PurMaster of Science in Computer SciencePurdue University · West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Program Overview

Dates and tuition are specific to the 2027 intake

Please check the official program website (link below) for specific writing guidelines

Academic Statement of Purpose

OGSPS graduate application academic statement.

CV or resume

Personal History Statement

OGSPS graduate application personal history statement.

CS Supplementary Form

Department supplementary PDF listed among required application documents.

Recommendation letters x 3

Academic recommenders preferred when assessing potential for graduate study.

Academic: Four-year bachelor's degree; Most successful applicants have major and cumulative GPAs above 3.5/4.0 (or 8.5/10 or 85/100). Quality of institution is considered. No hard GPA cutoff published.
Prerequisites: Relevant academic background; Most applicants hold a CS degree; other fields with suitable background considered. Expected foundation: data structures, architecture, compilers, algorithms, OS, distributed systems, networks, programming languages; math through differential equations, linear/matrix algebra, numerical methods; proficiency in Java, C, or C++. Applicants already in a CS graduate program elsewhere should complete at least a year (complete a master's before registering at Purdue if that program is a master's).
GRE: Optional; GRE is not required.

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