Prospective Students
Admission Requirements
All applications to the Computer Science Professional Program must include the following:
- Completed application
- Statement of Purpose
- Resume
- Three recommendation letters
- Official GRE scores
- Official TOEFL scores (if required)
- Official copies of all transcripts
- Immersion Phase Waiver (required for any quarter except Summer)
- The application fee is $70
Admission to the University of Chicago Masters in Computer Science is based on careful review of all sections of the applicant’s completed application. Review of applications will not begin until all materials have been received and the application fee has been paid. We are on a rolling admissions system, so that you should receive a decision on admission within two weeks of submitting a completed application. If you want to check your application status, please go to the online application system or email us at questions@cs.uchicago.edu.
We expect all our applicants to have at least a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from an accredited school in order to apply for admission.
Recommendation letters should be from individuals who have seen you perform either academically or in a work environment. These can be professors, supervisors and in some cases co-workers.
GRE General Test Scores
GRE General Test scores are required except in the following cases:
You earned a master’s or equivalent degree from an accredited U.S. university in physical or biological science. Prospective applicants with MBAs or other MA/MS level degrees from recognized US schools may also have the GRE requirement waived. We review these petitions on a case-by-case basis. You earned a Ph.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited U.S. university in any field.
The CSPP does not have minimum GRE requirements, however, on average, our students have earned the following scores in the General GRE test:
- Verbal: 50th%-tile and above
- Quantitative: 75th%-tile and above
- Analytical: 75th%-tile and above
Please note: We take into consideration the entire application, so lower than average GRE scores does not necessarily mean you would not be admitted to the program.
GRE Subject Test scores are not required.
TOEFL Scores
International applications are required to take the TOEFL and achieve minimum scores in accordance with the University’s policy found on the website for the Office of International Affairs.
GRE and TOEFL scores should be sent to us by ETS. Our institution code is 1832 and the department code is 0402.
