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Computer science at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College graduates about 33 computer science majors a year, 6% 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 41 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 49% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $120,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally.

78/100Strong#100 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year336% of the class
Courses in the catalog41more than 49% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$120,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$180Ka year, NSF
Admit rate36%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1540whole school

Around Mount Holyoke College

Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley Massachusetts
Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
A remaining pier of a former footbridge on the Mount Holyoke College campus, see
Former bridge pier on Mount Holyoke campus, April 2019Photo: Charles Fulton · CC BY 2.0 · source
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Isabelia pulchella (6408060743)Photo: chipmunk_1 from Boston, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 16 · Academic 11 · Arts 4 · Offices 2 · Library 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Illinois Institute of Technology 78
  2. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 78
  3. Villanova University 78
  4. Oberlin College 78
  5. The University of Texas–Dallas 77
  6. Brigham Young University 77
  7. University of Illinois Chicago 77
  8. University of Miami 77

Other strong majors at Mount Holyoke College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mount Holyoke College 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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