 257 146	Harvard University of Cambridge University of Oxford Yale University Imperial College London Princeton University CALTECH University of Chicago University College London MIT Columbia University McGill University Duke University University of Penn Johns Hopkins Univ Australian National Univ University of Tokyo University of Hong Kong Stanford University Carnegie Mellon University Cornell University University of California, Berkeley University of Edinburgh King’s College London Kyoto University Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris University of Melbourne Ecole Polytechnique Northwestern University University of Manchester University of Sydney Brown University University of British Columbia University of Queensland National University of Singapore Peking University University of Bristol Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Michigan Tsinghua University University of California, LA ETH Zurich Monash University University of New South Wales University of Toronto Osaka University Boston University University of Amsterdam New York University University of Auckland Seoul National University University of Texas at Austin Hong Kong University of Sc & Tech Trinity College Dublin University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Warwick University of California, San Diego London School of Economics Heidelberg University Katholieke Universiteit Leuven University of Adelaide Delft University of Technology University of Western Australia University of Birmingham Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität  M Technische Universität München University of Sheffield Nanyang Technological University University of Nottingham Dartmouth College Uppsala University University of Illinois Emory University University of York University of St Andrews University of Pittsburgh Purdue University University of Maryland University of Leeds University of Southampton Vanderbilt University University of Glasgow Leiden University Case Western Reserve Univ Fudan University University of Vienna Queen’s University Utrecht University Pen State University Tokyo Institute of Tech Rice University University of Copenhagen University of Montreal University of Rochester University of California, Davis University of Alberta Georgia Institute of Technology Cardiff University University of Helsinki University of Liverpool Georgetown University National Taiwan University Tohoku University University of Geneva Lund University University of Colorado McMaster University Durham University University of Virginia Maastricht University Nagoya University University of Waterloo University of Aarhus University of Basel University of Otago University of California, SB Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De L University of Southern California Ohio State University University of Sussex Texas A&M University Université Catholique de Louvain University of Ghent Nanjing University Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Univ of Western Ontario Hebrew Univ of Jerusalem Newcastle University Technical Univ of Denmark Eindhoven University of Tech Korea Adv Inst of Sc & Tech Université Pierre et Marie Curie University of Arizona University of Florida Kyushu University University of Aberdeen Indiana University Bloomington Simon Fraser University University of California, Irvine University of Zurich University of Minnesota Universität Tübingen Universität Freiburg University of Bath Freie Universität Berlin University of Lancaster Wageningen University City University of Hong Kong Queen Mary, Univ of London Hokkaido University University of North Carolina Tel Aviv University Université Libre de Bruxelles Univ of Sc &Tech of China University of Notre Dame Ecole Normale Supérieure Cranfield University Michigan State University Tufts University Keio University Washington University in St Louis Erasmus University Rotterdam Shanghai Jiao Tong University Universität Stuttgart University of Calgary Vienna University of Tech Universität Göttingen Macquarie University Helsinki University of Tech University of Dundee Universität Karlsruhe University of Bologna University of Groningen University of MA ,Amherst University of São Paulo University of Campinas University College Dublin Rutgers,  New Jersey University of Reading Waseda University Rheinisch-Westfälische Tech Università Degli Studi Di Roma Université Louis Pasteur University of Leicester University of Twente University of Antwerp University of Canterbury University of Oslo University of Surrey Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute KTH, Royal Institute of Technology Univ Nat Autónoma de México University of Barcelona Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen Queensland Univ of Technology Chalmers University of Technology Kobe University University of Wollongong University of Cape Town Rmit University	US UK UK US UK US US US UK US US Canada US US US Australia Japan Hong Kong US US US US UK UK Japan France Australia France US UK Austraila US Canada Austraila Singapore China UK Hong Kong US China US Switzerland Australia Australia Canada Japan US Netherlands US New Zealand South Korea US Hong Kong Ireland US US UK US UK Germany Belgium Australia Netherlands Australia UK Germany Germany UK Singapore UK US Sweden US US UK UK US US US UK UK US UK Netherlands US China Austria Canada Netherlands US Japan US Denmark Canada US US Canada US UK Finland UK US Taiwan Japan Switzerland Sweden US Canada UK US Netherlands Japan Canada 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THES-QS World University Rankings 2007

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Top Business Schools – WSJ Ranking 2007

The results of The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Year 7 Business School Survey were published The Wall Street Journal on September 17, 2007.

In order to make relevant comparisons, the 86 schools are grouped according to where recruiters tend to recruit, resulting in three rankings:

National, Regional, and International.

• National Ranking Includes 19 U.S. schools
• Regional Ranking Includes 51 U.S. schools
• International Ranking 25 schools (9 U.S. schools, 11 European schools, 3 Canadian schools, and 2 Latin American schools)

National Schools

1 Dartmouth College (Tuck)

2 University of California, Berkeley (Haas)

3 Columbia University

4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)

5 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)

6 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)

7 University of Michigan (Ross)

8 Yale University

9 University of Chicago

10 University of Virginia (Darden)

11 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

12 Northwestern University (Kellogg)

13 Duke University (Fuqua)

14 Harvard University

15 University of California, Los Angeles (Anderson)

16 Cornell University (Johnson)

17 New York University (Stern)

18 University of Southern California (Marshall)

19 Stanford University

International Schools

1 ESADE

2 IMD

3 London Business School

4 IPADE

5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)

6.Columbia University

7.ESSEC

8.Tecnologico de Monterrey (EGADE)

9.HEC Paris

10.Thunderbird

11.York University (Schulich)

12.University of Western Ontario (Ivey)

13.University of Chicago

14.Instituto de Empresa

15.INSEAD

16.University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

17.Bocconi University

18.Erasmus University (Rotterdam)

19.IESE

20.Northwestern University (Kellogg)

21.Harvard University

22.New York University (Stern)

23.University of Oxford (Said)

24.University of Toronto (Rotman)

25.Stanford University

Regional Schools

1.Brigham Young University (Marriott)

2.Wake Forest University (Babcock)

3.Ohio State University (Fisher)

4.University of Rochester (Simon)

5.Indiana University (Kelley)

6.University of Florida (Warrington)

7.Louisiana State University (Ourso)

8.Emory University (Goizueta)

9.University at Buffalo/SUNY

10.University of Maryland (Smith)

11.Thunderbird

12.Purdue University (Krannert)

13.Georgetown University (McDonough)

14.University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)

15.Vanderbilt University (Owen)

16.University of Miami

17.College of William and Mary (Mason)

18.Michigan State University (Broad)

19.University of Texas, Austin (McCombs)

20.University of Denver (Daniels)

21.Babson College (F. W. Olin)

22.Southern Methodist University (Cox)

23.Texas A&M University (Mays)

24.Pennsylvania State University (Smeal)

25.Boston University

26.University of Washington

27.Fordham University

28.University of Missouri, Columbia

29.University of California, Davis

30.Boston College (Carroll)

31.University of Iowa (Tippie)

32.University of Wisconsin, Madison

33.Rice University (Jones)

34.University of Georgia (Terry)

35.Arizona State University (Carey)

36.American University (Kogod)

37.Georgia Institute of Technology

38.University of Minnesota (Carlson)

39.Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

40.University of Utah (Eccles)

41.University of Pittsburgh (Katz)

42.University of California, Irvine (Merage)

43.University of Arizona (Eller)

44.Pepperdine University (Graziadio)

45.George Washington University

46.Washington University (John M. Olin)

47.University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

48.Tulane University (Freeman)

49.University of South Carolina (Moore)

50.University of Colorado, Boulder (Leeds)

51.University of Connecticut

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Schools offering International Affairs Program

Institution	School
American University	School of International Service
Carleton University	Norman Paterson School of InternationalAffairs
Columbia University	School of International and PublicAffairs
Duke University	Terry Sanford Institute of PublicPolicy
George Washington University	Elliott School of InternationalAffairs
Georgetown University	Edmund A. Walsh School ofForeign Service
Georgia Institute of Technology	Sam Nunn School of InternationalAffairs
Harvard University	John F. Kennedy School of Government
Johns Hopkins University	Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced I nternational Studies
Princeton University	Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Syracuse University	The Maxwell School
Tufts University	The Fletcher School of Law andDiplomacy
University of California, San Diego	Graduate School of InternationalRelations and Pacific Studies
University of Denver	Graduate School of InternationalStudies (GSIS)
University of Maryland	School of Public Policy
University of Michigan	Gerald R. Ford School ofPublic Policy
University of Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Instituteof Public Affairs
University of Pittsburgh	Graduate School of Public AndInternational Affairs
University of Southern California	Annenberg School for Communications
University of Washington	Henry M. Jackson School ofInternational Studies
Yale University	The Whitney and BettyMacMillan Center
Department of State	National Foreign Affairs TrainingCenter
DePaul University	International Studies Program
Florida International University	Department of InternationalRelations
Fordham University	International Political Economy and Development Program
George Mason University	International Commerce andPolicy Program
Howard University	Ralph J. Bunche InternationalAffairs Center
Monterey Institute	Graduate School of InternationalPolicy Studies
North Carolina State University	Department of Political Scienceand Public Administration
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	The Division of Global Affairs
Pepperdine University	School of Public Policy
Seton Hall University	John C. Whitehead School ofDiplomacy and International Relations
Texas A&M University	Bush School of Government &Public Service
Thunderbird	Thunderbird, The AmericanGraduate School of International Management
University of Chicago	Committee on International Relations
University of Miami	Master of Arts in InternationalAdministration Program
University of Oregon	International Studies Program
University of Toronto	Munk Centre for International Studies

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Engineering Schools Acceptance Rate and GRE Score

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Year 2006 Data.

