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Computer science at Virginia State

Virginia State graduates about 27 computer science majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 434th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a light program at 43 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 43 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 53% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.65×).

43/100Light#434 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year275% of the class
Courses in the catalog43more than 53% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0000.65× the same major nationally
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1030whole school

Around Virginia State

Rogers Stadium at Virginia State University.
Rogers Stadium - Virginia State UniversityPhoto: Kevin Coles · CC BY 2.0 · source
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(Virtual panorama) “Virginia State University (VSU). U.S. Department of Agricult
Agriculture and Virginia State University Farmer Outreach - 2013 (20130307-APHISPhoto: USDAgov · Public domain · source
The former site of Fleet Street station in Petersburg - used only from 1977 to 1
Petersburg Fleet Street station site and SAL piers, October 2021Photo: Adam Moss from Walden, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Agriculture Engineering Shop.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dining 2 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 43
  2. University of Toledo 43
  3. Marshall University 43
  4. Norfolk State University 43
  5. Xavier University 43
  6. Olivet Nazarene University 43
  7. Lake Forest College 43
  8. Loyola University New Orleans 43

Other strong majors at Virginia State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia State 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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