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Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Computer Science
Cornell University
✓ Last verified Oct 4, 2026
Entry requirements
- English
- IELTS — Minimum 7Required
- Tests
- GREOptional
- Prior degree
- Bachelor's in computer science or a related technical field, e.g. electrical and computer engineering, information science, operations researchPreferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of object-oriented programming and data structuresRequired
- Data structures and functional programmingRequired
- Computer system organization and programmingRequired
- Discrete structures / mathematical foundations of computingRequired
- Calculus and linear algebraRequired
- Other
- EssayRequired
- Accepted English tests
- Only TOEFL iBT and IELTS accepted ('No tests other than IELTS and TOEFL are accepted'). TOEFL (new scale) section minimums on the CS page: Writing >=4, Listening >=3.5, Reading >=4, Speaking >=5.5; no overall TOEFL minimum stated. IELTS overall 7.0. Scores must reach Cornell (institution code 2098) before the deadline. Cornell Graduate School: scores valid two years and must be valid at the deadline; standing exemptions include a bachelor's from an accredited US institution in the US, a degree from a country where English is the official language and language of instruction, or 2 consecutive years of full-time study/work in the last 10 years in an English-speaking country. Graduate School default professional-master's minimums (tests from Jan 2026): Speaking 4, Reading 4, Listening 3.5, Writing 4; pre-2026 tests: Speaking 22, Reading 20, Listening 15, Writing 20.
- Other requirements
- Resume/CV; two letters of recommendation; Statement of Purpose (max 1,000 words); Personal Statement (max 1,000 words); transcripts (official copies before matriculation). A cumulative GPA of 2.7 minimum is stated only for the Early M.Eng. Admit pathway (Cornell undergraduates), with the note that 'most admitted applicants have a GPA substantially higher'; no minimum GPA is stated for external applicants. No China-specific requirements published. Tests: GRE optional (page: 'no longer required'); ESSAY required.