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Computer science at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 1,731 computer science majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 104 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $155,000 four years out, 1.91× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#26 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year1,73120% of the class
Courses in the catalog104more than 96% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$155,0001.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
Sather Tower 2013-09-29 13-34-23Photo: EricDLee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
Berkeley - South HallPhoto: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Wheeler Hall
Wheeler Hall - panoramioPhoto: Alexander Gude · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences Building, Architects & Engineers, Grimes Engineering Center, Valley Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Vanderbilt University 94
  2. University of Washington 93
  3. Northeastern University 93
  4. Dartmouth College 93
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 92
  6. Case Western Reserve University 92
  7. Boston College 91
  8. Lehigh University 91

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley 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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