Presented in ascending order of the ‘ acceptance rate’

California Institute of Technology
Overall acceptance rate: 9.8%
Average GRE verbal: 600
Average GRE quantitative: 790
Average GRE analytical: 760

Harvard University
Overall acceptance rate: 12.8%
Average GRE verbal: 540
Average GRE quantitative: 740
Average GRE analytical: 743

Dartmouth College (Thayer)
Overall acceptance rate: 14.5%
Average GRE verbal: 601
Average GRE quantitative: 778
Average GRE analytical: 695

Vanderbilt University
Overall acceptance rate: 15%
Average GRE verbal: 548
Average GRE quantitative: 757
Average GRE analytical: 726

Rice University (Brown)
Overall acceptance rate: 15.3%
Average GRE verbal: 532
Average GRE quantitative: 760
Average GRE analytical: 742

Yale University
Overall acceptance rate: 17.5
Average GRE verbal: 574
Average GRE quantitative: 778
Average GRE analytical: 774

Princeton University
Overall acceptance rate: 17.7%
Average GRE verbal: 586
Average GRE quantitative: 784
Average GRE analytical: 711

University of California–Berkeley
Overall acceptance rate: 18.4%
Average GRE verbal: 553
Average GRE quantitative: 771
Average GRE analytical: 729

University of Rochester
Overall acceptance rate: 19.6%
Average GRE verbal: 535
Average GRE quantitative: 767
Average GRE analytical: 715

Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)
Overall acceptance rate: 20.4%
Average GRE verbal: 547
Average GRE quantitative: 759
Average GRE analytical: 749 University of Virginia
Overall acceptance rate: 20.8%
Average GRE verbal: 538
Average GRE quantitative: 753
Average GRE analytical: 731

University of California–San Diego
Overall acceptance rate: 22%
Average GRE verbal: 521
Average GRE quantitative: 765
Average GRE analytical: 685

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Overall acceptance rate: 22.2%
Average GRE verbal: 574
Average GRE quantitative: 779
Average GRE analytical: 751 Carnegie Mellon University
Overall acceptance rate: 22.3%
Average GRE verbal: 567
Average GRE quantitative: 775
Average GRE analytical: N/AIowa State University
Overall acceptance rate: 22.4%
Average GRE verbal: 506
Average GRE quantitative: 766
Average GRE analytical: 711University of Wisconsin–Madison
Overall acceptance rate: 22.8%
Average GRE verbal: 559
Average GRE quantitative: 776
Average GRE analytical: 800Lehigh University (Rossin)
Overall acceptance rate: 23.1%
Average GRE verbal: 472
Average GRE quantitative: 765
Average GRE analytical: 752

North Carolina State University
Overall acceptance rate: 23.2%
Average GRE verbal: 531
Average GRE quantitative: 756
Average GRE analytical: 670

Cornell University
Overall acceptance rate: 24.3%
Average GRE verbal: 576
Average GRE quantitative: 785
Average GRE analytical: N/A

University of Maryland–College Park
Overall acceptance rate: 24.5%
Average GRE verbal: 536
Average GRE quantitative: 758
Average GRE analytical: N/A

University of California–Santa Barbara
Overall acceptance rate: 24.9%
Average GRE verbal: 554
Average GRE quantitative: 776
Average GRE analytical: N/A

Washington University in St. Louis (Sever)
Overall acceptance rate: 25.5%
Average GRE verbal: 510
Average GRE quantitative: 760
Average GRE analytical: 580

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
Overall acceptance rate: 25.6%
Average GRE verbal: 492
Average GRE quantitative: 730
Average GRE analytical: 677

University of Delaware
Overall acceptance rate: 25.6%
Average GRE verbal: 519
Average GRE quantitative: 745
Average GRE analytical: 720

University of California–Irvine
Overall acceptance rate: 25.7%
Average GRE verbal: 50
Average GRE quantitative: 75
Average GRE analytical: 68

Boston University
Overall acceptance rate: 26.6%
Average GRE verbal: 530
Average GRE quantitative: 763
Average GRE analytical: 674

University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Overall acceptance rate: 27.3%
Average GRE verbal: 538
Average GRE quantitative: 772
Average GRE analytical: 741

Northwestern University (McCormick)
Overall acceptance rate: 27.6%
Average GRE verbal: 567
Average GRE quantitative: 770
Average GRE analytical: 609

Ohio State University
Overall acceptance rate: 27.8%
Average GRE verbal: 518
Average GRE quantitative: 758
Average GRE analytical: 684

Virginia Tech
Overall acceptance rate: 27.8%
Average GRE verbal: 551
Average GRE quantitative: 768
Average GRE analytical: 680

Case Western Reserve University
Overall acceptance rate: 28%
Average GRE verbal: 506
Average GRE quantitative: 766
Average GRE analytical: 678

Duke University
Overall acceptance rate: 28.9%
Average GRE verbal: 552
Average GRE quantitative: 764
Average GRE analytical: 702

Columbia University (Fu Foundation)
Overall acceptance rate: 29.4%
Average GRE verbal: 533
Average GRE quantitative: 773
Average GRE analytical: 729

University of Texas–Austin
Overall acceptance rate: 29.7%
Average GRE verbal: 547
Average GRE quantitative: 763
Average GRE analytical: 707

Purdue University–West Lafayette
Overall acceptance rate: 30.4%
Average GRE verbal: 524
Average GRE quantitative: 757
Average GRE analytical: 666

Stanford University
Overall acceptance rate: 31.2%
Average GRE verbal: 573
Average GRE quantitative: 781
Average GRE analytical: 737

University of Pennsylvania
Overall acceptance rate: 32.3%
Average GRE verbal: 541
Average GRE quantitative: 760
Average GRE analytical: 689

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Overall acceptance rate: 33.3%
Average GRE verbal: 531
Average GRE quantitative: 755
Average GRE analytical: 699

University of Washington
Overall acceptance rate: 34.3%
Average GRE verbal: 539
Average GRE quantitative: 736
Average GRE analytical: 654

University of California–Davis
Overall acceptance rate: 34.3%
Average GRE verbal: 504
Average GRE quantitative: 749
Average GRE analytical: 691

University of Pittsburgh
Overall acceptance rate: 34.5%
Average GRE verbal: 488
Average GRE quantitative: 776
Average GRE analytical: N/A

Pennsylvania State University–University Park
Overall acceptance rate: 34.8%
Average GRE verbal: 512
Average GRE quantitative: 755
Average GRE analytical: 692

Georgia Institute of Technology
Overall acceptance rate: 34.9%
Average GRE verbal: 538
Average GRE quantitative: 763
Average GRE analytical: 692

University of California–Los Angeles
Overall acceptance rate: 35.8%
Average GRE verbal: 503
Average GRE quantitative: 764
Average GRE analytical: 725

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Overall acceptance rate: 36.3%
Average GRE verbal: 528
Average GRE quantitative: 771
Average GRE analytical: N/A

Texas A&M University–College Station
Overall acceptance rate: 37.9%
Average GRE verbal: 497
Average GRE quantitative: 751
Average GRE analytical: 674

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Overall acceptance rate: 40%
Average GRE verbal: 533
Average GRE quantitative: 772
Average GRE analytical: 738

University of Florida
Overall acceptance rate: 43.3%
Average GRE verbal: 519
Average GRE quantitative: 757
Average GRE analytical: 688

Arizona State University (Fulton)
Overall acceptance rate: 44.1%
Average GRE verbal: 519
Average GRE quantitative: 759
Average GRE analytical: N/A

University of Southern California
Overall acceptance rate: 48.8%
Average GRE verbal: 490
Average GRE quantitative: 754
Average GRE analytical: 681

University of Colorado–Boulder
Overall acceptance rate: 61.1%
Average GRE verbal: 552
Average GRE quantitative: 761
Average GRE analytical: 742

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All You Wanted to Know about Top MBA Programs – BW

The University of Chicago

Graduate School of Business

BW Ranking 1

Location Illinois
Full-Time Enrollment N/A
Avg. GMAT 703
Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.1
Estimated total (not annual) program cost N/A
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) N/A

Concentrations

Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategy

The University of Pennsylvania

The Wharton School

BW Ranking 2

Location Pennsylvania

Full-Time Enrollment 1,615

Avg. GMAT 714

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.9

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $88,090

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 21%

Concentrations

Accounting, Actuarial Science, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, Insurance, Marketing, Operations Management, Public Policy, Real Estate, Strategy

Harvard University

Harvard Business School

BW Ranking 4

Location Massachusetts
Full-Time Enrollment 1,819
Avg. GMAT 711
Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.5
Estimated total (not annual) program cost N/A
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 15%

University of California, Berkeley

Haas School of Business

BW Ranking 8

Location California

Full-Time Enrollment 505

Avg. GMAT 707

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $73,267

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 18%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Corporate Social Responsibility, E-commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, Industrial Management, International Business, Leadership, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Media/Entertainment, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Portfolio Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, Real Estate, Statistics and Operations Research, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Technology

Dartmouth College

Tuck School of Business

BW Ranking 11

Location New Hampshire
Full-Time Enrollment 490
Avg. GMAT 710
Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.6
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $81,805
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 20%

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kenan-Flagler Business School

Location North Carolina
Full-Time Enrollment 567
Avg. GMAT 664
Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.3
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $72,765
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 47%

Concentrations

Consulting, Entrepreneurship, , Real Estate, Supply Chain Management

Stanford University

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Location California
Full-Time Enrollment 764
Avg. GMAT 720
Avg. Work Experience (years) 4
Estimated total (not annual) program cost N/A
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 10%

Concentrations

General Management

Columbia University

Columbia Business School

Location New York
Full-Time Enrollment 1,242
Avg. GMAT N/A
Avg. Work Experience (years) 5
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $81,896
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 17%

Concentrations

Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing, Media/Entertainment, Operations Management, Real Estate

Cornell University

S. C. Johnson Graduate School of Management

Location New York
Full-Time Enrollment 554
Avg. GMAT 679
Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.9
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $38,800
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 36%

Concentrations

Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing

University of California – Los Angeles

UCLA Anderson School of Management

BW Ranking 12

Location California

Full-Time Enrollment 710

Avg. GMAT 704

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.7

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $72,188

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 29%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Media/Entertainment, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Real Estate, Strategy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT Sloan School of Management

BW Ranking 7

Location Massachusetts

Full-Time Enrollment 752

Avg. GMAT 702

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.7

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $84,728

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 20%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, E-commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Industrial Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Portfolio Management, Real Estate, Statistics and Operations Research, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Tax, Technology

Northwestern University

Kellogg School of Management

BW Ranking 3

Location Illinois

Full-Time Enrollment 1,310

Avg. GMAT 702

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.1

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $82,230

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 24%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, , Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, International Business, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Media/Entertainment, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Public Administration, Real Estate, Statistics and Operations Research, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Technology

New York University

Leonard N. Stern School of Business

BW Ranking 14

Location New York

Full-Time Enrollment 815

Avg. GMAT 700

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.9

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $79,200

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 22%

Concentrations

Accounting, E-commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, , Finance, General Management, International Business, Leadership, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Technology

Carnegie Mellon University

Tepper School of Business

BW Ranking 16

Location Pennsylvania

Full-Time Enrollment 302

Avg. GMAT 696

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.3

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $84,576

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 29%

Concentrations

Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Statistics and Operations Research, Strategy, Supply Chain Management

