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Computer science at Old Dominion

Old Dominion graduates about 281 computer science majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 204th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 74 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 86% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year2818% of the class
Courses in the catalog74more than 86% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$78,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1250whole school

Around Old Dominion

College of Sciences Building
College of Sciences BuildingPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Engineering Systems Building
Engineering Systems Building at Old DominionPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dragas Hall at Old Dominion University. Formerly the Robert M. Hughes Memorial L
Dragas Hall at Old Dominion UniversityPhoto: Packer1028 · CC0 · source
Kaufman Mall and the Webb University Center
Kaufman Mall and the Webb University CenterPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Engineering Systems Building, Mills Godwin, Junior, Life Science Building, Engineering Motorsports, Engineering & Computational Sciences Building, Innovations Research Park I, Innovation Research Park II.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dorm 7 · Arts 4 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 64
  2. Westmont College 64
  3. University of Puget Sound 64
  4. University of South Florida 63
  5. Miami University–Oxford 63
  6. University of Colorado Denver 63
  7. Hofstra University 63
  8. University of Portland 63

Other strong majors at Old Dominion

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Old Dominion 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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