Graduate Admission

The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering offers two Master degrees, Master of Science (M.S.) (thesis option) and Master of Software Engineering (M.Sw.E.) (project option), as well as the Ph.D. degree. The department currently has over 450 undergraduate majors and 140 graduate students. It offers bachelor's degrees in Computer Science, Software Engineering and Wireless Engineering. The students within the department are involved professionally, as evidenced by active chapters of ACM, IEEE-CS, and UPE. The faculty is committed to a balanced program in both instruction and research, with the goal of achieving excellence in Information Assurance, Software Engineering, Parallel Computation, Computer Networks, Database, Data Mining, Operating Systems, Human/Computer Interaction, E-commerce, Network Security, and Wireless Engineering.

The University

Auburn University, founded in 1856, was the first land grant college in Alabama. It has over 23,000 students, and it is located in the town of Auburn, which is about seven miles from the county seat in Opelika. The Auburn/Opelika community has a population of over 100,000 (not including the students). Auburn is a small, pleasant town located off Interstate I-85, which provides easy access to Montgomery and Atlanta. It lies about 60 miles east of the Montgomery Airport, 100 miles southwest of the Atlanta International Airport, and 120 miles southeast of the Birmingham International Airport. There are frequent direct flights from Atlanta to all major North American and West European cities as well as connections to principal Asian cities.

Application Requirements/Deadline

  • GPA > 3.0
  • GRE general > 1000 - for all applicants
  • TOEFL >= 79 for international student, with a minimum of 16 on the four components. We accept only the iBT version of the TOEFL.
  • TSE - Test of Spoken English, helpful for graduate teaching assistantship consideration. (international students)
  • GRE subject (CS) - Not required.

All application material must be received at least three months before the start of a term. International students are encouraged to have applications in place at least 6 months before the start of a term to allow for visa processing. For Fall semester assistantship consideration, all materials must be received by February 15.

Financial Support

  • Teaching Assistantships: $ 930 - 1,450 per month + tuition waiver. We offer 30-35 each semester. Additional funding for summer is normally available.
  • Research Assistantships: At least at the levels of TAs + tuition waiver. 25-30 are offered each semester.
  • PhD applicants with a masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering are given preference in assistantship consideration. All applicants will be considered for assistantship automatically. No Additional forms are needed for financial support consideration.

For more information

IT IS REQUIRED THAT ALL APPLICATIONS ARE FILED ON LINE.

Send your resume, statement of purpose, and three letters of recommendation to:

Graduate Applications
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
3101 Shelby Center
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5347

Send all other application materials, including test scores, official transcript(s), and financial support documentation, to:

Graduate School
Hargis Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5122
(334) 844-4700

Specific questions concerning this graduate program can be directed to:

Graduate Program Officer
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
3101 Shelby Center
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
Email: csegpo@eng.auburn.edu