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Computer science at Smith College

Smith College graduates about 41 computer science majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 75th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 32 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 30% of the schools we've counted.

81/100Standout#75 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year417% of the class
Courses in the catalog32more than 30% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$67,000
Research in the field$391Ka year, NSF
Admit rate21%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1520whole school

Around Smith College

Dam at Smith College.
Smith College damPhoto: ktr101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Exterior of Alumnae Gymnasium at Smith College. The upper windows look into the
Alumnae Gymnasium (Smith College)Photo: Sphilbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Smith Alumnae Gymnasium, Smith College campus Green St. Northampton
Smith College Gym after1891Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Neilson Library at Smith College in June 2025
Nielson Library at Smith College, June 2025Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Young Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 8 · Offices 3 · Library 2 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. University of California, Irvine 81
  2. University of Colorado Boulder 81
  3. North Carolina State University 81
  4. United States Air Force Academy 81
  5. Haverford College 81
  6. Texas A&M University 80
  7. Stony Brook University–SUNY 80
  8. University of Washington Bothell 80

Other strong majors at Smith College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Smith 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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