General Information

The Computer Science online application for Autumn entry quarter 2023-24 is now closed. The deadline to apply for 2024-2025 academic year is TBA.

We have only one admissions cycle for the MS (Including HCP) program. The HCP application process is the same as the full-time MSCS program. The Honors Cooperative Program (HCP), through the Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD), allows professionals to pursue graduate study on a part-time basis. HCP students are fully matriculated graduate students of Stanford University with all privileges, rights and responsibilities.  Our department does not allow students who are on HCP student status to enroll remotely from outside of United States, i.e. overseas.

 

All application deadlines are final. Application materials such as letters of recommendation, transcripts and TOEFL scores (for international applicants) must be uploaded by the deadline. Applications will NOT be accepted after the deadline.

The department only handles CS graduate student admissions. All undergraduate admissions are handled by Stanford University Undergraduate Admissions. Helpful information about the undergraduate major in Computer Science can be found here.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars

The Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) application deadline is now closed. KHS is an optional scholarship program. 

The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program is designed to build a multidisciplinary community of Stanford graduate students dedicated to finding creative solutions to the world's greatest challenges. The program awards up to 100 high-achieving students every year with full funding to pursue a graduate education at Stanford, including the M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science.

Application Fee Waiver

The Computer Science department offers application fee waivers to diversity candidates. We especially encourage such applications from first-generation, low-income students, and students from systematically marginalized backgrounds who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The process for requesting a fee waiver can be done by filling out this form.

The Computer Science department is unable to offer a traditional fee waiver.

The School of Engineering also offers fee waivers.  Please refer to the website for more information.

https://engineering.stanford.edu/students-academics/equity-and-inclusion-initiatives/prospective-graduate-students/fee-waivers