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Bothell, WA · Computer science

Computer science at UW Bothell

UW Bothell graduates about 265 computer science majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 81st of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 84 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 92% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $157,000 four years out, 1.54× what the same major pays nationally.

80/100Standout#81 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year26515% of the class
Courses in the catalog84more than 92% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$157,0001.54× the same major nationally
Research in the field$485Ka year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1450whole school

Around UW Bothell

Innovation Hall, university of Washington Bothell
UW bothell innovation hallPhoto: Traininteriorguy · CC BY 4.0 · source
Panorama of Cascadia Community College that was taken for a Photojournalism and
Group 20-Panorama 4Photo: PhillipEGruenemay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) on red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineu
Anna's hummingbird - Flickr - brewbooksPhoto: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Inside the library of UW bothell
UW bothell libraryPhoto: Traininteriorguy · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Innovation Hall (INV).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Library 3 · Dorm 3 · Dining 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Smith College 81
  2. Haverford College 81
  3. Texas A&M University 80
  4. Stony Brook University–SUNY 80
  5. Tulane University of Louisiana 80
  6. Wake Forest University 80
  7. Colby College 80
  8. Trinity University 80

Other strong majors at UW Bothell

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW Bothell 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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