cmu phd graduate programs

Doctoral Admissions

Students applying to the Ph.D. program in Computer Science or interdisciplinary degrees the Computer Science Department co-manages must apply online. 

Apply to the Ph.D. in CS & Interdisciplinary Degrees

To apply to the Ph.D. in CS program you need to use the School of Computer Science Online Application .  

To apply to an Interdisciplinary degree program you need to apply via the online application for the Ph.D. in CS and select the interdisciplinary program ( ACO , CNBC, PAL) in the appropriate section of the online application .

Students are admitted for the fall semester and cannot begin in the spring.

Applications for all programs and all supporting documents, including letters of recommendation, must be received by the final deadline of December 13, 2023.

You may continue to edit your application until the final deadline of 3 p.m. EST, December 13.

Contacts and Additional Information

For more on the application process, please refer to the SCS Online Graduate Application Instructions .

For questions specific to admissions for the Ph.D. in Computer Science email: [email protected]

For general questions about applying to doctoral programs in the School of Computer Science:  https://www.cs.cmu.edu/about-scs/contact ; select "Graduate Programs and Admissions".

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