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Computer science at University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver graduates about 98 computer science majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 204th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 107 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $113,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally.

63/100Solid#204 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year984% of the class
Courses in the catalog107more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$113,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$612Ka year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1260whole school

Around University of Colorado Denver

Southwest corner of Research 2 during Anschutz Health Sciences Building construc
Southwest corner of Research 2 during Anschutz Health Sciences Building construcPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police car
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police carPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. mail chute on an upper floor of the Fitzsimons Army Hospital. This chute wo
Capitol Mail ChutePhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A photo taken from the seventh floor of the Fitzsimons building in 2021, facing
View from Fitzsimons Building Seventh FloorPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bioscience Park Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, CU Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Administration, CU Anschutz Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Offices 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. University of Puget Sound 64
  2. University of South Florida 63
  3. Old Dominion University 63
  4. Miami University–Oxford 63
  5. Hofstra University 63
  6. University of Portland 63
  7. University of Wyoming 63
  8. Fairfield University 63

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Denver 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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