Apply to the M.S. in Data Science in Operations Research Program

Submit your application once you have gathered all of the required materials.
 

You will pay your application fee as the final step in the submission of your application. A separate application fee must accompany each program admission application. Application fees cannot be waived or deferred, and are non-refundable. Read more about Application Fees for Graduate Admission.

The Personal Statement should be uploaded in the "Materials" tab of the Online Admissions System. Please see the application itself for guidelines on what to include in your Personal Statement

Unofficial transcripts or academic records should be uploaded directly to the online application through the "Academic History" tab. Please do not mail in paper copies of your transcripts, there is no need for official transcripts or academic records for initial review. If you are admitted, the University will then request official copies. Read more about Unofficial Transcripts and Credentials.

Letters are not required for Data Science in Operations Research of the M.S. program, but are highly recommended. Please submit letters via the Online Admissions System.
 

Scores should be entered in the "Test Scores" tab in the Online Admissions System. Your scoresheet should be uploaded directly to the Online Admissions System under this same tab "Test Scores." Please do not mail in paper copies of your scoresheet. ETS does not send copies of the scores to the program. If you are admitted, the University will then request official copies. Read more about English Language Proficiency. 

The following materials are optional and can be uploaded under the "Materials" tab of the Online Admissions System:

• Diversity Statement
• Extenuating Circumstances Statement
• Resume/CV
• Writing Sample
   

You do not need to include these documents in your application in order to apply.

Typically, all of our Ph.D. students receive financial support in the form of graduate assistantships (RA or TA appointments). Assistantship appointments include a stipend and also cover tuition costs as well as provide eligibility to enroll in the Graduate Assistant Health Plan. All admitted Ph.D. students are automatically considered for these positions; there is no separate application required. 

We do not typically have internal department fellowship or scholarship opportunities for ISyE Master's students at this time, though there may be other University or external fellowships that you could seek out at the M.S. level. You could also seek out on-campus employment outside of the department.

English language test scores are typically required for international applicants, as well as for domestic applicants whose first language is not English. Test scores are not required for those who have completed at least 16 semester credits of post-secondary coursework (not including ESL coursework) within the past two years in the United States and/or select other English-speaking countries. For the full explanation of the Graduate School’s English language proficiency requirement, please see their webpage, and click the “Coursework” tab lists coursework requirements.

Tuition rates for our department follow the tuition costs listed on the University's One Stop "Tuition" website under "Graduate and professional" (full time registration of 6 to 14 credits qualifies students for a flat rate of tuition at the price listed in the table). 

There is also additional information on the One Stop website regarding cost of attendance (our program would follow the basic "Graduate" rates).

As long as an applicant attaches the unofficial copies of their transcripts/TOEFL scores to their application, that is all that our department needs in order to assess the application. If an applicant is accepted into the program, then we will need to make sure that the official copies get uploaded. Until then, no need to worry about the "Awaiting" status or the “X” in your application checklist for transcripts/scores.

Our department does not have a strict deadline for confirming your intent to enroll in the program. As long as you confirm your enrollment before your semester of entry begins (and in enough time to take care of the visa process, for international students), you will be able to enroll in the program.

If applying for admission to any of our MS programs for the spring semester, you can expect a decision in late October or early November.

If applying for admission to any of our MS programs for the fall semester, you can expect a decision in early March. 

If applying for admission to our PhD program for the fall semester, you can expect a decision between early February and mid-April. 

Unless there are extenuating circumstances, please avoid asking for status updates on your application. We will contact you once the committee has reviewed your application and has made a decision.

If you submitted your application far in advance of the application deadline, we may not begin reviewing your application until after the application deadline has passed. On occasion, we will begin reviewing applications prior to the deadline, but this is not guaranteed. Please be patient.