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Computer science at Michigan

Michigan graduates about 1,387 computer science majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $168,000 four years out, 1.83× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#11 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year1,38717% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$168,0001.83× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Brown University 98
  2. Princeton University 98
  3. Harvard University 97
  4. Johns Hopkins University 97
  5. Yale University 96
  6. Rice University 96
  7. University of Chicago 96
  8. Georgia Institute of Technology 95

Other strong majors at Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan 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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