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Computer science at University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi graduates about 52 computer science majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 293rd of 691 schools we score for computer science, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 46 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 58% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×).

55/100Solid#293 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year521% of the class
Courses in the catalog46more than 58% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$88,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$156Ka year, NSF
Admit rate97%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1220whole school

Around University of Mississippi

Paris-Yates Chapel at the University of Mississippi
Paris-Yates Chapel - panoramioPhoto: Matthew Nichols · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The south side of the older section of the Paul B. Johnson Commons under renovat
Paul B Johnson Commons 3Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The western side of the John D. Williams Library on the University of Mississipp
J.D. Williams Library 2018 1Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The south side of Bondurant Hall on the University of Mississippi campus
Bondurant Hall University of MississippiPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Data Center, National Center for Computational Hydroscience Annex 1, National Center for Computational Hydroscience Annex 2, Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Dorm 48 · Athletics 13 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Christopher Newport University 55
  2. New Mexico State University 55
  3. Touro University 55
  4. Suffolk University 55
  5. University of Idaho 55
  6. Western New England University 55
  7. Thomas Jefferson University 55
  8. Juniata College 55

Other strong majors at University of Mississippi

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Mississippi 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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