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CIP 11.0101 Computer and Information Sciences

Computer and Information Sciences, General

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

63,759

2025 · 810 schools

International share

31.4%

19,991 international students

Bachelor's degrees

33,435

10.3% international

Master's degrees

22,029

71.0% international

Overview

Computer and Information Sciences, General is a versatile and foundational field of study that encompasses a wide range of topics related to computing and technology. This program typically covers essential areas such as programming, algorithms, data structures, software development, and systems analysis. Students in this field learn to design, implement, and maintain software systems, as well as to analyze and interpret data.

The curriculum often includes courses in computer architecture, database management, networking, and web development, providing a comprehensive understanding of how computer systems operate and interact. Additionally, students may explore emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity, preparing them for the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

One of the key strengths of a general computer and information sciences program is its flexibility. Graduates can pursue various career paths, including software engineering, data analysis, system administration, and IT consulting, among others. This adaptability makes it an attractive choice for students who wish to enter the tech industry but are not yet sure of their specific area of interest.

Furthermore, the demand for skilled professionals in this field continues to grow, driven by technological advancements and the increasing reliance on digital solutions in various sectors. As a result, graduates often find lucrative job opportunities and are well-positioned for career advancement. Overall, Computer and Information Sciences, General provides a solid foundation for those aiming to make significant contributions to the world of technology and information systems.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral

From 2002 to 2025, graduates grew 36% and the international share went from 17.2% to 31.4%.

International share (%)
Graduates by group, 2025
White
27.3%
Asian
16.1%
Hispanic
10.3%
Black
6.3%
Other
8.6%
Intl.
31.4%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 810 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

