Computer science at Maryland
Maryland graduates about 1,534 computer science majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 33rd of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 60 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 77% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $126,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $54 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Maryland
Where computer science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Science Instructional Center, Animal Science Service Building, Technology Advancement Building, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building, Plant Science Building, Engineering Laboratory Building, Biosciences Research Building, Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering Annex, Institute for Physical Science & Technology, Biomolecular Sciences, Physical Sciences Complex.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at Maryland
- Economics 89 · #39
- Engineering (all) 89 · #32
- Math & statistics 88 · #42
- Political science & IR 87 · #47
- Physics & astronomy 87 · #38
- Mechanical engineering 86 · #16
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland 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.