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Computer science at UW

UW graduates about 1,117 computer science majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 23rd of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 101 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $142,000 four years out, 1.42× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#23 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year1,11713% of the class
Courses in the catalog101more than 96% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$142,0001.42× the same major nationally
Research in the field$23Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

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Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Building, Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Engineering Annex, Mechanical Engineering Building, Social Work Speech and Hearing Sciences Building, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, Ocean Sciences Building, Aerospace Engineering and Research Building (AERB), Health Sciences Education Building, Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, Engineering Library, William H. Foege Genome Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. New York University 94
  2. University of Pennsylvania 94
  3. Tufts University 94
  4. Vanderbilt University 94
  5. Northeastern University 93
  6. Dartmouth College 93
  7. University of California, Berkeley 92
  8. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 92

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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