Overview

Doctoral Program in Computer Science / Doctoral Program in Computer Science is located in San Marcos, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	1

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

41

Applied

16

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	Official GRE (general test only) required with competitive scores in the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections. Review other important test information on the programs admissions website.
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Accredited Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer sci. (transcripts), 3.3 GPA in graduate courses, for those with bachelor degree only, 3.0 GPA in last 60 hours of UG courses. Interview with top applicants, resume', 3 letters of recommendation, statement of interest and goals.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 78
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$34,749

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships

Student Body

38

Total Graduate Students

55%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.63%
Black or African American	2.63%
White or Caucasian	34%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	2.63%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2.63%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (71%)

Female (28%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 0

Male (14)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Parallel and distributed computing, Wireless sensor networks, Image processing, and Neural networks; Data mining, databases, information retrieval; Security Aspects in Mobile Cyber-Physical Systems, Mobile Cloud Computing, Networks and Systems Security, and Digital Forensics; Cybersecurity (biometrics), human computer interaction, eye tracking, bioengineering; Machine Learning, Data Mining, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Pervasive Computing & Assistive Technolog

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

732,015

Location & Contact

Address 601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX  78666
United States

Contact Dr. Anne Hee-Hiong Ngu
Doctoral Program Director
Email: cs_phd_advisor@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-2453409

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