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Computer science at Drexel

Drexel graduates about 358 computer science majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 100th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 50 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 65% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $109,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#100 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year35810% of the class
Courses in the catalog50more than 65% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$109,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1430whole school

Around Drexel

The Earle Mack School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Drexel University School of Education offices are located at 3401 Market Street
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South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, United States
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North West facing view of West Philadelphia from top floor of The Summit buildin
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Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, Center for Automation Technology, Alumni Engineering Labs, Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, Bennet S. LeBow Engineering Center, Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Drexel Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 89 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. United States Military Academy at West Point 79
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology 78
  3. New Jersey Institute of Technology 78
  4. Indiana University–Bloomington 78
  5. Clemson University 78
  6. Illinois Institute of Technology 78
  7. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 78
  8. Villanova University 78

Other strong majors at Drexel

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Drexel 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.

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