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Computer science at University of Utah

University of Utah graduates about 495 computer science majors a year, 9% 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 61 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 78% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $126,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally.

76/100Strong#115 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year4959% of the class
Courses in the catalog61more than 78% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$126,0001.27× the same major nationally
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1390whole school

Around University of Utah

Social & Behavioral Sciences Building, University of Utah, SLC, UT, south co
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Social & Behavioral Science Building at the University of Utah in Salt Lake
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The second phase of construction of the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building at
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Orson Spencer Hall at the University of Utah.
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Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Merrill Engineering Building, Intermountain Network Scientific Computation Center, Naval Science Building, Kennecott Mechanical Engineering Building, Life Sciences, Meldrum Civil Engineering Building, Layton Engineering Building, Crocker Science Center, Civil and Materials Engineering, Warnock Engineering Building, James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building, Future Price Computing and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 266 · Arts 34 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 23 · Student housing 13 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Brigham Young University 77
  2. University of Illinois Chicago 77
  3. University of Miami 77
  4. Yeshiva University 77
  5. University at Buffalo–SUNY 76
  6. University of California, Santa Barbara 76
  7. Grinnell College 76
  8. United States Naval Academy 76

Other strong majors at University of Utah

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Utah 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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