

The Computer Science Department in the Whiting School of Engineering of Johns Hopkins University offers full-time day school programs at the Homewood Campus in North Baltimore. Although some graduate students may finish their degree part-time after completing a 1-year residency requirement, please see our Part-time Programs In Computer Science at Hopkins page for information regarding the Whiting School of Engineering's intended part-time degree options.
Graduate degrees offered are a Master of Science in Engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy. Related day school programs affiliated with the department include a Master of Science in Security Informatics.
The application process is handled through the University's online graduate student application. The University has instructions for applying for Graduate study, for both foreign and domestic students. Please peruse the FAQ for answers to common questions. Particular questions you have may be addressed to admissions@cs.jhu.edu.
You should be sure to look at the home pages of faculty members to learn of their latest research, and home pages for the department's research labs. Also, to learn random bits about graduate student activity in our department, take a look at some graduate student home pages.
The main JHU web site contains general information about the University, information about student health insurance, as well as other information. The on-line catalogue also contains good general information about the University. The JHU Housing Office contains information about off-campus housing.
If you would like to speak to a real, live CS grad student, you are encouraged to contact one of the following students:
| Name | Email (++ means @) | Area | Year Started |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Chuang | mingchuang82 ++ gmail.com | Computer Graphics | 2008 |
| Doug Carlson | carlson ++ cs.jhu.edu | Wireless Sensor Networks | 2008 |
| Zach Palmer | zpalmer2 ++ johnshopkins.edu | Programming Languages | 2008 |
| Marcin Balicki | mbalick1 ++ johnshopkins.edu | Computer Integrated Surgery / Robotics | 2006 |
| Jonny Weese | jweese++gmail.com | Natural Language Processing/Machine Translation | 2008 |
| Kel Guerin | kguerin2 ++ jhu.edu | Computer Vision/Robotics | 2009 |
| Juri Ganitkevitch | j.ganitkevitch++gmail.com | Natural Language Processing/Information Retrieval | 2009 |
| Cathy Thornton | cthornton ++ jhu.edu | Other areas | 2009 |

APPLICATION DEADLINES
The PhD deadline for Fall is the second Friday in December. (No recruiting for Spring admissions)
The MSE deadline for Fall for US citizens and permanent residents is the first Friday in May.
The MSE deadline for Fall for International applicants is the first Friday in February.
The MSE deadline for Spring for US citizens and permanent residents is the second Friday in December.
The MSE deadline for Spring for international applicants is the second Friday in September.