Quick Facts

• Full-time Faculty: 17
• Undergraduate students: 261
• Graduate students: 313
• Annual research expenditures (3-year average): $3.8 million

Degrees and Programs

Undergraduate degree programs:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• 5-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Science programs
• Second major or minor in computer science
• Non-majors: computer science courses of interest

Graduate degree programs and certificates:

• Master of Science in Computer Science
• Master of Science in Cybersecurity in Computer Science
• Master of Science in Data Analytics
• Master of Science in Applied Computer Science (online)
• Ph.D. in Computer Science
• Certificate: Computer Security & Information Assurance
• Certificate: Gateway to Computer Science (online)

Research Areas

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Algorithms and Theory
• Computer Security, Privacy and Cryptography
• Operating and Distributed Systems
• Multi-Disciplinary and Collaborative Research

Labs, Centers & Institutes

• GW Cloud Systems Lab
• Cyber Security and Policy Research Institute
• GW Usable Security and Privacy Lab
• GW Center for Networks Research
• Human-Computer Interaction Group
• Institute for Computer Graphics
• Motion Capture and Analysis Laboratory

Points of Pride

• Our faculty and students pursue a unique range of research topics, covering traditional topics as well as new trends in computing for society. 
• We offer two undergraduate degree paths to meet the different objectives of our students. Our Bachelor of Science program is a strong core-computer science program, while our Bachelor of Arts program is designed for students who have varied interests and want to pursue them side-by-side with a computer science concentration.
• We offer multiple innovative graduate degrees and certificates. We have programs available for everyone from those new to CS to those wishing to advance the field with novel research.
• We are a technically strong department that produces graduates who get good jobs. Our graduates work, for example, for Google, Amazon, and NASA.
• We are a welcoming and diverse community that values student participation in our governance.
• Our department boasts a large number of women students: 37% of our recent incoming class were women, about twice the national average