Admissions

As a temporary accommodation, the GRE requirement will be waived for all applicants for the Fall 2025 semester. Students may continue to submit official GRE scores for consideration, but they will not be required to do so. 

GRE scores, when provided, will continue to serve as just one of the many factors considered in our review of a student’s application. Please take into consideration that providing GRE scores can bolster your application if there are aspects of your application that you feel may be not as competitive as others. 

To be eligible for admission consideration, applicants must meet the Graduate School's minimum requirements.

International applicants who are from a qualifying country are exempt from this requirement. Additionally, applicants are exempt from the requirement if they possess a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution or a qualifying country.The requirement is not waived for applicants who have earned a master’s—but not a bachelor’s—degree from a similar institution.

GRE scores must be valid at the time an applicant applies, however expired TOEFL scores are typically accepted at the discretion of the Office of Graduate Admissions (OGA); after submitting your application, you may email your expired TOEFL score report to giatest@austin.utexas.edu for their review. Please include your EID in your message.

No, a foreign credential evaluation is not required. If a transcript is written in a language other than English, a complete and official English translation must be uploaded together with the original transcript.

Note that The Graduate School requires all applicants to have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign academic institution.

Who should I pick as my recommenders? Can I have professional references?

Three letters of reference are required, but you may provide up to 5 references. Professional references are accepted. Your letter-writers should be able to speak to your CS abilities and should emphasize research experience and academic achievements, particularly in computer science.

How do I check the status of my letters? My letter writers haven’t received requests yet.

No, the CS Department only accepts Fall applications for our on-campus graduate programs.

Application instructions are posted on our Apply page.

The Office of Graduate Admissions has provided general application instructions here.

Please use MyStatus to check the status of your application: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/adm/mystatus/. 

If you have questions about the information your MyStatus page, please contact OGA: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/contact.