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Graduate Admissions

Apply for graduate study in CSE

The application for graduate admission is completed online through the Rackham Graduate School. Please note that all admissions are for the fall term.
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How to apply

The CSE graduate program is part of the University of Michigan’s Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
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To find out whether you’re eligible for a fee waiver, please complete the Graduate Application Fee Waiver Request Form.

Application deadlines

PhD Application Deadline	Master’s Application Deadline
December 15	January 15
For full admission and financial aid consideration, applications to the Ph.D. program must be submitted and complete by December 1st.	For full admission consideration, applications for the M.S. program must be submitted and complete by January 15th.

For both the Ph.D. and the Masters programs, we will notify admitted students from February through April. Please let us know whether you accept by May 1.

Sequential Undergraduate/Graduate Study (SUGS) program

SUGS is open to current U of M undergraduate students only.

SUGS program applications must be submitted and completed by:

January 15 (fall term)
October 1 (winter term)

Requirements

We expect applicants to have earned their bachelor’s degrees by the time they matriculate, and to possess strong backgrounds in computer science or a related discipline. To be eligible for the M.S. program, students must not already hold a master’s degree in computer science or an equivalent field.

Successful M.S. applicants usually have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5/4.0, GRE scores of at least 70% verbal, 90% quantitative, and 40% analytical writing, and three strong letters of recommendation. International students should have a TOEFL score of at least 100. Students admitted to the Ph.D. program generally exceed these standards. In addition, students admitted to the Ph.D. program often have prior research experience or have demonstrated research aptitude.

Financial aid

We guarantee Ph.D. students full financial aid as long as they are making satisfactory progress towards the degree. Admission to the M.S. program is not accompanied by financial aid, but there are opportunities for financial support after beginning the program. — Funding information | U-M tuition and fees

Graduate programs staff

csegradstaff@umich.edu
734-647-8047

Ashley Andreae, Graduate Programs Coordinator

Sonya Siddique, Graduate Programs Assistant (Admissions)