RankSchoolStateGraduatesInternational
#1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts 26 14
#3 Harvard University Massachusetts 26 6
#4 Yale University Connecticut 249 100
#7 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 957 294
#9 Northwestern University Illinois 3 0
#9 Johns Hopkins University Maryland 523 177
#12 Columbia University in the City of New York New York 600 541
#14 Cornell University New York 22 4
#16 Brown University Rhode Island 57 12
#16 Rice University Texas 367 160
#20 University of California-Berkeley California 52 6
#20 University of Notre Dame Indiana 139 11
#25 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan 1,414 278
#26 University of Virginia-Main Campus Virginia 687 92
#29 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia 4,677 1,563
#31 New York University New York 1,224 728
#34 University of California-Davis California 147 31
#34 University of Florida Florida 1,020 379
#34 Boston University Massachusetts 80 22
#34 The University of Texas at Austin Texas 830 146
#34 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin 953 388
#42 Northeastern University Massachusetts 2,040 1,071
#42 Villanova University Pennsylvania 4 0
#44 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Jersey 983 150
#44 Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio 167 49
#49 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Washington 207 83
#52 College of William and Mary Virginia 21 6
#52 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia 990 321
#55 The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 398 92
#55 Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana 24 2
#59 George Washington University D.C. 10 1
#59 Florida State University Florida 419 132
#59 Tulane University of Louisiana Louisiana 15 2
#69 Michigan State University Michigan 547 117
#72 Syracuse University New York 322 210
#73 Rutgers University-Newark New Jersey 97 3
#80 Clemson University South Carolina 393 103
#85 University of Delaware Delaware 189 38
#85 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey 718 370
#85 Fordham University New York 114 21
#85 University at Buffalo New York 437 411
#90 Yeshiva University New York 38 3
#90 Texas Christian University Texas 40 16
#90 Marquette University Wisconsin 68 14
#95 University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri 163 50
#95 Rutgers University--Camden New Jersey 52 16
#95 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 25 9
#100 Auburn University Alabama 126 18
#100 Chapman University California 4 0
#100 Florida International University Florida 844 108
#100 University of South Florida-Main Campus Florida 254 90
#100 University of Iowa Iowa 37 23
#100 Saint Louis University Missouri 1,057 1,038
#109 Loyola Marymount University California 87 19
#109 Fairfield University Connecticut 36 1
#109 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus New Hampshire 73 12
#109 Temple University Pennsylvania 188 23
#116 University of Oregon Oregon 112 17
#121 Arizona State University-Tempe Arizona 139 14
#121 University of Arizona Arizona 67 14
#121 University of Denver Colorado 12 0
#121 University of Central Florida Florida 812 199
#121 Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois 4 0
#121 Loyola University Chicago Illinois 33 1
#121 University of Dayton Ohio 17 0
#121 University of South Carolina-Columbia South Carolina 188 6
#121 The University of Texas at Dallas Texas 1,352 334
#121 George Mason University Virginia 835 380
#137 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 338 233
#137 St John's University (NY) New York 80 6
#137 University of Houston Texas 599 124
#137 James Madison University Virginia 170 0
#148 University of Kansas Kansas 257 95
#148 University of Kentucky Kentucky 144 9
#148 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 142 3
#156 The University of Alabama Alabama 168 23
#156 Florida A&M University Florida 56 1
#156 Kansas State University Kansas 102 24
#156 University of St Thomas (MN) Minnesota 1 1
#156 Montclair State University New Jersey 228 9
#156 Seton Hall University New Jersey 12 1
#156 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia 213 19
#169 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Colorado 343 46
#169 Butler University Indiana 21 0
#169 Simmons University Massachusetts 25 1
#169 Monmouth University New Jersey 36 2
#169 Touro College New York 13 7
#169 University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina 12 10
#179 University of Louisville Kentucky 66 3
#179 University of Mississippi Mississippi 87 11
#179 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Ohio 337 221
#179 University of Utah Utah 53 28
#186 University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii 35 1
#186 Wayne State University Michigan 226 48
#186 Texas Tech University Texas 505 361
#191 Samford University Alabama 12 0
#191 University of Arkansas Arkansas 27 2
#191 Florida Atlantic University Florida 602 324
#191 Georgia State University Georgia 443 121
#191 Drake University Iowa 32 3
#191 Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri 244 83
#191 Rowan University New Jersey 146 7
#191 Adelphi University New York 53 8
