Admission

Apply to UChicago CS undergraduate, master's degree, and PhD programs.

Undergraduate Admission

The computer science program prepares students for careers in computer science by offering BA and BS degrees, as well as combined BA/MS and BS/MS degrees.  For more information about the program, please refer to our program overview section.

Undergraduate admission is handled by the University. Please check out the University admission site for more information.

Graduate Admissions

Information on Ph.D Admission 

We are a highly selective program that welcomes and supports excellent applicants. To apply, you should use the online system (Deadline: December 16, 2024, a $90 application fee).  Applicants are required to submit three letters of recommendation. Note: UChicago CS will not require the GRE exam for this PhD application cycle. It is optional.

Please note that while you are free to email faculty to explore possible common research interests, admission decisions are made by the Department.

While most of our graduate students have majored in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or in the mathematical sciences as undergraduates, applicants with other backgrounds have also been successful in our department. Students will succeed in the program if they are motivated to do research and have a strong general intellectual preparation to study in a particular field of computer science.

The Physical Science Division offers application fee waivers to eligible students. We encourage applicants to visit this website to determine if they qualify for any of the available fee waiver categories. This website also contains the detailed instruction for submitting the fee waiver request (together with the application).

KEY DATES

December 16, 2024:  Deadline for all application materials

Early-to-mid February, 2025: Notification to admitted students

Early March, 2025: Visiting days for admitted students

April 15, 2025: Deadline for decision to accept admissions offer

Information on Joint Math/CS PhD Admission

To be admitted to the joint program, students will have to be admitted by both departments.  Applicants should refer to the detailed instructions.

Information on Master Admission

Please refer to each individual master program for the admission process.