General Information
The Graduate Program in the Department of Computer Sciences at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison offers study toward the M.S. degree and
the Ph.D. degree in Computer Sciences.
Competition for admission to the department is high. Most admitted students are
offered financial aid, typically in the form of teaching assistantships.
We also nominate our top applicants for
University-sponsored
fellowships. Further information about our degree programs, financial
aid and admissions requirements is provided in our
Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) about graduate admissions.
When you are ready to apply, you can find detailed instructions in
How to Apply for admission
to the CS graduate program.
The department is consistently ranked as one of the top ten computer
science departments in the United States. The UW-Madison also ranks as
one of the top ten public universities
in the country in terms of federal research funds, and has been listed
among the top educational institutions overall since the early 1900's. The department has
internationally recognized research programs in many areas.
A strength of our program is the wealth of opportunities to participate in
collaborative multidisciplinary research
with other departments at UW-Madison.
An important measure of an academic program is the success of its
graduates. We take great pride in our alumni's achievements.
Many of our former Ph.D. students are now on the faculty at
other top-tier computer science departments, including Carnegie Mellon
University, Cornell University, Duke University, Purdue University,
the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of
Washington, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and the University of Texas at Austin.
Other alumni are making important contributions at companies such as
Cisco, Epic, Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, and Sun.
Still other graduates are at successful startup companies or teaching
at small colleges. We believe the
learning environment in the department is second to none, making this an
unbeatable choice for continuing your education.
For more information about our graduate program, please consult:
• the department
home page
• the opportunities and resources on our
CS Graduate Program page
• a brochure about the department
In addition, the CS Department
Graduate Guidebook
describes our courses and degree requirements in great detail.
The
Graduate School's summary statistics table provides a profile of the student composition of our
graduate program and the types of financial support students receive.
Contact Information
After reading the department web pages,
further questions should be directed to:
Angela Thorp
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Department of Computer Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1210 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53706
USA
Telephone: 608-262-7967
Fax: 608-262-9777
E-mail: admissions@cs.wisc.edu
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