#191 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Oklahoma 141 52
#191 Washington State University Washington 6 0
#202 Sacred Heart University Connecticut 503 487
#202 University of Massachusetts-Boston Massachusetts 23 1
#208 University of La Verne California 36 5
#208 Mississippi State University Mississippi 151 26
#208 Belmont University Tennessee 24 0
#208 University of North Texas Texas 1,569 1,319
#219 University of Nevada-Reno Nevada 125 14
#219 New York Institute of Technology New York 206 86
#219 University of North Carolina--Wilmington North Carolina 32 9
#227 Ball State University Indiana 1 0
#227 University of Michigan-Dearborn Michigan 155 46
#227 University of North Dakota North Dakota 30 0
#227 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 100 11
#227 University of Texas-San Antonio Texas 391 32
#236 University of Colorado Denver Colorado 182 67
#236 Florida Institute of Technology Florida 77 46
#236 University of North Florida Florida 30 14
#236 Stetson University Florida 3 1
#236 Bethel University Minnesota 8 0
#236 University of New Mexico-Main Campus New Mexico 117 24
#236 Kent State University at Kent Ohio 1 0
#236 Portland State University Oregon 75 0
#236 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 53 2
#236 University of Texas-Arlington Texas 701 684
#250 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Massachusetts 134 66
#250 New Mexico State University-Main Campus New Mexico 103 33
#250 Pace University-New York New York 8 1
#250 La Salle University Pennsylvania 1 0
#250 South Dakota State University South Dakota 38 16
#262 Andrews University Michigan 2 0
#262 Central Michigan University Michigan 10 10
#262 George Fox University Oregon 14 0
#262 DeSales University Pennsylvania 26 0
#262 University of South Dakota South Dakota 164 148
#262 University of Texas--El Paso Texas 202 27
#276 Regis University Colorado 8 0
#276 Western Michigan University Michigan 28 7
#276 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Ohio 13 1
#276 Widener University Pennsylvania 3 0
#288 University of Hartford Connecticut 16 2
#288 Wichita State University Kansas 6 6
#288 Arcadia University Pennsylvania 22 1
#288 Texas State University Texas 118 2
#288 Utah State University Utah 141 8
#299 Azusa Pacific University California 5 0
#299 Southern Connecticut State University Connecticut 64 0
#299 University of Nebraska--Omaha Nebraska 6 1
#299 Utica University New York 4 0
#299 University of Toledo Ohio 7 0
#308 Oakland University Michigan 167 43
#308 University of Southern Mississippi Mississippi 133 61
#308 Wilkes University Pennsylvania 5 0
#308 University of the Incarnate Word Texas 6 0
#317 Morgan State University Maryland 52 6
#317 Kean University New Jersey 91 8
#317 University of Mary North Dakota 3 0
#317 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Pennsylvania 43 0
#317 Prairie View A&M University Texas 62 12
#317 Marshall University West Virginia 35 4
#317 Augusta University Georgia 33 3
#328 Georgia Southern University Georgia 81 6
#328 East Tennessee State University Tennessee 109 11
#328 Old Dominion University Virginia 234 75
#332 University of South Alabama Alabama 3 2
#332 Jacksonville University Florida 4 0
#332 Clark Atlanta University Georgia 3 0
#332 University of Findlay Ohio 5 1
#332 Point Park University Pennsylvania 11 0
#332 Texas A&M University--Kingsville Texas 215 182
#332 Texas Woman's University Texas 36 3
#332 University of Lynchburg Virginia 5 0
#342 Mississippi College Mississippi 7 0
#342 Cleveland State University Ohio 1 0
#342 University of Texas--Tyler Texas 66 20
#353 Jacksonville State University Alabama 33 6
#353 Arkansas State University Arkansas 23 6
#353 University of West Georgia Georgia 40 3
#353 Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville Illinois 20 17
#353 University of Michigan--Flint Michigan 33 17
#353 University of Houston--Clear Lake Texas 28 13
#365 Troy University Alabama 107 30
#365 University of Central Arkansas Arkansas 70 4
#365 Indiana State University Indiana 41 10
#365 Northern Kentucky University Kentucky 47 20
#365 Jackson State University Mississippi 37 11
#365 Liberty University Virginia 68 5
#365 Eastern Washington University Washington 60 2
#376 University of Arkansas--Little Rock Arkansas 59 26
#376 Barry University Florida 7 2
#376 Belhaven University Mississippi 2 0
#382 Grand Canyon University Arizona 64 2
#382 University of Colorado--Colorado Springs Colorado 5 1
#382 Post University Connecticut 55 2
#382 Palm Beach Atlantic University Florida 3 0
#382 Saint Leo University Florida 30 0
#382 Columbus State University Georgia 89 21
#382 Valdosta State University Georgia 28 2
#382 Concordia University-Chicago Illinois 12 3
#382 National Louis University Illinois 63 9
#382 Wright State University-Main Campus Ohio 343 258
#382 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Oklahoma 39 3
#382 Angelo State University Texas 56 10
#382 Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Texas 247 200
#382 Dallas Baptist University Texas 5 0
#382 East Texas A&M University Texas 99 33
#382 Houston Christian University Texas 8 1
#382 Lamar University Texas 36 0
#382 Texas Southern University Texas 26 4
