Machine Learning (School of Interactive Computing): Doctoral | Atlanta

Areas of Research

Our world-class faculty and students specialize in areas including, but not limited to:

Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing
Robotics
Deep Learning
Game Theory
Neuro Computing
Ethics and Fairness
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things
Machine Learning Theory
Systems for Machine Learning
Bioinformatics
Computational Finance
Health Systems
Information Security
Logistics and Manufacturing

Prerequisites

Award of a U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Satisfaction of the English Proficiency requirement

Application Requirements

Please note that application requirements may vary by home unit, including the application deadlines and test score requirements, as well as support for incoming students (including guarantees of teaching assistantships and/or fellowships).

Standardized Tests

Test Type	Score Requirements	Submitting Scores
TOEFL iBT Prior to January 2026	90 or higher Total score 19 or higher Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking subsections	Institute Code: 5248 Department Code: Any MyBest score is not accepted
TOEFL iBT After January 2026	4.5 or higher Total score 4 or higher Listening, Reading, Writing sections 3.5 or higher Speaking section	Institute Code: 5248 Department Code: Any MyBest score is not accepted
IELTS Academic	7 or higher Overall band score 6.5 or higher Listening, Reading, and Speaking 5.5 or higher Writing	IELTS electronic score delivery service: Georgia Institute of Technology, "Graduate"
GRE General Test		Institute Code: R5248 Department Code: Any
GMAT		Not Required
To be considered official, test scores must be sent electronically directly from the testing agency.

Interdisciplinary Programs

The Machine Learning (MLRN) Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary doctoral program spanning three colleges (Computing, Engineering, Sciences). Students are admitted through a participating home school:

Aerospace Engineering (Engineering)
Biomedical Engineering (Engineering)
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Engineering)
Computational Science and Engineering (Computing)
Computer Science (Computing)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Engineering)
Industrial Systems Engineering (Engineering)
Interactive Computing (Computing)
Mathematics (Sciences)

Admission to the MLRN PhD program is contingent on meeting the requirement for admission into one of these schools. It is possible that, due to space or other constraints, that you are admitted to the general PhD program in your home school but not the MLRN PhD program.

The MLRN PhD program is a cohesive, interdisciplinary course of study subject to a unique set of curriculum requirements; see the MLRN program webpage for more information.

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Application Deadlines

Start term	Deadline date
Fall 2026	December 15, 2025

All deadlines are 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Program Contact

Theresa Nash
School of Interactive Computing
Technology Square Research Building
Atlanta, GA 30332-0765

Email: ic-academics@cc.gatech.edu
Program Website: ml.gatech.edu/phd

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