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Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science

PhDData science degreeFully funded (conditions apply)

Overview

A full-time, in-person Ph.D. in Data Science in Charlottesville that typically takes five years for students without a related master's. Admitted students receive tuition and fee remission, health insurance premium and annual wages, subject to continued enrollment and satisfactory progress.

Official program name
Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
PhD — research doctorate
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Charlottesville, VA
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
typically five years of full-time study (students who have not completed a master's degree in a related field)
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
Fall
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a Ph.D. in Data Science.

Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Full-time
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Other

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredBachelor's degree from a three- or four-year accredited institution; a master's is not required.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisite courses
RequiredSeveral prerequisite courses, completed before the start of classes.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredCurriculum vitae.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee
Required$85 — $85 application fee or qualifying waiver.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not requiredGRE, GMAT and MCAT scores are not reviewed.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the university publishes them. Available assistantships do not establish guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Understanding funding

Funding classification: Fully funded — subject to published conditions

Tuition coverage and a stipend are offered to all admitted students, subject to conditions the program publishes (for example satisfactory progress).

Published stipend
$41,400 (12 months)
Funding guarantee
Admitted applicants receive financial support for the duration of enrollment, subject to continued enrollment and satisfactory progress.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Tuition coverage
Full remission of tuition and fees and the health insurance premium.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Stipend
Annual living support of approximately $41,400, distributed over 12 months.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Assistantship duties
Funded students serve as graduate teaching or research assistants.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Other
Only funded students are admitted.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/info/academics-0 — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/phd — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/phd/deadlines — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/phd/tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. datascience.virginia.edu/phd/admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. datascience.virginia.edu/phd/faqs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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