Duke University

The Fuqua School of Business

BW Ranking 9

Location North Carolina

Full-Time Enrollment 810

Avg. GMAT 696

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.8

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $78,700

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 36%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, International Business, Leadership, Marketing, Operations Management

Emory University

Goizueta Business School

Location Georgia

Full-Time Enrollment 346

Avg. GMAT 690

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.9

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $75,652

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 34%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, International Business, Leadership, Marketing, Media/Entertainment, Operations Management, Real Estate, Sports Business, Strategy

University of Southern California

Marshall School of Business

BW Ranking 21

Location California

Full-Time Enrollment 439

Avg. GMAT 685

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.1

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $78,000

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 36%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Media/Entertainment, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Portfolio Management, Real Estate, Strategy, Supply Chain Management

Georgetown University

Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business

Location District of Columbia
Full-Time Enrollment 468
Avg. GMAT 665
Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.1
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $72,000
pplicants Accepted (Selectivity) 41%

Concentrations

General Management

University of London

London Business School

Location United Kingdom

Full-Time Enrollment 635

Avg. GMAT 682

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.6

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $80,457

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity)

Concentrations

Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Strategy

University of Washington

Business School

Location Washington

Full-Time Enrollment 210

Avg. GMAT 679

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.2

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $55,056

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 30%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Portfolio Management, Public Administration, Real Estate, Strategy, Technology

University of Oxford

Saïd Business School

Location United Kingdom

Full-Time Enrollment 225

Avg. GMAT 677

Avg. Work Experience (years) 6

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $59,000

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 48%

Concentrations

Entrepreneurship, Finance, Strategy

University of Virginia

Darden Graduate School of Business Administration

BW Ranking 15

Location Virginia

Full-Time Enrollment 647

Avg. GMAT 677

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $82,000

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 41%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, , Finance, General Management, International Business, Leadership, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Portfolio Management, Statistics and Operations Research, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Tax, Technology

INSEAD

INSEAD

Location France
Full-Time Enrollment 882
Avg. GMAT 702
Avg. Work Experience (years) 5
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $56,000
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity)

University of Michigan

Stephen M. Ross School of Business

BW Ranking 5

Location Michigan
Full-Time Enrollment 856
Avg. GMAT 701
Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.3
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $84,048

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 28%

Concentrations

Yale University

Yale School of Management

BW Ranking 19

Location Connecticut
Full-Time Enrollment N/A
Avg. GMAT 701
Avg. Work Experience (years) N/A

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $85,370
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 22%

Concentrations N/A

University of California, Davis

Graduate School of Management

Location California

Full-Time Enrollment 117

Avg. GMAT 673

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $68,858

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 30%

Concentrations

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Technology

University of California, Irvine

The Paul Merage School of Business

Location California

Full-Time Enrollment 186

Avg. GMAT 670

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.7

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $72,901

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 44%

Concentrations

Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Public Policy, Real Estate, Strategy

Georgia Tech

College of Management

Location Georgia

Full-Time Enrollment 140

Avg. GMAT 669

Avg. Work Experience (years) 3.5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $52,056

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 38%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategy

University of Texas at Austin

McCombs School of Business

BW Ranking 20

Location Texas

Full-Time Enrollment 510

Avg. GMAT 669

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $72,400

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 37%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Portfolio Management, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Technology

University of Notre Dame

Mendoza College of Business

Location Indiana

Full-Time Enrollment 320

Avg. GMAT 667

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.3

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $68,090

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 49%

Concentrations

Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Portfolio Management

University of Rochester

William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration

Location New York

Full-Time Enrollment 397

Avg. GMAT 667

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $79,422

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 36%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, International Business, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Public Policy, Strategy

Boston University

School of Management

Location Massachusetts

Full-Time Enrollment 302

Avg. GMAT 663

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.6

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $67,125

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 34%

Concentrations

Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Care Administration, International Business, Leadership, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Strategy

The Ohio State University

Fisher College of Business

Location Ohio

Full-Time Enrollment 261

Avg. GMAT 662

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.7

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $67,564

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 49%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Leadership, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Portfolio Management, Real Estate, Strategy, Supply Chain Management

Purdue University

Krannert School of Management

Location Indiana

BW Ranking 18

Full-Time Enrollment 261

Avg. GMAT 661

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $60,620

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 42%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing and Technology Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Supply Chain Management

HEC School of Management, Paris

HEC School of Management, Paris

Location France

Full-Time Enrollment 180

Avg. GMAT 657

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $48,142

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 22%

Concentrations

Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Strategy

University of Cambridge

Judge Business School

Location United Kingdom
Full-Time Enrollment 110
Avg. GMAT 680
Avg. Work Experience (years) 6.6
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $54,000
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 19%

IMD

International Institute for Management Development

Location Switzerland
Full-Time Enrollment 90
Avg. GMAT 680
Avg. Work Experience (years) 7.2
Estimated total (not annual) program cost $60,700
Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 27%

Concentrations

Entrepreneurship, General Management, Leadership

Queen’s University

Queen’s School of Business Web sit

Location Canada

Full-Time Enrollment 54

Avg. GMAT 656

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5.9

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $56,205

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 66%

Concentrations

Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing

York University

Schulich School of Business

Location Canada

Full-Time Enrollment 471

Avg. GMAT 656

Avg. Work Experience (years) 7

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $45,000

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 50%

Concentrations

Accounting, Arts Administration, Consulting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Public Administration, Real Estate, Strategy

Arizona State University

W. P. Carey School of Business

Location Arizona

Full-Time Enrollment 183

Avg. GMAT 655

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.4

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $52,228

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 34%

Concentrations

Finance, General Management, Health Care Administration, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Real Estate, Sports Business, Supply Chain Management

The University of Iowa

Henry B. Tippie College of Business and School of Management

Location Iowa

Full-Time Enrollment 123

Avg. GMAT 655

Avg. Work Experience (years) 3

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $47,382

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 43%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, International Business, Marketing, Operations Management, Strategy

Washington University in St. Louis

Olin School of Business

Location Missouri

Full-Time Enrollment 258

Avg. GMAT 654

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.3

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $73,310

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 54%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Leadership, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Supply Chain Management

Tulane University

A.B. Freeman School of Business

Location Louisiana

Full-Time Enrollment 133

Avg. GMAT 653

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.1

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $68,625

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 65%

Concentrations

Finance, General Management, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Business

Location Illinois

Full-Time Enrollment 202

Avg. GMAT 652

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.2

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $54,000

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 49%

Concentrations

Finance, General Management, Marketing, Operations Management

University of Georgia

Terry College of Business

Location Georgia

Full-Time Enrollment 124

Avg. GMAT 651

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.2

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $52,728

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 32%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Insurance, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Real Estate, Strategy

University of Maryland, College Park

Robert H. Smith School of Business

Location Maryland

Full-Time Enrollment 221

Avg. GMAT 651

Avg. Work Experience (years) 5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $72,888

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 39%

Concentrations

Accounting, Consulting, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Leadership, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Statistics and Operations Research, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Technology

The Pennsylvania State University

The Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal College of Business

Location Pennsylvania

Full-Time Enrollment 150

Avg. GMAT 651

Avg. Work Experience (years) 4.5

Estimated total (not annual) program cost $57,496

Applicants Accepted (Selectivity) 33%

Concentrations

Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Portfolio Management, Strategy, Supply Chain Management

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The information in this database is used to provide the “Top 100 rankings of business schools for the period 2001-2005” based on: contributions of their faculty.

1. University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School)
2. New York University (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
3. Harvard University (Harvard Business School)
4. University of Chicago (Graduate School of Business)
5. Duke University (The Fuqua School of Business)

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan School of Management)
7. University of Maryland at College Park (Robert H. Smith School of Business)
8. Columbia University (Columbia Graduate School of Business)
9. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (Ross School of Business)

10.University of Texas at Austin (Red McCombs School of Business)
11.Stanford University (Graduate School of Business)
12.Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management)
13.University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA Anderson School of Management)
14.University of Southern California (Marshall School of Business)
15.University of Minnesota at Twin Cities (Minneapolis) (Carlson School of Management)
16.Pennsylvania State University at University Park (Smeal College of Business)
17.Michigan State University (The Eli Broad College of Business)
18.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler Business School)
19.Emory University (Goizueta Business School)
20.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (College of Business)
21.University of Washington at Seattle (Business School)
22.Indiana University at Bloomington (Kelley School of Business)
23.Ohio State University (Fisher College of Business)
24.Washington University at St. Louis (Olin School of Business)
25.Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper School of Business)
26.University of Florida (Warrington College of Business)
27.Purdue University (Krannert Graduate School of Management)
28.University of California at Berkeley (Walter A. Haas School of Business)
29.University of Wisconsin at Madison (School of Business)
30.Arizona State University (W.P. Carey School of Business)
31.Cornell University (Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management)
32.University of Texas at Dallas (School of Management)

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MBA – American Universities With Financial Help

