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Computer science at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 213 computer science majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 133rd of 691 schools we score for computer science, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 70 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 85% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

73/100Strong#133 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year2134% of the class
Courses in the catalog70more than 85% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geological Sciences, Science Instrument Shop, Life Science Business Incubator, Life Science Service Building, Veterinary Science, Agriculture Science Building, Arts and Science Building, Bond Life Sciences Center, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Science Research Center, Lottes Health Sciences Library, Mathematical Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Oregon State University 73
  2. University of Arizona 73
  3. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 73
  4. Washington State University 73
  5. Colorado State University 73
  6. Fordham University 73
  7. Marquette University 73
  8. Texas Christian University 73

Other strong majors at Mizzou

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou 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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