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Providence, RI · Computer science

Computer science at RISD

RISD graduates about 78 computer science majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 36th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 89 out of 100.

89/100Standout#36 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year7818% of the class
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1525whole school

Around RISD

Providence, RI-12
Carpenter House RISD 2Photo: Daniel Hartwig from Des Moines, IA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
List Art Center, Brown University. Philip Johnson, 1971.
List Art Center, Brown UniversityPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Nicholson House at Brown University Previously known as the William J. King Hous
MacFarlane House (Brown)Photo: Filetime · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Memorial Hall, RISD
Former Central Congregational Church (8191909922)Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Watson Center for Information Technology, Prince Engineering Lab, Engineering Research Center, Sciences Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 67 · Dorm 41 · Offices 13 · Dining 5 · Athletics 5 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 89
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 89
  3. University of Virginia 89
  4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 89
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 88
  6. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 88
  7. University of California San Diego 88
  8. Brandeis University 88

Other strong majors at RISD

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares RISD 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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