MS in Applied Data Science (MS-ADS)
University of Chicago Data Science Institute · Chicago, IL
- Field: Data Science & Analytics
- Degrees: Master's
- Application fee: $90
- GRE: Optional
- Letters: 2 (recommendations)
Deadlines
- In-person: first priority deadline: Nov. 9, 2026
- In-person: second priority deadline: Dec. 7, 2026
- In-person: international deadline (UChicago visa sponsorship): Jan. 26, 2027
- In-person: third priority deadline: March 4, 2027
- In-person: fourth priority deadline: May 6, 2027
- Final deadline, in-person and online (portal may close early if the cohort fills): June 23, 2027
Essays
Candidate statement (No more than 700 words)
Prompt with detailed instructions appears in the application; the program advises not restating your résumé.
Résumé or CV (Work experience (including analytics internships), accomplishments, education, conferences; GPA not needed)
Programming supplement (PDF of no more than two pages showing R or Python work)
Virtual portfolio videos (One required and one optional recorded response, about 1:30 each)
Editor's notes
- The 700-word candidate statement responds to a prompt inside the application, and the program says not to restate your résumé, so use it for your aims and why applied data science at Chicago fits them. The two-page programming supplement matters: show code that ingests a CSV, wrangles and visualizes data, and uses a function you wrote. At least one letter should come from a workplace or internship supervisor. Decisions come one to two months after each deadline and the portal can close early, so the November 9 or December 7 rounds are the safer targets.
