TOEFL Applicants who earned their undergraduate degree in a country in which English is not the official and widely spoken language must submit either the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic test with their application. Only one English language test is required. Applicants who have combined program degrees from both an institution in a country where English is not the official or widely spoken language and an institution in the UK or US are required to submit one of the English language tests with their application.There are no minimum test score requirements to apply for admission consideration. However, admitted students that were required to take the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic test for admission are encouraged and may be advised to deal with verbal and/or written English proficiency needs by utilizing the resources available for them through Columbia University’s American Language Program. It may be necessary to improve your English proficiency if you scored: 599 or lower on the TOEFL paper-based test; or 99 or lower on the TOEFL internet-based test IELTS Applicants who earned their undergraduate degree in a country in which English is not the official and widely spoken language must submit either the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic test with their application. Only one English language test is required. Applicants who have combined program degrees from both an institution in a country where English is not the official or widely spoken language and an institution in the UK or US are required to submit one of the English language tests with their application.There are no minimum test score requirements to apply for admission consideration. However, admitted students that were required to take the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic test for admission are encouraged and may be advised to deal with verbal and/or written English proficiency needs by utilizing the resources available for them through Columbia University’s American Language Program. It may be necessary to improve your English proficiency if you scored: 6.5 or lower on the IELTS GRE Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test Scores (Scores are valid for 5 years) There are no minimum test score requirements to apply for admission. The average GRE scores for past entering classes, in recent years, rank 64% or above for the verbal and writing sections, and above 91% for the quantitative section. Therefore, it is recommended that your scores be comparable. You can check the percentiles provided along with your scores from ETS to find your ranking and compare. When entering your scores onto the online application be sure to enter your score on each section of the test and to include the percentiles.

PS A concise one-page statement is preferable. The department must consider many hundreds of applications, so a short statement focused on your research experience, interests, and goals, is generally most effective. Except in unusual circumstances, information on your personal history, childhood, and how you became interested in computer science is less useful. CV Resumé or Curriculum Vitae Fee $85 non-refundable application fee RL Three recommendation letters Transcript Official transcripts for all graduate programs in the School of Engineering are sent to the Office of Graduate Student Affairs.Materials that are not in English must be translated by an official and notarized transcription agency.