Graduate Studies in Computational Linguistics

Preparing for Our Program

For Prospective CL MS Applicants

CL MS Admissions Open House Webinar – Thursday November 13, 2025 from 11:15am-12:45pm EST, on Zoom!  Click here to register!

  • ​​Whether you’re applying this year or considering applying in the future, our CL MS Admissions Open House Webinar will answer many frequently asked questions about successfully applying to and studying in our program, a CL faculty panel, a CL MS student panel, and detailed information about our curriculum, the broad range of academic backgrounds among the students we accept, financial aid and paid work opportunities, our career development support, and application guidelines and tips.  All who attend and apply for Fall 2026 will have their application fee waived!

Prospective applicants should also carefully read through the Preparing for Our Program information below for application tips and detailed information and guidelines on how to be a strong candidate for admission.

We accept students from a range of academic backgrounds, including linguistics, computer science, mathematics, and fields outside these. 

Applicants who are otherwise strong but whose application lacks the preparation listed for their specific background under “Recommended before Applying, to Be a Good Candidate for Admission” may be accepted with the condition of completing one or more such courses before entering the program. 

To avoid such conditions, it is ideal to instead have completed, be underway with, or be planning to enroll in the recommended courses by the time the application is submitted, on a timeline in which the courses will be completed before entering the program. This is especially important for international applicants, for whom the need to satisfy these conditions can delay the process of applying for a visa to study in the United States.