College of Information and Computer Sciences

A Top-Twenty College
U.S. News & World Report has ranked CICS #20, up five spots from its 2014 ranking, in the 2019 edition of Best Graduate Schools.
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Center for Data Science Partners with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Computable Knowledge project will harness artificial intelligence to enable breakthroughs in scientific research and development.
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Ventures @ CICS
A new Entrepreneur in Residence program helps CICS inventors make the leap from big idea to start-up. #BeVenturesome
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Siegelmann Named IEEE Fellow
Computer science professor and core member of UMass Amherst's Neuroscience and Behavior Program honored for "contributions to neural computation."
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Andrew McCallum Named 2017 ACM Fellow
Director of CICS Center for Data Science honored for "contributions to machine learning."
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Bachelor's

Apply for an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and join an exciting community of students preparing to be the next generation of innovators.

Master's

Ready to take your career to the next level? Apply to one of our top-ranked, on-campus Master's programs to gain new skills for research or industry.

Doctoral

Our highly-ranked Ph.D. program features world-renowned faculty, interdisciplinary research, and a spirit of collaboration.

Recent News

Sheldon Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Improve Citizen Science, Big Data Analysis

April 20, 2018

College of Information and Computer Sciences researcher Daniel Sheldon has been awarded a five-year, $550,000 faculty early career development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design and test new mathematical approaches... more

Rosenbaum Receives 2018 IBM PhD Fellowship

April 19, 2018

International Business Machines (IBM) has awarded College of Information and Computer Sciences PhD Candidate Clemens Rosenbaum a 2018 IBM PhD Fellowship.

Outstanding Achievement & Advocacy Awards Banquet

CICS to Honor Alumni and Graduate Students During the 10th Annual Outstanding Achievement and Advocacy Awards Ceremony

April 19, 2018

On Friday, April 27, the College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will celebrate the Outstanding Achievement and Advocacy (OAA) award recipients during the 10th annual banquet and award ceremony... more

CICS Professor Part of Research Duo to Receive Armstrong Fund for Science Award

April 13, 2018

Philip Thomas' and Shannon Roberts' collaborative project, "Improving Warning Systems of Driving Automation Systems Through Reinforcement Learning," has been selected to receive this year's Armstrong Fund for Science award. The Armstrong Fund for... more

Svegliato Named National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow

April 11, 2018

Justin Svegliato, a second-year Ph.D. student in the College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS), has been awarded a highly competitive 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The NSF fellowship program recruits... more

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Welcome

The College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) offers a world-class curriculum in support of BA, BS, MS, and PhD degrees. CICS is internationally recognized for its research activities and has one of the highest ranked and most competitive graduate programs in the nation. The College is distinguished by its culture of collaboration and leadership in multi-disciplinary research.