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Computer science at WPI

WPI graduates about 240 computer science majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 56th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 52 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 68% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $131,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#56 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year24020% of the class
Courses in the catalog52more than 68% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$131,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school

Around WPI

Foisie Innovation Studio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Designed by Gensler.
Foisie Innovation Studio at WPIPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Goddard Hall, built 1965 for Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical Engineerin
Goddard Hall, Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sanford Riley Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The first residence hall bu
Sanford Riley Hall, Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Higgins LabPhoto: Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: WPI Innovation Studio.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Carleton College 86
  2. Amherst College 86
  3. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 85
  4. University of California, Los Angeles 85
  5. Syracuse University 85
  6. Colorado School of Mines 85
  7. George Washington University 85
  8. William & Mary 85

Other strong majors at WPI

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WPI 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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