Computer science at Minnesota
Minnesota graduates about 816 computer science majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 42nd of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 93 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 95% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $110,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Minnesota
Where computer science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Sciences Education Center, Education Sciences Building, Physics and Nanotechnology Building, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering Building, Moos Health Sciences Tower, Information Technology, Wallin Medical Biosciences Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Athletics 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Dorm 5 · Student housing 5 · Chapel 3.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at Minnesota
- Education 89 · #1
- Biology 88 · #28
- Communications & media 87 · #34
- Math & statistics 86 · #52
- Psychology 85 · #28
- English & writing 85 · #50
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota 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.