Computer science at Dakota State
Dakota State graduates about 225 computer science majors a year, 63% of its graduating class. That puts it 582nd of 922 schools we score for computer science, a light program at 43 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×). Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at Dakota State
- Education 45 · #658
- Business & finance 39 · #729
- Health & pre-med fields 30 · #801
- Biology 26 · #931
- Math & statistics 25 · #857
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Dakota State with every school we score in computer science. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 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.