About PhD Program,
Consistently ranked among the top computer science and engineering graduate programs in the nation, the Paul G. Allen School offers our 300 full-time graduate students a collegial and supportive learning environment; research opportunities of the highest quality; and the chance to collaborate with entrepreneurial faculty who are recognized leaders in their fields. We are proud of our record of accomplishment in mentoring student researchers who go on to positions at the very best academic departments and industry laboratories. Working together, our students and faculty drive our field forward while generating innovations with real-world impact.
The Allen School provides every student accepted to our Ph.D. program with full financial support in the form of teaching and research assistantships or fellowships, from program inception to degree. Students earn an integrated Master’s Degree on their path to the Ph.D. Key features of our program include:
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
- Applicants must have earned at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4 point scale) for those credits earned at the institution awarding their bachelor’s degreeor at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4 point scale) for their last 90 graded quarter credits or 60 graded semester credits. If you earned additional credits from an accredited institution after your degree, you may include these credits in calculating your GPA.
- For applicants who hold a master’s, doctoral, or professional degree, the total cumulative average from that degree course may be used.
The average undergraduate GPA of applicants admitted to the Ph.D. program is 3.8. That said, the Ph.D. program does not set a minimum GPA to be considered for admission and the Ph.D. admissions committee reviews eligible applicants’ complete academic histories rather than considering only their cumulative or “major” GPAs.
- Applicants must hold the minimum equivalent of afour-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited college or university in the United States, or its equivalent from an accredited foreign institution. Holders of a Bologna bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 180 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits.
- Alternatively, applicants may hold a master’s (MA, MSc, etc.), doctoral (Ph.D., DPhil, etc.), or professional degree (MD, JD, etc.) from a regionally-accredited college or university in the United States or its equivalent from an accredited foreign institution.
PhD Funding Coverage,
The Allen School provides every student accepted to our Ph.D. program with 3 years of guaranteed financial support in the form of teaching and research assistantships or fellowships.
In exchange for 20 hours of work per week, research and teaching assistants receive:
- Tuition waiver of all but approximately $250 per quarter in fees.
- Monthly stipend to cover living expenses
- Health insurance (100% of premium for student, 65% of premium for dependents)
There are two types of fellowships: those that students can apply for directly, and those that require a faculty nomination. At the application stage, students are more likely to be interested in the first category. Learn more at the Graduate School Fellowship page.
Application Requirement,
In order for your application to the PhD program to be considered complete, the following materials must be provided. Please upload documents in PDF format:
- Profile Information
- Academic history
- Research Interests and Faculty
- Recommendation letters
- Resume or CV
- Personal statement
- Proof of English proficiency
- Application fee
- Submit application
Application Deadline,
Dec 15, 2024
Application Fee,
The UW Graduate School administers the online application portal and collects an $90, non-refundable application fee for all graduate program applications to UW.