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School	State	Mean GMAT: Full-time Students	Minimum TOEFL Score	Availability of aid	U.S. News Rank
Brigham Young University (Marriott)	UT	653	240	Aid available (international students)	40
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)	PA	691	250	Aid available (international students)	17
Cornell University (Johnson) International students have several options available if they wish to borrow to help meet their educational costs. The Johnson School has partnered with Citibank to offer its international students up to $23,000 in loan funds. Students must have verifiable assets equal to or greater than the amount of the loan they are requesting. This loan requires no cosigner, but offers a cosigner option if the student borrower does not have the required assets to qualify for the loan. The cosigner (regardless of citizenship) must document they have the assets to qualify for the loan. The Access Group also offers a signature loan to international students with a three-year credit history in the United States. Student loans may not be used on the declaration of finances form. Once you receive your student visa you can apply for student loans	NY	673	250	Fellowships available: 55 Aid available (international students) The Johnson School has over $1 million in merit-based scholarship funds to award each year to new and returning students. Almost 30 percent of Johnson School students receive some scholarship.All our scholarships are awarded based on merit regardless of citizenshipolarship assistance.	15
Duke University (Fuqua)	NC	705	250	Aid available (international students)	11
Emory University (Goizueta)	GA	680	250	Aid available (international students)	18
Georgetown University (McDonough)	DC	662	250	Aid available (international students)	27
Georgia Institute of Technology	GA	655	250	Aid available (international students)	32
Harvard University	MA	707	253	Aid available (international students)	1
New York University (Stern) Stern is proud to offer a comprehensive international student loan program.	NY	700	250	Fellowships available: 370 Teaching assistantships available: 596 Aid available (international students)	13
Ohio State University (Fisher)	OH	664	250	Aid available (international students)	21
Purdue University–West Lafayette (Krannert)	IN	667	230	Aid available (international students)	23
Stanford University	CA	711	250	Aid available (international students)	2
Tulane University (Freeman)	LA	655	250	Aid available (international students)	45
University of California–Berkeley (Haas)	CA	701	230	Aid available (international students)	6
University of California–Davis	CA	678	250	Aid available (international students)	42
University of California–Irvine	CA	658	250	Aid available (international students)	49
University of California–Los Angeles (Anderson)	CA	705	260	Aid available (international students)	11
University of Chicago Financial aid information is sent to prospective students upon admission to the program. You will not need to apply for scholarships or loans until such time. Chicago GSB offers two loan programs for international students – one that requires a co-signer from the U.S. and one that does not. All ADMITTED international students will be directed to a web site to request a loan application. The loans can be used for the I-20 visa application process.	IL	695	250	Fellowships available: 5 Aid available (international students)	8
University of Florida (Warrington)	FL	666	250	Aid available (international students)	42
University of Georgia (Terry)	GA	663	233	Aid available (international students)	45
University of Maryland–College Park (Smith)	MD	651	250	Aid available (international students)	27
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ross)	MI	690	250	Aid available (international students)	10
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities (Carlson)	MN	655	240	Aid available (international students)	23
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) The Kenan-Flagler Business School, through a partnership with CFI, offers the EXTRA MBA Loan for international students No cosigner is required	NC	652	250	Fellowships available: 69 Aid available (international students) Merit fellowships are awarded to 25% of our students. UNC awards are made to international and U.S. students	21
University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)	IN	657	250	Aid available (international students)	32
University of Rochester (Simon)	NY	665	250	Aid available (international students)	23
University of Southern California (Marshall)	CA	685	250	Aid available (international students)	26
University of Texas–Austin (McCombs)	TX	670	260	Fellowships available: 10 Teaching assistantships available: 31   Aid available (international students)	18
University of Virginia (Darden) For international students, there are several merit-based scholarships available as well as student eligibility for third party loans. In order to borrow money, the amount to be borrowed must be listed on the application for I-20.	VA	680 we do not consider the GPA in our evaluation.	250	Fellowships available:131 Aid available (international students)	14
University of Washington	WA	677	250	Aid available (international students)	18
University of Wisconsin–Madison	WI	658	250	Aid available (international students)	37
Yale University	CT	696	250	Aid available (international students)	15

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Indian Student Associations In United States

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Indian Students Associations are very helpful. You may contact them for landing facilities, pickup from the airports and initial stay on reaching the universities.

• Auburn University – Indian Students Association
• Arizona State University – Indian Students Association
• Boston College – South Asian Students Association
• Brown University – South Asian Students Association
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Indian Students Association
• Carnegie-Mellon University – Mayur
• California State Polytechnic University
• Columbia Univ. – Club Zamana
• Cornell University – Society of India
• Drexel University – Pragathi
• Duke University – Diya
• Emory University – Indian Cultural Exchange
• Florida International University — Indian Student Association
• George Washington University – Indian Student Organization
• Georgia Institute of Technology – The India Club
• Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay
• Harvard-Radcliffe — South Asian Association
• Harvard University – South Asian Association
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government – South Asian Caucus
• Illinois Institute of Technology – Indian Students Association
• Illinois Institute of Technology – SPICMACAY
• Indian Cultural Exchange at Emory University
• Indiana State University – Indian Students’ Association
• Kalamazoo College – Asian Students Association
• Kansas State University – Indian Student Association
• Lehigh University – Indian Student Association
• Louisiana State University – Indian Student Association
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Hindu Students Council
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sangam
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology – South Asian Association of Students
• Miami University of Ohio – Indian Students Association
• Michigan State University – India Club
• New Jersey Institute of Technology – Association of Indian Students
• Nicholls State University – Desi Club
• NorthWestern University – Indian Students Association
• Nova Southeastern University
• Purdue University – Indian Students Association
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Indian Students Association
• Rice University – Indian Students at Rice
• Rice University – South Asian Society
• Rochester Institute of Technology – OASIS
• Rutgers University – Indian Graduate Students Association
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Indian Students Association
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – Indian Students Association
• Southern Methodist University – Indian Students Association
• Stanford University – Sanskriti
• State University of New York, Buffalo – Indian Students Association
• Tulane University – India Association
• Temple University
• University of Akron – Indian Students’ Association
• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa – Indian Students Association
• University of California, Berkeley – Delta Phi Beta
• University of California, Berkeley – Indus
• University of California, Los Angeles – Indian Student Union
• University of Chiago – South Asian Students’ Association
• University of Cincinnati – Indian Students Association
• University of Colorado, Boulder – South Asian Students Association
• University of Connecticut — Indian Student Association
• University of Dayton – Indian Student Association
• University of Florida – Indian Student Association
• University of Central Florida – Indian Students Association
• University of Illinois, Chicago – Hindu Students Council
• University of Illinois, Chicago – Indian Students Association
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign – Indian Students Association
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign – SPICMACAY
• University of Iowa – Indian Students Association
• University of Kentucky – Indian Students Association
• University of Louisville – Indian Students Association
• University of Maryland – Students Council of India
• University of Massachusettes, Boston – Indian Club
• University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth – Indian Students Association
• University of Memphis – Indian Students Association
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – Indian American Student Association
• University of Minnesota – Indo-American Students Association
• University of Mississippi – Indian Association
• University of Missouri, Columbia – Cultural Association of India
• University of Missouri, St. Louis – EKTA, Indian Students’ Association
• University of Nebraska Lincoln – Indian Students Association
• Univ. of New Mexico – India Students Association
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill – Sangam
• University of North Carolina, Charlotte – Triveni
• University of Noter Dame – Indian Association of Notre Dame
• University of Pennsylvania – South Asian Society
• University of Pennsylvania – Indian American Political Aweareness Committee
• University of Rochester – Campus of India Association
• University of South Alabama – Indian Students Organization
• University of Southern California – Indian Alumni Association
• University of South Florida – Students of India Association
• University of Texas, Austin – Indian Students Association
• University of Texas, Austin – Tamil Students Association
• University of Texas, Dallas – Indian Students Association
• University of Texas, El Paso – Indian Students Association
• University of Virginia – Indian Students Association
• University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – Students of Indian Association
• Utah State University,Logan – Indian Students Association
• Vanderbilt University – South Asian Cultural Exchange
• Vanderbilt University – Vanderbilt Indian Students Association (Graduate)
• Virginia Tech – Indian Students Association
• Virginia Tech – Socitey of Indian Americans
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• Western Michigan University – Indian Students Association
• Wichita State University – Indian Students Association
• Worcester Polytechnic University – Indian Students Organization
• Yale University -South Asian Society

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Computer Science Admission Requirements of Top USA Schools

This Data was collected in September 2005.

USN Rank 1
Carnegie Mellon University – HCII

Degrees

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

“the average GRE score (which includes analytical, verbal and quantitative) of those admitted students last year was 2008”

The GRE subject test is optional for those applicants to the PhD programs in Computer Science, Computational and Statistical Learning, Computation Organizations and Society, Robotics, and Neural Basis of Cognition. Recommendations for programs are as follows:

Applicants to HCI with an emphasis in human science must take a subject test from the area that best matches their background. (For example, HCI applicants with a psychology background should take the psychology subject test.) HCI applicants with a design emphasis are not required to submit a subject test.
The Language and Information Technologies program recommends that applicants submit a subject test.
The Software Engineering program highly recommends, but does not require, a subject test.
The Computation, Organizations and Society program allows students in the management area to substitute the GMAT scores for the GRE scores.

Deadline

There is no spring admission.

The doctoral deadline is December 15 for entry in the following fall semester. The recommendations are due by January 3. The application and recommendation deadline for the Masters programs in the Robotics Institute and the Language and Technologies Institute is January 3.

Finance Opportunities

There are no additional financial aid forms.

PhD students will receive financial support (tuition, fees, monthly stipend) from a variety of sources, including CMU research assistantships, outside fellowships, and government grants.

Professor Contact or Research at CMU

You should feel free to contact professors with very specific questions about their research. However, we do request that you not ask to be accepted by a particular faculty member as a student, since under our admissions system individual faculty members do not make admissions decisions

USN Rank 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Degrees

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

We expect an applicant to have earned a Bachelor’s degree by the time he/she registers in EECS, and possess a very strong background in math, physics, computer science, or engineering. Admission is extremely competitive.

Application Deadline

The EECS department accepts applications for September only, and the deadline for applying is December 15.

Financial Opportunities

Most EECS graduate students are supported by RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS or TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS. An application for an assistantship is included in the application package.

Professor Contact or Research at MIT

USN Rank 1
Stanford University – CS

Degrees

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

“While there is no minimum requirement for GRE scores, a strong application
would include percentiles in the high 90s for the Ph.D. program and scores
in the 90th percentile for the MS program”

Application Deadline

No Spring Admission.

Fall deadline December 1

Finance Opportunities

The Computer Science Department DOES NOT offer financial support for MS students so you should not plan on attending Stanford if such support is essential to you
All incoming Ph.D. students are supported by teaching and/or research assistantships, but are strongly encouraged to apply for outside fellowships as well

Professor Contact or ResearchatStanford

USN Rank 1
University of California –Berkeley

Degrees

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

”Most successful applicants last year had GPAs above 3.7 and GRE quantitative scores above 90%. Most successful Computer Science applicants took the GRE Computer Science Subject test and scored above 90%. For Fall 2005 we had 2500 applications for 100 slots.”

Application Deadline

No spring intake.

Fall – December 15. Supporting data, such as transcripts, recommendation letters, and GRE and TOEFL scores, should arrive no later than January 9.

Finance Opportunities

We provide financial support for virtually all of our graduate students for the duration of their studies. During the most recent academic year, approximately one-quarter were supported by fellowships, slightly more than half were supported by research assistantships, and roughly one-quarter were supported by teaching assistantships.

Professor Contact or Research at Berkeley

USN Rank 5
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign – CS

Degrees

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

“The median grade point average (GPA) is 3.6/4.0 and the average general GRE
score is 1400/1600 (verbal and quantitative sections) and 5.5/6.0
(analytical writing section) for those recommended for admission.”

Applicants to the Ph.D. program are strongly encouraged to submit a score for the GRE (Subject/Advanced) Computer Science Test.

All applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TSE, regardless of US citizenship or permanent residency, for financial aid consideration. A passing score of 50/60 is required to be awarded a Teaching Assistantship (TA)

Application Deadline

Summer Session or Fall Semester: December 1
Spring Semester: September 1

Finance Opportunities

Professor Contact or Research@Uiuc

USN Rank 6
Cornell University

Degrees

M.Eng. and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements for Ph.D.

