Computer science at UC Irvine
UC Irvine graduates about 616 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 54 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 71% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $118,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Irvine
Where computer science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Physical Sciences Lecture Hall, Medical Sciences D, Cheney Building, Medical Sciences E, Medical Sciences A Annex, Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility, Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building, Health Sciences Parking Structure, College of Health Sciences Building, Sue & Bill Gross Nursing and Health Sciences Hall, McDonnell-Douglas Engineering Auditorium, Rockwell Engineering Center, Engineering Laboratory Facility.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 128 · Academic 107 · Student housing 52 · Offices 16 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at UC Irvine
- Psychology 83 · #44
- Engineering (all) 83 · #62
- Sociology & anthropology 82 · #80
- Economics 81 · #87
- Physics & astronomy 81 · #70
- Math & statistics 80 · #87
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Irvine 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.