#382 Regent University Virginia 19 0
#382 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Puerto Rico 4 0
#382 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Puerto Rico 34 0
LAC #3 Swarthmore College Pennsylvania 52 15
LAC #9 The United States Military Academy at West Point New York 38 2
LAC #10 Wellesley College Massachusetts 55 19
LAC #12 Vassar College New York 33 2
LAC #14 Hamilton College New York 43 9
LAC #21 University of Richmond Virginia 26 9
LAC #26 Haverford College Pennsylvania 35 4
LAC #28 Macalester College Minnesota 39 3
LAC #29 Bucknell University Pennsylvania 30 3
LAC #30 Lafayette College Pennsylvania 23 8
LAC #31 Trinity College Connecticut 19 8
LAC #34 Spelman College Georgia 27 0
LAC #38 Trinity University Texas 45 4
LAC #41 Skidmore College New York 31 6
LAC #44 Union College New York 32 10
LAC #49 St. Lawrence University New York 18 4
LAC #59 Oberlin College Ohio 43 12
LAC #60 Hobart and William Smith Colleges New York 15 6
LAC #60 Reed College Oregon 10 2
LAC #62 Berea College Kentucky 34 16
LAC #72 Saint Anselm College New Hampshire 1 0
LAC #74 Rollins College Florida 34 6
LAC #74 Kalamazoo College Michigan 14 2
LAC #78 Hope College Michigan 13 1
LAC #85 Susquehanna University Pennsylvania 18 0
LAC #85 Randolph-Macon College Virginia 17 0
LAC #91 Southwestern University Texas 9 1
LAC #100 Lycoming College Pennsylvania 2 0
LAC #106 Transylvania University Kentucky 3 1
LAC #106 St. Mary's College of Maryland Maryland 23 0
LAC #109 Westmont College California 16 1
LAC #125 Goucher College Maryland 8 0
LAC #128 University of Mary Washington Virginia 82 2
LAC #138 Truman State University Missouri 19 6
LAC #140 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts 12 0
LAC #140 Alcorn State University Mississippi 33 18
LAC #142 Eastern Connecticut State University Connecticut 37 1
LAC #142 Covenant College Georgia 3 0
LAC #142 The College of Idaho Idaho 12 6
LAC #142 Houghton University New York 1 0
LAC #146 Fisk University Tennessee 35 0
LAC #150 Dillard University Louisiana 14 1
LAC #150 New College of Florida Florida 11 0
LAC #154 SUNY Old Westbury New York 22 2
LAC #160 Albright College Pennsylvania 12 1
LAC #166 Fort Valley State University Georgia 17 0
LAC #170 Western Oregon University Oregon 26 1
LAC #172 Brigham Young University-Idaho Idaho 104 6
LAC #172 Guilford College North Carolina 7 0
LAC #175 Mitchell College Connecticut 2 0
LAC #176 Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia 5 0
LAC #184 Harris-Stowe State University Missouri 8 2
LAC #184 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texas 15 1
LAC #184 Utah Tech University Utah 1 0
LAC #184 Southern Virginia University Virginia 5 0
— University of the People California 1,799 0
— Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 1,688 165
— Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Arkansas 564 533
— Southeast Missouri State University Missouri 378 337
— Montgomery College Maryland 337 45
— Northwest Missouri State University Missouri 228 202
— New England College New Hampshire 226 225
— Rivier University New Hampshire 208 0
— University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Washington 205 33
— Metropolitan Community College Area Nebraska 200 1
— Grand Valley State University Michigan 189 64
— CUNY Brooklyn College New York 182 15
— University of Maryland Global Campus Maryland 174 0
— Ivy Tech Community College Indiana 172 0
— Salt Lake Community College Utah 169 4
— Austin Community College District Texas 154 11
— Middle Georgia State University Georgia 140 6
— Northern Virginia Community College Virginia 138 7
— Utah Valley University Utah 136 1
— University of Houston-Downtown Texas 130 13
— University of Florida-Online Florida 129 1
— Bellevue University Nebraska 121 0
— Community College of Philadelphia Pennsylvania 121 14
— Western Washington University Washington 120 4
— CUNY New York City College of Technology New York 116 3
— Tulsa Community College Oklahoma 115 6
— Dakota State University South Dakota 111 15
— Lone Star College System Texas 110 10
— South Texas College Texas 110 0
— CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York 104 28

Purple: international students are 25% or more of the school's graduates.

Related jobs and pay

OccupationUS employmentMean hourly wageMean annual wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers 670,570 $92.39 $192,160
Computer Systems Analysts 519,530 $55.10 $114,610
Computer Occupations, All Other 435,370 $58.77 $122,230
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 314,340 $49.85 $103,680
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 186,740 $53.60 $111,490
Computer Network Architects 179,740 $67.11 $139,580
Web and Digital Interface Designers 113,330 $56.49 $117,490
Database Administrators 69,990 $52.93 $110,090
Database Architects 67,140 $69.44 $144,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists 37,200 $74.00 $153,930
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 35,480 — $104,420

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Graduate counts: IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education, 2002–2025. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News.