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Computer science at Princeton

Princeton graduates about 201 computer science majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 98 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $218,000 four years out, 2.04× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

98/100Standout#2 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year20116% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$218,0002.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Princeton

A fossil display in Guyot Hall, home to the Geosciences Department of Princeton
Fossil Display, Guyot Hall, Princeton UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Class of 1952 Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers lacrosse and field hockey te
Class of 1952 StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Roberts Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers soccer teams of Princeton Universi
Roberts StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Lenz Tennis Center, home to the Princeton Tigers tennis teams of Princeton U
Lenz Tennis CenterPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 11 · Athletics 7 · Library 3 · Student housing 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Columbia University 98
  2. Carnegie Mellon University 98
  3. Stanford University 98
  4. Brown University 98
  5. Harvard University 97
  6. Johns Hopkins University 97
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 96
  8. Yale University 96

Other strong majors at Princeton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Princeton 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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