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Computer science at United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy graduates about 44 computer science majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 115th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 33 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 33% of the schools we've counted.

76/100Strong#115 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year444% of the class
Courses in the catalog33more than 33% of schools
Research in the field$922Ka year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1440whole school

Around United States Naval Academy

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Where computer science happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 11 · Dorm 7 · Athletics 4 · Library 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. University of Utah 76
  2. University at Buffalo–SUNY 76
  3. University of California, Santa Barbara 76
  4. Grinnell College 76
  5. Bryn Mawr College 76
  6. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 75
  7. University of San Francisco 75
  8. Hamilton College 75

Other strong majors at United States Naval Academy

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares United States Naval Academy 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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