How to Apply to an AI or Computer Science Graduate Program

Start from official pages, not from a league table

A graduate application is a file: a degree record, a statement, recommendations, and whatever tests or portfolios the program actually lists. The Korean original is a guide to AI graduate study. This page keeps the process and stays with official tuition and ranking pages.

Write a short list of programs you would actually attend, then open each official admissions page.

What programs usually ask for

Common pieces are a transcript, a statement of purpose, a CV, and two or three recommendations. English-taught programs often ask for an English test such as TOEFL or IELTS; some ask for the GRE. None of these is universal. Quote only what that year's page requires.

For international students, visa and funding steps follow an offer; they are not a substitute for admission. In the United States, an I-20 and SEVIS payment follow admission, as official ICE and school pages describe. In Korea, a university international track and a student status such as D-2 are typical; check that university and HiKorea.

How systems differ, with a fall cycle for many research programs. Japanese graduate admissions often combine a university international entrance with an exam or interview set by the lab or graduate school. Chinese graduate admissions have a national exam route for many domestic applicants and a separate international track. Several Gulf and European programs publish English-taught master's pages with their own deadlines.

Compare official requirements.

Limits

Deadlines, tests, and tuition change every year. Readers should check the school's page and, for visas, the official immigration site, not this article, before they pay a fee. This is a process explainer, not an admissions decision or a ranking.

Sources

  1. The original CampusDown guide to AI graduate school.
  2. Each program's official graduate admissions page for the entry year you want, including tuition and test rules as published there.
  3. Official immigration pages for student status in the destination country (for example ICE SEVP for the United States, or HiKorea for Korea).

Last updated: November 13, 2026

FAQ

Can I quote a tuition or a ranking from a blog?
No. Tuition, fees, and aid belong on the school's official page for that year. Rankings, if you mention them at all, should be named, dated, and treated as one list, not as a law.
Do all programs require the GRE?
No. Some require it, some make it optional, some do not use it. Read the current admissions page for each program.
Is a Korean graduate application the same as a US one?
No. Korean programs often use a university international or domestic graduate office with their own documents and calendars. US programs typically use a department page plus a graduate-school application. Check both.

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