Overview

Department of Scientific Computing / Department of Scientific Computing is located in Tallahassee, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Computational science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science	Biological science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science	Computational science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science	Physics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science	Atmospheric science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science	Biochemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science	Materials science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational science	Geological science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

85

Applied

15

Accepted

1

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	July 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Knowledge of at least one object-oriented computing language, 3 letters of recommendation, resume, statement of purpose
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Knowledge of at least one object-oriented computing language, 3 letters of recommendation, resume, statement of purpose

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

28

Total Graduate Students

39%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.14%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	39%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	35.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	14.29%
Unknown	3.57%

Gender

Male (78%)

Female (21%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 2

Male (10)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Mathematical and systems biology, mining proteomic and metabolic data, computational materials research, computational fluid dynamics, astrophysics, deep learning, computational neuroscience
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	500,000

Location & Contact

Address 400 Dirac Science Library
Tallahassee, FL  32306-4120
United States

Contact Dr. Peter Beerli
Chair
Email: pbeerli@fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-7024

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