Computer science at Brown
Brown graduates about 273 computer science majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 98 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $214,000 four years out, 2.00× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where computer science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Watson Center for Information Technology, Prince Engineering Lab, Engineering Research Center, Sciences Library.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 46 · Offices 6 · Dining 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 4.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at Brown
- Math & statistics 99 · #2
- English & writing 98 · #1
- Political science & IR 98 · #2
- Economics 97 · #4
- History 97 · #4
- Chemistry & biochem 95 · #4
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Brown with every school we score in computer science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.