The department requires that all applicants to the doctoral program take the GRE general test and the GRE subject test. It is preferred that applicants take the GRE subject test in the area of Computer Science, but we will also consider scores in Mathematics or Engineering. If your scores are more than three years old, you should retake the GREs

Application Deadline

Ph.D. Fall -January 1.Spring –October 1

M.Eng. Fall – February 1.Spring – October 1
International students are encouraged to apply early

Finance Opportunities

Most M.Eng. students are self-funded or have obtained their own corporate support. Cornell does not offer any tuition waivers. Applicants who submit a complete application by the above deadlines will be considered for fellowships. Applicants should consider submitting extra letters of recommendation to improve fellowship chances. The Department also awards a few part time (paid) teaching assistantships in which students perform various duties that aid faculty in the teaching of Cornell CS courses. Students are not guaranteed TA positions, nor are they required to work as a TA. If you wish to be considered for a TA position, please indicate so in your application, as well as any pertinent experience you have.

All Ph.D. students in Computer Science are fully supported as long as they remain in good academic standing. Support from Cornell includes tuition and stipend. Support is available in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships.

Professor Contact or Research at Cornell

USN Rank 7
University of Texas, Austin – CS

Degrees

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

For the Ph.D. program, the average scores of recent successful applicants have been: GRE: 650 verbal, 790 quantitative, 5.0 analytical. TOEFL: 655 paper/283 computer version. CS Subject Test (AGRE): 820.

For the Masters program, the average scores of recent successful applicants to this program have been: GRE: 615 verbal, 780 quantitative. 5.0 analytical. TOEFL: 644 paper/273 computer version. CS Subject Test (AGRE): 780. The average undergraduate GPA has been 3.76 (on a 4.0 scale).

Admission to the graduate program is very competitive. For example, for fall 2004, 460 students applied to the Ph.D. program and 75 were accepted; 197 students applied to the Masters program and 48 were accepted.

Application Deadline

Applications are accepted for the Fall and Spring semesters only

Fall January 2 and Spring September 1

Finance Opportunities

Successful applicants to the Ph.D. program for fall semesters will be considered for doctoral fellowships. The doctoral fellowship provides four years of support, contingent on satisfactory progress. This support consists of a fellowship the first year, followed by a commitment to provide either a teaching assistantship or a research assistantship the second, third and fourth years. Most students find a research supervisor during the second or third year and may be supported as research assistants. However, teaching assistantships are always available for doctoral fellowship students.

Research assistantships normally are appointed on a semester basis. Research assistantships are under the purview of the individual professors and are generally made after the student has been enrolled for at least 1-2 semesters.

Teaching Assistantships Appointments to teaching assistantships are normally for 2 semesters: September-May. Offers of teaching assistantships are generally made at the time of admission by the admissions committee. New International TAs must satisfy an oral English Assessment conducted by the University. The Test of Spoken English cannot substitute for this assessment.

Professor Contact or Research at Utexas

USN Rank 7
University of Washington – CS

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements
“The average GPA for the incoming students in Autumn 2003 was 3.68. The
average GRE scores for incoming students in Autumn 2002 were: Verbal
(including foreign students): 641 (85%), Quantitative: 776 (88%). The
average Subject Test score in Computer Science for Autumn 2003 incoming
students was 797 (76%).”

We offer admission to between 10% and 15% of those who apply to our full-time graduate program.

All International students must submit TOEFL and TSE scores.

Application Deadline

No Spring Admission
Deadline to apply for admission each

Autumn Quarter is December 15 for U.S. applicants.

For international applications it is November 1.

All applications materials must be received by this date.

Finance Opportunities

All students who are admitted to our program are awarded an assistantship (teaching or research). Under the assistantship, in exchange for 20 hours of work per week, the student receives:

Tuition waiver (except for $140.00 per quarter in fees, which the student pays)
Monthly stipend of approximately $1800.00
Health Insurance (100% of premium for student, 50% of premium for dependents)
Currently, this funding is guaranteed for 3 years. Funding after the initial 3 years is available, and is contingent on satisfactory academic progress and availability of funds.

Professor Contact or Research at Washington

USN Rank 9
Princeton University – CS

Degrees offered

M.Eng. and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

We strongly recommend that the GRE subject test be taken if possible. The test should be taken in the field of your undergraduate major. If no subject GRE is given in your field, you will not be expected to submit a score.

Application Deadline
Admission to Princeton is for the fall semester only
December 1, 2005 for applicants living outside North America; and December 31, 2005 for applicants within North America. All materials should reach the University by the deadline dates.

Finance Opportunities

We do not provide any financial aid for students enrolling in the Master of Engineering program.Financial support for Ph.D. candidates consists of University and corporate fellowships, Assistantships in Research (ARs) and in Teaching (AIs).

Professor Contact or Research at Princeton

USN Rank 10
California Institute of Technology
Degrees offered

Students are admitted only with the Ph.D. as the degree objective

GRE and other admission requirements

GRE scores are required, with a subject test of the student’s choice strongly recommended

Application Deadline
Applications are accepted once a year. The deadline is January 1^st.

Finance Opportunities

In general, students offered admission to graduate study at Caltech are simultaneously offered a package of financial support that pays all tuition charges and provides them with a stipend. Financial support for graduate students comes in the form of fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantship, or some combination of fellowship and assistantship support

Professor Contact or Research@Caltech

USN Rank 10
University of Wisconsin, Madison – CS

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

“most of the students we admit are in the 85th percentile or higher on each
of the sections of the GRE General Test (Analytical Writing, Quantitative,
and Verbal), and have a GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale).”

We require the Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing tests. We do not require a Subject test

Application Deadline
Applications for graduate study in the Department, whether for an M.S. or Ph.D. degree, are evaluated only once per year, for admission starting in the Fall semester each year.

December 31 is Fall application deadline.

Finance Opportunities

Approximately 200 students are enrolled in our graduate program. Approximately 90% of these students are financially supported within the Department as either Fellows, Research Assistants, or Teaching Assistants

Professor Contact or Research at Wisc

USN Rank 12
Georgia Institute of Technology – CC

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements
“Accepted applicant scores have averaged 80% on the quantitative and
analytical sections for the M.S. program. The desirable minimum GPA is
3.0/4.0. ”

The CS GRE test is required for all applications to graduate programs in the College of Computing unless the specific program rules list exceptions

Application Deadline

Admittance Terms – Fall only.
Application Deadlines
MSCS: March 1
Ph.D.: December 15

Finance Opportunities

The College is unable to offer financial aid to all graduate students. A small number of Master’s students do have the chance to act as Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) and Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs).
Professor Contact or Research@Gatech

USN Rank 12
University of Maryland – College Park – CS

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements
“The minimum acceptable score for the General GRE is 1850 for international
students and 1950 for U.S. students.”

Undergraduate grade point averages are generally 3.5/4.0 or above.

Both GPA and GRE scores of students admitted in recent years have been much higher than the minimum required.

Application Deadline

Deadline for applications and all supporting material due at Graduate School and Computer Science Department December 15. Spring admissions only for University of Maryland students.

Finance Opportunities

Both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are offered, and almost all full-time students receive financial aid in the form of assistantships, fellowships, and grants

Professor Contact or Research at Umd

USN Rank 14
Brown University

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

“The GPA is not the only criterion. Grades in computer science and related disciplines (e.g., math) count more than grades in other areas. Also, we take into account the fact that at some very competitive schools it is very difficult to achieve a high GPA.
While we do not require General and Subject GRE test scores, however the tests provide an additional objective form of evaluation that is often helpful in determining an applicant’s abilities.

Recommendation letters must give a detailed, factual, and candid evaluation of the applicant’s capabilities. Rankings and comparisons with other students are very useful. Ask your recommender to follow these guidelines.

Research experience, although not required, can boost your chances of admission considerably. If you have worked on a research project, please tell us about it and ask at least one of your recommenders to comment on it. If your work is part of a joint project, the recommender should indicate your specific contribution to the project. Include abstracts or reprints of any papers you have published in journals or presented at conferences.

Application Deadline

To maximize flexibility, we have a rolling deadline. This means we accept students until we have filled the available slots. We will begin reviewing applications in the middle of January and stop on July 15. Because the number of spaces is small

Finance Opportunities

We do not offer funding to ScM students. You will need to apply to external sources of support
We admit all PhD students (including international students) with financial support.

Professor Contact or Research at Brown

USN Rank 14
University of California-Los Angeles

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D

GRE and other admission requirements
”We expect at least a 3.3 GPA (on a 4.00 scale) in the junior and senior years, and at least 3.5 in any graduate study. These averages are considered the minimum requirements; the actual standard for admission is set by the current pool of applicants, and is generally much higher—GRE scores on the General (Aptitude) test are required for admission to both the M.S. and Ph.D. programs.”

Application Deadline

Fall only. Deadline – December 15^th

Finance Opportunities

Support based on merit is available in the form of fellowships, traineeships, teaching assistantships, and graduate student researcher positions. These awards are open to all students–U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students–who have demonstrated high academic achievement.

Professor Contact or Research at ucla

USN Rank 14
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor – CSE

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements
A GPA of at least 3.5/4.0 for the undergraduate degree.
A Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General total score of at least 2000 (out of a possible 2400); new test scoring of at least 1300 and 4.5 (analytical).

Application Deadline

We admit students for the Fall Term only.

Applications received and complete with all supporting documents from international students by December 15 and domestic students by January 5 will be considered for departmental financial assistance.

Applications received and complete with all supporting documents from both international and domestic students by March 1 will be considered for admission only.

Finance Opportunities

We have a very strong applicant pool and normally students who receive funding have very high GPAs and strong GRE scores. We prefer applicants with at least a 3.7 GPA and GREs over 2000. However, we do not make a decision based purely on numbers but do evaluate each student on individual merit. Careful attention is paid to student background, experiences, statement of purpose and letters or recommendation in reaching funding decisions.

Professor Contact or Research at umich
USN Rank 17
Rice University – CS

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements
“Typical GRE scores for admitted applicants are in the 90-99th percentile on
the quantitative and analytical portions of the GRE for those applying to
the Ph.D. program and in the 80-89th percentile for the MCS program. CGPA
scores range from 3.5-4.0 based on a 4.0 scale… The minimum score required
on the general GRE is 70 percent in the analytical and quantitative
sections. However, this is a minimum requirement, and applicants who are
offered admission generally have much higher scores.”
Although the Test of Spoken English (TSE) is not required of non-native English speakers, it is strongly recommended. Special consideration is given to applicants providing this score

Application Deadline

Program Deadlines
Ph.D. Program Early Application December 1.Regular Application December 15.
MCS Program
Regular Application February 3. Spring Application October 15

Spring admissions into this program are not guaranteed.

