Computer science at West Florida
West Florida graduates about 135 computer science majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 396th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 75 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 87% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×). Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where computer science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Anthropology and Environmental Science, Science Lecture/Laboratory, Building 58C - Lab Sciences Annex, Life Sciences Laboratory, Social Science Offices, Social Science Classroom & Writing Lab, Information Technology Services, Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, Applied Science & Technology Bld 70.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at West Florida
- Nursing 54 · #232
- Health & pre-med fields 51 · #363
- Communications & media 46 · #425
- Art, music & theater 45 · #501
- Sociology & anthropology 44 · #409
- Education 44 · #446
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares West Florida 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.