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Computer science at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 340 computer science majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 56th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 61 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 78% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $217,000 four years out, 2.35× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#56 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year3404% of the class
Courses in the catalog61more than 78% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$217,0002.35× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

This is the very first computer to ever be connected to the Internet. Of course,
The SDS Sigma-7 The First Computer to be Connected to the Internet (6294434636)Photo: Andrew "FastLizard4" Adams from United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Six YAL activists gathered with Gadsden Flag and beach ball at the University of
YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
This photo was taken by Dr. Tao's colleague at a physics lecture he attended on
Professor Tao with his Devoted StudentsPhoto: SATSAT2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of UCLA campus and Westwood, California, facing southeast
UCLA campus and WestwoodPhoto: Rick Meyer, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Health Sciences, Engineering VI, Engineering V, Terasaki Life Sciences Building, Neuroscience Research Building, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Engineering IV, Math Sciences, Factor Health Sciences Building, Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 89 · Dorm 20 · Arts 8 · Athletics 7 · Dining 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Virginia Tech 86
  2. Carleton College 86
  3. Amherst College 86
  4. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 85
  5. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 85
  6. Syracuse University 85
  7. Colorado School of Mines 85
  8. George Washington University 85

Other strong majors at UCLA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA 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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