Finance Opportunities

All doctoral students at Rice are fully supported by graduate fellowships or research assistantships. Students who gain external support receive an additional internal supplement.

Professor Contact or Research at rice

USN Rank 17
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – CS

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

“High scores on all three parts of the General Aptitude Test of the Graduate
Record Examination are also recommended: a minimum of 80th percentile on the
verbal section, 90th percentile on the quantitative section, and 90th
percentile on the analytical section or a minimum of 5 on the analytical
writing section… The median credentials for the 35 first-year students who
began our program in fall 2003: are Quantitative GRE: 90th percentile,
Verbal GRE: 83rd percentile, (86th with non-native speakers excluded),
Analytical GRE: 90th percentile, GPA (undergraduate): 3.6/4.0”

Application Deadline

Applications for fall admission, complete with a personal statement, all transcripts, and recommendations, should be received by the Graduate School no later than January 1. To ensure meeting that deadline, applicants are encouraged to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) no later than December 1. Early submission of applications is encouraged. International applicants should consider completing their applications earlier to allow time for processing financial and visa documents.

Finance Opportunities

Most of our students are supported by assistantships and fellowships. Applicants for assistantships are automatically considered for all available fellowships.

Full-time summer employment on a research project is normally available to students who would like to receive support

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USN Rank 17
University of Pennsylvania – CIS

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

“Fall 2004 MSE admissions statistics … Candidates admitted to the MSE
program: Average GRE: V 560 / Q 770 / A 720 / AW 5.0”

Application Deadline

There is no Spring Admission

Deadline for Ph.D. students – December 15.

For domestic students applying to the MSE & MCIT programs – June 1
For candidates overseas applying to the MSE & MCIT programs – May 1

For all domestic and foreign students applying to the CGGT program – July 1

Finance Opportunities

Departmental financial aid is available only for doctoral students; generally, funded doctoral students receive payment of tuition and fees, a stipend for living expenses, and payment of University of Pennsylvania Student Health Insurance.
There is no departmental funding available for MSE, MCIT, or CGGT students. There are no RA positions available in the department; only research fellow positions for doctoral students. Teaching assistant duties are generally met by doctoral students participating in a Teaching Practicum.

Professor Contact or Research at upenn

USN Rank 20
Columbia University – CS

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements
” GPA of at least 3.3 is required. Most successful applicants have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Most students admitted have earned scores in excess of 650 for the Analytical and Quantitative parts.”

For Ph.D.-As a reference, however, the average GRE scores for the entering class of Fall 2003 were Verbal: 598, Quantitative: 774, and Analytical: 748, while the average TOEFL score was 277.

GRE Computer Science Subject Test is not required but taking it may strengthen your application. We advise that you take the test where it is available.

Application Deadline
Masters- October 1 for Spring admission & March 15 for Fall admission.

Ph.D. October 15 for spring admissions and January 15 for fall admissions.

Finance Opportunities

The department offers both Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA) and Teaching Assistantships (TA). All applicants who indicate in the online application that they would like to apply for financial aid will automatically be considered for all these types of funding. It is not necessary to do anything else in order to apply for this funding.

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USN Rank 20
Duke University

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

Application Deadline
Fall entry (all applications) Postmark of December 31
Spring entry (M.S. only) November 1

Finance Opportunities

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USN Rank 20
Harvard University

Degrees offered

Masters and PH.D.

GRE and other admission requirements
Average Undergraduate GPA 3.7
Average GRE Verbal Score 583
Average GRE Quantitative Score 783
Average GRE Analytical Score 785

Application Deadline
Full time students begin graduate study in the fall term.

Our application deadlines for full time students entering in September 2006 are:

Preferred: December 15
Final: January 2

Finance Opportunities

All students admitted to the Ph.D. program in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences receive full financial support. This includes tuition, fees, and a cost-of living stipend ($2,150 per month before taxes in 2005-06). Support is independent of need provided a student remains in good academic standing and is making satisfactory progress towards his/her Ph.D. degree.

There is no financial support available to students in our master’s programs. Applicants to our master’s programs should complete the Statement of Financial Resources for Graduate Study as part of their application.

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USN Rank 20
Purdue University – West Lafayette

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

”Most of the successful applicants had GPAs above 3.7 on a 4.0 scale. We also take research exposure and the quality of the institution into consideration.

GRE scores are not required but recommended. For Fall 2005 we had over 620 applications for 37 slots.

Application Deadline

The application deadline for fall admission is 15 December

Finance Opportunities

We try to provide financial support for almost all of our graduate students for the duration of their studies. Of the incoming class for 2005, approximately 29% are supported by fellowships, 13% are supported by research assistantships, 48% are supported by teaching assistantships

If admitted, you will automatically be considered for financial support in the form of fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships

Professor Contact or Research at purdue

USN Rank 20
University of California-San Diego

Degrees

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission Requirements

The evaluation process for applications is extremely complex, taking into account all the materials submitted with the application. Grade point average (GPA), GRE scores, GRE subject test (optional, but recommended), TOEFL (for international students), letters of recommendation, and statement of purpose all play a role. First, the UCSD Graduate Admissions Office evaluates each application to determine whether or not their minimum standards for admission have been met. Then the CSE Department does a more thorough evaluation in a committee consisting of several faculty. Sometimes the committee must draw on the experience of the faculty at-large to make an informed decision.

Our department receives around 1,300 applications annually, and offers admission to fewer than 10%.

The university requires that domestic graduate applicants have a minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. (International applicants do NOT have a minimum-GPA requirement.)

CSE Admissions Committee examines every component of the application and supplemental materials when considering an applicant for admission. (Standardized test scores and grade point averages (GPA) are an integral part of the evaluation process, but admissions decisions are NOT made based on these components alone.)

Deadline

The 2006 deadline is January 5 for admission the following fall.

The preferred application deadline for fall 2006 admission to the Ph.D. program is December 1, 2005. The deadline for receiving supporting documents is January 20.

Financial Opportunities
Generally all of our PhD students are offered support for at least the first year, and can expect to have support through their degree if they continue to make adequate progress. Financial Support comes in the form of fellowships, teaching assistantships (TA), or research assistantships (RA). Assistantships are 20-hour/week positions that pay a stipend, tuition and fees, and health insurance. Typically a PhD student will have a fellowship the first year and then be offered a research assistantship in subsequent years by their advisor.

Masters students may also be offered a teaching assistantship upon admission to the program. Research assistantships may also be forthcoming once faculty members become more familiar with a student’s work, but the individual student is responsible for pursuing these positions.

Many of our Masters students choose to work in local industry (or already do). San Diego is one of the fastest growing high technology areas in the country, and has been named the “Wireless Capital of the World,” and the “#1 place to do business in America,” by Forbes magazine.

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USN Rank 25

University of Massachusetts, Amherst – CS
“Average test scores of students who have been accepted are: Verbal: 84th
percentile, Quantitative: 93rd percentile, Analytical: 93rd percentile,
Analytical Writing Measure score: 4.93” |
USN Rank 25

Yale University – CS
“Most students we admit are above the 90th percentile in quantitative,
analytical and verbal scores.”

Special Admissions Requirements

GRE General and Subject Test required; strong preparation in mathematics, engineering, or science; competence in programming.

Ph.D. Admissions Data – Fall 2004 Entering Class
Number of applicants187
Number of students enrolled15

USN Rank 27
University of Southern California

When the PhD admissions committee reads your application, they are primarily interested in your research potential.

Your potential for research will be assessed using a combination of 1. your past research accomplishments (if any), 2. grades (including the reputation of your school and department), 3. the contents of your recommendation letters, 4. your statement of purpose and 5. your GRE scores. In addition, if there is something special in your application that makes you stand out, it will also be considered. Note that there is no fixed formula which combines these factors into a score.

The typical successful applicant to our program (if there is such a person!) has done some research already (as an undergraduate, or a MS student). Often this research has appeared in print as a paper in the proceedings of a conference or a journal. Successful applicants also typically have GRE analytical and quantitative scores around the 95th percentile, and are in the top 10% of their graduating class with GPAs well above 3.5/4.0

The application deadline for admission to Ph.D. program is January 15, 2005

Masters Application Deadline:
Application deadline for admission in Spring 2005 is Oct 01, 2004.
Application deadline for admission in Fall 2005 is June 15, 2005.

USN Rank 27

University of Virginia – CS
“nominal minimum GPA for a successful applicant is about 3.2 (out of 4.0).
Nominal scores for successful applicants … 750 for the quantitative part
and 550 for the verbal”
USN Rank 29

Johns Hopkins University
First we look at the school. For better or for worse, it makes a large difference whether you are from a top school or a second-tier school. Your grades are also important, primarily your grades in CS courses during the last two years of undergraduate study.

The PhD deadline for

Fall is January 15th

Spring is October 15th
The MSE deadline Fall – June 1^st for US citizens and March 1^st for international applicants

USN Rank 29
New York University – CS

“Successful applicants to the MS program in Computer Science will generally
have the following minimum qualifications: Strong GRE Quantitative and
Analytical scores. (Typical acceptable scores are near 700 for each
section.) Or 4.0 or better on the new Analytical Writing section. …”

MSCS Spring December1st; Summer April15th; Fall June1st

MSIS Spring November1st; Summer March 1st; Fall March 1st
PhD Fall January 4th

USN Rank 29

Rutgers University – CS
“mean GPA … 3.62. A high score on all the GRE examinations required …
mean GRE scores for a recent entering class of students were: Verbal 580,
Quantitative 782”
USN Rank 29
Suny -Stony Brook

To be considered for admission, you must be a high achiever in the undergraduate program and have high grade-point average (GPA).

We do not have a priori lower limit for GRE scores — it is decided on a year by year basis. However, it is typically very high, as our admission process is very competitive

Subject GREs are not required, but are strongly encouraged for Ph.D. applicants.
USN Rank 29

University of California – Irvine

Fill out an online application accepted from October 1 to January 15. ICS only accepts applications for the Fall quarter.

USN Rank 29

University of Utah

Neither of the graduate programs (M.S. or Ph.D) is an entry-level degree

A minimum GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate work is required. Most students accepted into the graduate program have GPAs well above that level.

