Computer science at UIC
UIC graduates about 468 computer science majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 110th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 74 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 86% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $110,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UIC
Where computer science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Design Research and Learning Center, Behavioral Sciences Building, Science & Engineering Offices, Engineering Innovation Building, Engineering Research Facility, Science and Engineering Laboratories, Science and Engineering - South.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dining 11 · Athletics 8 · Arts 4 · Dorm 3 · Library 1.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at UIC
- Education 79 · #45
- Health & pre-med fields 76 · #93
- Sociology & anthropology 75 · #130
- Nursing 74 · #63
- Biology 72 · #152
- Psychology 72 · #138
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UIC 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.