The department has state-of-the-art facilities and is at the forefront of interdisciplinary research, cultivating CS+X collaborations between our Computer Science and Northwestern’s numerous top-ranked schools. Accordingly, in addition to our core Computer Science doctorate, we offer multiple interdisciplinary doctoral programs, including Technology and Social Behavior, CS and Education and Computer Engineering.

Doctoral study in Computer Science at Northwestern is typically fully-funded for the entire duration of the doctorate and students do not need to take on debt to get their degree. All incoming Ph.D. students receive a graduate fellowship in their first year, which covers tuition, healthcare and living costs. Subsequently, students are supported on a combination of fellowships, faculty research grants and teaching assistantships. These entirely cover the cost of education and living expenses.