Applicants who demonstrate greater depth of knowledge through GRE Subject exam will be given favorable consideration. The School of Computing prefers the GRE Computer Science Subject exam, but will consider GRE Subject exams in other technical specialties.

We are looking for applicants with strong academic backgrounds who have demonstrated a potential to perform creative and innovative research in the research areas represented by the School of Computing

USN Rank 35

Ohio State University – CSE
“GPA 3.0+, Verbal+ Quantitative+ Analytical>=1900 (old format) or Verbal: 500,
Quantitative: 700 and Analytical: 4 (new format).”

USN Rank 35
Penn State University- University Park

Students with a minimum 3.0 junior/senior grade-point average and appropriate course backgrounds will be considered for admission

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department

How to apply

Preliminary application required for International Students

OR Check

Applicants for fall admission who wish to be considered for financial aid should have completed applications on file before February 1. Applicants who want to be considered for a fellowship must file all materials before January 1. Assistantship applications are provided by the department; you can download the postscript version, or the PDF file, or the PDF fill in and print form, or request a copy by sending email to vicki@cse.psu.edu.

All applicants should hold a baccalaureate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a closely aligned field. Applicants must submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Aptitude Test (verbal, quantitative, and analytical). A subject test in the GRE is not required, but the subject test in computer science is recommended. For score reporting our institution code is 2660, and our department code is 0402.
FOR SPRING 2007 : AUGUST 31. LAST DATE FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT COMPLETE APPLICATION MATERIALS FOR ADMISSION (WITHOUT ASSISTANTSHIP)

USN Rank 35

University of Arizona – CS
“Ordinarily, an applicant for the Master’s program is expected to have a
minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.2 out of 4.0 and scores above
the 50th percentile (verbal), and the 85th percentile (quantitative), and
the 75th percentile (analytical) on the GRE General Test.”
USN Rank 35

University of Chicago – CS
“What are the typical GRE scores for incoming students? Our students’ scores
in the Quantitative and Analytical sections of the GRE are in the top-25%
percentile”

USN Rank 35
University of Colorado – Boulder

Applicants should have a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0). However, acceptance is not solely based on GPA. We look at the entire application to evaluate the candidate. For the Masters degree, the General GRE is only required if your GPA is lower than a 3.0. If you come from a lesser known university, it is recommended that you submit General GRE scores. The General GRE is required for all PhD applicants, but there is no set limit for a minimum score. We encourage you to do your best. If you would like to be considered for financial aid, then it is required that you take the General GRE.

For international students applying to both the ME/MS and PhD programs, the deadline for Fall admission is December 1 and for Spring admission is September 1.

Domestic: Applications for the MS or ME programs should be received by February 28 for Fall admission and by October 15 for Spring admission
USN Rank 35
University of Minnesota -Twin Cities

The Computer Science Graduate Program admits students for the Fall term only of each year. The Application Deadlines are as follows:
December 15: PhD in Computer Science (to be considered for Fellowships, Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships)
January 15: PhD and MS in Computer Science (to be considered for additional Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships)
April 1: Admission without financial assistantships (All MCS students are ineligible for departmental support.)

If your GPA is below 2.8, your chance of getting accepted is very small. If your GPA is below 3.25 but above 2.8, you have a small chance of admission but you must have a very strong record from your supporting material such as letters of recommendation, significant career achievements, unusual circumstances and GRE scores. If your poor GPA was years ago, we would expect to see more recent successful Computer Science course work. Therefore, we will review your transcript to judge if you have demonstrated the ability to achieve at least the minimum GPA for the degree for which you are applying (3.25 out of 4 for the MS degree and 3.45 out of 4 for the Ph.D. and 3.0 out of 4.0 for the MCS degree). In addition to reviewing your transcript, we consider academic institutions you have attended

USN Rank 35
Washington University – St. Louis
USN Rank 42
Indiana University – Bloomington

USN Rank 42
Northwestern University – CS
“Statistics: Incoming 2002-2003 Graduates: GRE Q 731, GRE A 773, GRE V 567,
GRE W 5.1, Undergrad GPA 3.58 ”
USN Rank 42
University of California – Davis
University of California, Davis – CS
“GRE for Fall 2003 admits … Averages: Verbal 596, Quantitative 753,
Analytical 724, Written Analytical 5.0”
USN Rank 42
University of Rochester – CS
“(V+Q+A) GRE score over 2100”
USN Rank 42
Virginia Tech

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

Factors affecting the admissions process: Our primary admissions criterion is our expectation regarding the applicant’s ability to have a productive career as a research-track graduate student. We base this assessment on the academic record (amount of Computer Science background, where previous degrees were obtained, class rank and grade point average, and scores on standard exams such as the GRE and TOEFL), proficiency in English speaking and writing, letters of recommendation, and prior research or work experience. We do not declare any official ‘minimum’ GRE scores; performance on the GRE is just one factor taken into account.

For Spring Semester 2004 applicants to Blacksburg Campus, we processed 76 applications, admitted 16, and 9 new students came. For Fall 2004, we processed 588 applications, admitted 147

Deadline

Fall Semester: January 15

Spring Semester: October 15

Due to the high volume of applications received, it is strongly recommended that you apply well in advance. This is particularly true for international applicants and any applicant who desires financial assistance.

Finance Opportunities

When making decisions on offers of Graduate Teaching Assistantships, we do not take financial need or ability of students to support themselves into account. However, international students who are not given a Graduate Teaching Assistantship will not normally be offered admission unless they have completed a financial certification form indicating sufficient resources available to complete their degree requirements.

MS Coursework-only students will normally be given assistantships if funding is available after all qualified Thesis and PhD students have been funded.

Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA): We typically award about 50 of these each semester. Usually one-quarter to one-third are offered to new students. In 2002/03, stipends were approximately $1500/month for nine months. Students on assistantships are exempt from tuition.

Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA): Many faculty have active research programs that include funds for research assistants. Our current active grants total approximately $5 million, and we typically fund 20-30 GRAs. Note that GRAs are almost never awarded to students who have not been in the Department for at least one semester. GRAs receive the same stipends and tuition exemption as the teaching assistants.

Computer Science Scholars: a limited number of exceptional applicants are admitted as CS Scholars, which guarantees them multiple years of support.

Cunningham Fellowships: We currently award three Cunningham Fellowships, which provide (in addition to a GTA position and tuition) support at the GRA level during the summer months for research work. These are only available to US citizens and permanent residents.
Minority Scholarships: Virginia Tech provides a number of scholarships for minority students who are US citizens. Contact the CS Department at gradprog@cs.vt.edu for further information about applying to these programs.

Other departments and local companies: Our graduate students are in demand to fill positions in other departments doing software development and system administration. There are also a number of software development companies in the Corporate Research Center (CRC) who have a history of hiring our students.

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USN Rank 47
Dartmouth College

Degrees offered

GRE and other admission requirements

Deadline
Finance Opportunities
Professor Contact

USN Rank 47
University of Florida – CISE

Degrees offered

GRE and other admission requirements

“minimum: GRE: 1100 (math and verbal, with math>600, verbal>400). The
averages are: 560 verbal, 760 quantitative, 680 analytical, and 1320 total
(verbal + quant)”
Deadline
Finance Opportunities

Professor Contact

USN Rank 49
Michigan State University – CSE

Degrees offered

GRE and other admission requirements
“GPA at least 3.2 … Applicants should have a total (verbal, quantitative,
analytical) score of at least 2000. For the ‘new’ GRE, the total of Verbal
and Quantitative scores should be at least 1360, and the Analytical Writing
score should be at least 4.5. The scores mentioned above are generally
considered as minimum requirements, and they do not guarantee admission if
met.”
Deadline
Finance Opportunities

Professor Contact
USN Rank 49
North Carolina State University – CS

Degrees offered

GRE and other admission requirements
“Guideline scores are: Verbal Reasoning 65%, Quantitative Reasoning 85%,
Analytical Writing 70%. In recent years, admission has become more
competitive. For international students, the average percentile for the
Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing parts have
exceeded 70% for most students gaining admission. GPA of 3.2 or better”
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Deadline
Finance Opportunities
Professor Contact
USN Rank 49
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – CS

“The average GRE scores of admitted applicants for Fall 2003 were Verbal
562, Quantitative 756, and Analytical 724. However, applicants should not
place too much importance on these numbers”
USN Rank 49
Texas A&M – College Station
USN Rank 49
University of California – Santa Barbara
USN Rank 49
University of Pittsburg
USN Rank 55
Arizona State University – CSE
“The minimum scores we accept for the GRE is 1750: 400 Verbal, 700
Quantitative, and 650 Analytical.”
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USN Rank 55
Suny – Buffalo

USN Rank 55
Syracuse University
USN Rank 55
University of California – Santa Cruz

USN Rank 55

University of Illinois, Chicago – CS
“a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and a
total score of 1200 or above on the GRE General Exam is acceptable (500+ on
verbal, 700+ on quantitative, and 4.5+/6.0 on analytical).”
USN Rank 60
Boston University
USN Rank 60
Iowa State University – CS
“3.30 out of a possible 4.00. And ranking in top quartile of the graduating
class. Successful candidates place in the 90th percentile in quantitative and
analytical sections when percentiles are reported by ETS.”
USN Rank 60
Oregon Health and Sciences University – OGI CSE
“Desirable GPA is 3.5/4.0. Recently admitted master’s students have
averaged 82nd percentile on the quantitative section and 70th percentile on
the analytical. Students not taking the TOEFL averaged 79th percentile on
the Verbal section”
USN Rank 60
University of Delaware – CIS
“Minimum scores of 550, 600 and 3.5 on the verbal, quantitative, and
analytical writing sections, respectively, of the Graduate Record
Examination Aptitude Test.”

USN Rank 60
University of Iowa

“A minimum 3.00 undergraduate grade point average…
strong GRE scores typically average >= 1800 (V+Q+130*W, where V=verbal,
Q=quantitative, and W=analytic writing); ”

USN Rank 60

University of Oregon – CS
“Acceptable GRE score on the general test. Minimum scores which are
considered to be favorable are a verbal score of 500 or better and
quantitative score of 650 or better and an analytical score of at least
4.5. ”

USN Rank 60
Vanderbilt University

USN Rank 67
Case Western Reserve University – EECS
“The combined GRE score for the analytical, verbal and quantitative exams
should be over 1700. Students not fitting within the guidelines but
demonstrating they would be excellent students may also be admitted.”
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USN Rank 67
Northeastern University

USN Rank 67
Oregon State University – EECS
“minimum … GPA 3.00 … GRE … The minimum requirement is a combined
score of 1200 on the Verbal and Quantitative sections … EECS does not have
the capacity to accommodate all applicants who meet the minimum admission
requirements”
USN Rank 67
University of Tennessee, Knoxville – CS

Degrees offered

Masters and Ph.D.

GRE and other admission requirements

GPA:International applicants with a degree from a US school need a minimum GPA of 2.7. Students with degrees outside the US must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

We can request an exception to this rule, but for us to do so, an applicant will need strong compensating evidence of ability–such as high GRE scores.

GREs: We require the general GRE test for regular admission and almost never waive this requirement. However, we do not require up-to-date GREs and occasionally use GREs that were taken 10 to 20 years ago. In the MS program, we currently average about 2000 on the verbal + quantitative + analytical total for those we admit. In the Ph.D. program, we tend to expect a GRE verbal score of 600 or greater, a quantitative score of 700 or greater (750 or greater for international applicants), and an analytical score of 5.0 or greater.

We do admit people directly into the PhD program from bachelors’ degrees; such students must also complete the MS coursework, and must in their applications show strong evidence of ability to complete a PhD.

Deadline

We have rolling admissions, with no fixed quotas on the number of students admitted. We do admit students for Spring Semester in January: (perhaps 25-30% of our students enter at this time and a number of GTA positions are usually available then).

International / Domestic Students – MS Program or Ph.D.
Fall Admission & Assistantship Feb 1

Spring Admission & Assistantship June 15

Finance Opportunities
Research Assistantships
These are usually awarded by faculty who have grant money to students who have taken courses from them. The Computer Science Department does not choose/hire GRAs, but rather the individual faculty decide on who they want, and consequently funds do not often go to incoming graduate students.

Teaching Assistantships
We like to receive applications by March 1st for Fall Semester, but we are receptive to applications from good US students after that time (international students, due to visa and other requirements, do not have the luxury of late applications for GTA positions). We strive for flexibility, and while the bulk of the GTA offers are made in March, we usually continue to make offers while positions are still available throughout the spring and summer. Positions are competitive; we only support students pursuing CS degrees. We currently expect GTAs to be able to teach labs that use the C programming language and the UNIX operating system; a lack of C and UNIX skills may adversely affect an applicant’s chances of obtaining a GTA position.
System and Network Administrator
We have a sizable support staff of people managing our labs and handling the UNIX system administration and other matters. We usually have four to six graduate assistants doing sysadmin work. Students who have good UNIX sysadmin/network admin skills can inquire about the availability of such GA positions. Interviews are usually necessary for these positions. The Division of Information Infrastructure (DII), formerly called the University of Tennessee Computing Center, has a variety of systems and network groups, many of which have some GA positions. Obtaining a position with DII requires interviews and cannot be done remotely. Students interested in CS System and Network Administration and DII positions can contact Dr. David Straight: straight@cs.utk.edu

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Some other Good Universities

Auburn University – CSSE
“In general, only students who have at least a 3.0/4.0 undergraduate grade
point average will be considered for graduate admission. All applicants must
submit a satisfactory score for the general test of the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) before being considered.”

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Brigham Young University – CS

“realistic minimums are: GPA of at least 3.3 (last 60 hours). Above the 50th
percentile on all three sections of the GRE. At least a score of 4.0 on the
new Writing section of the GRE. Actual averages of students admitted to the
MS program for the Fall 2004 Semester: GRE percentiles: 69% (V), 82% (Q),
4.57 (Writing Score) GPA: 3.69 ”

College of William and Mary – CS
“Historically, the average scores for incoming (fall) students over several
years has been … Verbal 518-541, Quantitative 684-749, Analytical 643-695,
Average GPA: 3.29-3.4”
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Florida State University – CS
“All students admitted to the program significantly exceed these criteria in
at least some areas. The minimum GRE score required for admission to the
Department of Computer Science is 1100 (Verbal and Quantitative combined)
with a minimum of 650 on the Quantitative. ”
Illinois Institute of Technology – CS
“overall GPA of 3.0/4.0. For the old, pre-October 2002 GRE exam, the minimum
required combined general GRE scores (verbal + analytical + quantitative
scores) is 1200. For the new exam, the requirements are 900 (verbal +
quantitative scores) and 2.5 (analytical writing) … satisfying the minimum
requirements for admission does not automatically imply admission”
Kansas State University
“For M.S. and Ph.D. applicants; minimum GRE scores of 400/700 Verbal,
650/700 Quantitative, and 4.0/4.5 Analytical Writing”

Lehigh University – CSE
“We prefer students with at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, in their major and
overall. The average score for successful applicants has been over 2000 in
the old GREs (with three parts). We will prefer high scores (over 4.0) on
the new written component.”
Michigan Technological University – CS
“Minimum scores of 75% quantitative, 75% analytical and 50% verbal are
required”

New Jersey Institute of Technology – CS
“3.0 GPA. If an applicant has less than 350 in the Verbal test, the
application will be rejected. If an applicant has less than 650 in the
quantitative test, the application will be rejected. If an applicant has
less than 4.0 in the analytical writing test, the application will be
rejected. Other than that, the higher the overall score is the better. ”
New Mexico State University – CS
“For success in graduate-level Computer Science, a Verbal score in the high
400’s is OK but not good, and 500’s are better (native English speakers
should score MUCH higher); the Quantitative and Analytical scores ought to
be at least mid-high 600’s, with 700’s being better. ”

Ohio University – CS
“most successful applicants score in the top 25th percentile on the
quantitative and analytical writing portions. ”
Temple University – CIS
“An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 system or 3.0 during the last two
years. The GRE examination is required. A minimum score of 1000 (verbal plus
quantitative) and a minimum 25th percentile verbal score is expected”

University of Alabama, Birmingham – CIS
“1100 or better on the quantitative plus verbal (Q+V) Graduate Record
Examination … grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (4.0 scale),
overall or for the last 60 hours (preferably higher in computer science
courses)”

University of Alabama, Huntsville – CS
“A combined score of at least 1500 is required on the GRE basic test.”
University of Arkansas – CSCE
“On the other hand, we usually don’t admit into our graduate studies program
if any of the scores are below the 60th percentile. If the Verbal test score
is below the 60th percentile, but the other test scores are above that mark,
then we might admit …”

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs – SWE
“An overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0;
awarded within the past five years) or minimum 1800 GRE (verbal +
quantitative + analytic)” |

University of Connecticut – CSE
“minimum scores for admission into the Master’s program is 500 for the
verbal, 750 (or 85th percentile) for the quantitative and 4 for the written”

University of Houston – CS
“Applicants with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 (out of 4.0)
are encouraged to apply. Average scores of successful applicants to this
program for Fall 2004: GRE: 534 verbal, 755 quantitative.” |
University of Idaho – CS
“an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. 1200 cumulative for verbal and
quantitative and 4.5 for analytical”

University of Kansas – EECS

“Successful applicants to our graduate programs
have strong undergraduate grades (above 3.0 / 4.0 USA, 70% India, or 80%
China) and GRE scores above 1900 (500 verbal, 700 quantitative, 700
analytical).”
University of Memphis – CS
“It is recommended that applicants have a verbal score of at least 400 and a
quantitative score of at least 400 on the GRE. Applicants with lower test
scores may be considered in exceptional cases. minimum GPA of 2.5” |

University of Missouri, Columbia – CS
“A GPA of at least 3.0 (A= 4.0) for the last half of the undergraduate
curriculum. The minimum acceptable scores are the 25th percentile on the
verbal (GRE-V) part, the 80th percentile on the quantitative (GRE-Q) part,
and 4 on the analytical writing part.”
University of Missouri, Rolla – CS
“A minimum GRE verbal score of 370. A minimum combined GRE quantitative and
analytic score of 1200 or GRE Quantitative >=600 and AW score >=3.5. An
undergraduate GPA of 3.0/4.0 or better over the last 2 years.”
University of New Mexico – CS
“The department has established criteria for the GRE scores of 570
(verbal-native English speakers), 670 (quantitative) and 620 (analytical).
These are not hard and fast cutoffs …”
University of North Texas – CS
“GPA 3.00 in prior work, Verbal – 400, Quantitative – 700, Analytical 600,
Analytical Writing 4.0”
University of Notre Dame – CSE
“It is our experience that students with a GRE total exceeding 2000, in the
upper 10% of their class … will do the best”
University of South Carolina – CSE
“at least a 3.00 GPA. The average GRE scores of the accepted applicants for
Fall 2002 were: Verbal 539, Quantitative 720 and Analytical 668”
University of South Florida – CSE
“A minimum total score of 1200 in the verbal and quantitative portions of
the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (must make at least 500 verbal,) and a
minimum grade point average of 3.3 out of 4.0 for all course work completed
during the last two years”
University of Texas, Arlington – CSE
“An overall GPA of 3.0. A GPA of 3.2 or higher on CS/CSE related course work
in the last two years. A sum of verbal and quantitative GRE scores of at
least 1150 for MS. GRE quantitative 700 and GRE verbal 400.”
University of Texas, Dallas – CS
“Minimum requirements are: GPA of at least 3.0 (last 60 hours). GPA in
quantitative courses of at least 3.3. GRE scores of at least 1200 (verbal +
quantitative) or 1800 (verbal + quantitative + analytical) is advisable”
University of Toledo – EECS
“GRE Verbal score of 500, Quantitative score of 700 and Analytical writing
score of 4.5. For students from the old GRE system, the cut-off score is
1800”
University of Wyoming – CS
“A minimum combined score (verbal and quantitative) of 900 for master’s
applicants and 1000 for doctoral applicants is required. To be considered
for admission to graduate study in the department, applicants must achieve a
high score on the quantitative portion of the general examination, in
addition to meeting the combined score requirements.”
Wayne State University – CS
“at least – verbal 450, quantitative 750, analytical writing 4.5 (Old exam
format requirement is analytical score of 650)”
CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
Simon Fraser University – CS
“For M.Sc. and Ph.D. applicants, the minimum GRE requirement is Verbal 560,
Quantitative 740, and Analytical 700. ”
University of Saskatchewan – CS
“What is the Department’s minimum GRE requirement? The minimum overall score
that is required is 2000,”
University of New Brunswick – CS
“normally require a minimum score of 600 for Quantitative Section and a
minimum score of 3.5 for the Analytical Writing. … necessary but not
sufficient.”

University of Alberta – CS

“Applicants who have previous degrees from outside Canada must take the GRE
(general). Our successful applicants obtain a minimum score of 700 each on
the quantitative and analytical components (or a comparable score on the
analytical writing section).