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Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools

718 Ranked Colleges
30,031 Computer Science Graduations

Computer Science is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. The schools below award the most computer science degrees of any in the United States.

College Factual ranked the 718 computer science schools in the United States by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Below are the most popular computer science schools at the bachelor’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

The most popular school in the country for computer science students is Western Governors University. Set in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution. Western Governors University graduated around 1,096 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for Western Governors University

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Oregon State University came in at #2 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 977 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. See more about computer science at Oregon State University

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A rank of #3 makes University Of Maryland College Park one of the most popular schools for computer science. Set in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a public institution. This school awarded about 948 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full computer science details for University Of Maryland College Park

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Southern New Hampshire University is one of the most popular computer science schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Manchester, Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 887 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full computer science details for Southern New Hampshire University

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A rank of #5 makes University Of California Berkeley one of the most popular schools for computer science. Located in the city of Berkeley, University Of California Berkeley is a public university. University Of California Berkeley graduated around 796 computer science students in the most recent data year. Read the full computer science report for University Of California Berkeley

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Arizona State University landed the #6 spot among the most popular computer science schools. Arizona State University is a public school located in the city of Tempe. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 701 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. Read the full computer science report for Arizona State University

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University Of North Carolina At Charlotte placed #7 for computer science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Charlotte, University Of North Carolina At Charlotte is a public institution. University Of North Carolina At Charlotte graduated around 665 computer science students in the most recent data year. See more about computer science at University Of North Carolina At Charlotte

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University Of California Santa Cruz placed #8 for computer science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Santa Cruz, University Of California Santa Cruz is a public institution. This school awarded about 653 computer science degrees in the most recent year. See more about computer science at University Of California Santa Cruz

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University Of Minnesota Twin Cities comes in at #9 for computer science this year. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public school located in the city of Minneapolis. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 593 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. See more about computer science at University Of Minnesota Twin Cities

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University Of California Irvine placed #10 for computer science by yearly graduations. University Of California Irvine is a public school located in the city of Irvine. University Of California Irvine graduated around 589 computer science students in the most recent data year. See more about computer science at University Of California Irvine

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Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University Main Campus ranked #11 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Purdue University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of West Lafayette. This school awarded about 532 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full computer science details for Purdue University Main Campus

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University Of Washington Seattle Campus landed the #12 spot among the most popular computer science schools. Located in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 515 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for University Of Washington Seattle Campus

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Cornell University ranked #13 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. This school awarded about 467 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for Cornell University

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California State University Fullerton ranked #14 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, California State University Fullerton is a public university. This school awarded about 449 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for California State University Fullerton

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University Of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #15 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public school located in the city of Amherst. University Of Massachusetts Amherst graduated around 448 computer science students in the most recent data year. Read the full computer science report for University Of Massachusetts Amherst

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University Of California San Diego landed the #16 spot among the most popular computer science schools. Set in the city of La Jolla, University Of California San Diego is a public institution. This school awarded about 415 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for University Of California San Diego

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Columbia University In The City Of New York comes in at #17 for computer science this year. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Columbia University In The City Of New York graduated around 408 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for Columbia University In The City Of New York

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Texas A And M University College Station landed the #18 spot among the most popular computer science schools. Texas A And M University College Station is a public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A And M University College Station graduated around 407 computer science students in the most recent data year. See more about computer science at Texas A And M University College Station

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Georgia State University landed the #19 spot among the most popular computer science schools. Georgia State University is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. This school awarded about 391 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for Georgia State University

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University Of Colorado Boulder comes in at #20 for computer science this year. Set in the city of Boulder, University Of Colorado Boulder is a public institution. This school awarded about 383 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full computer science details for University Of Colorado Boulder

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North Carolina State University At Raleigh comes in at #21 for computer science this year. Located in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 373 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. See more about computer science at North Carolina State University At Raleigh

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San Francisco State University landed the #22 spot among the most popular computer science schools. San Francisco State University is a public school located in the city of San Francisco. San Francisco State University graduated around 365 computer science students in the most recent data year. Read the full computer science report for San Francisco State University

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign landed the #23 spot among the most popular computer science schools. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public institution. This school awarded about 361 computer science degrees in the most recent year. See more about computer science at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

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University Of California Los Angeles placed #24 for computer science by yearly graduations. University Of California Los Angeles is a public school located in the city of Los Angeles. University Of California Los Angeles graduated around 352 computer science students in the most recent data year. See more about computer science at University Of California Los Angeles

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University Of Southern California comes in at #25 for computer science this year. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution. University Of Southern California graduated around 352 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for University Of Southern California

Not far behind, these schools also graduate many computer science students:

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
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Boston University
Boston, MA
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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
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Cuny Hunter College
New York, NY
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Duke University
Durham, NC
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University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
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Brown University
Providence, RI
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also graduate students in computer science every year and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Computer Science Graduations
#51 California State University Northridge Northridge, CA 235
#52 University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 233
#53 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 231
#54 University Of Arizona Tucson, AZ 226
#55 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 219
#56 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 219
#57 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 218
#58 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 213
#59 Washington University In St Louis St. Louis, MO 210
#60 California State University East Bay Hayward, CA 209
#61 Rochester Institute Of Technology Rochester, NY 208
#62 California State University Monterey Bay Seaside, CA 199
#63 Brigham Young University Provo Provo, UT 197
#64 University Of Connecticut Storrs, CT 195
#65 California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 193
#66 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 192
#67 University Of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA 190
#68 California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 184
#69 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 184
#70 San Jose State University San Jose, CA 182
#71 University Of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 181
#72 Washington State University Pullman, WA 181
#73 Stevens Institute Of Technology Hoboken, NJ 178
#74 University Of Chicago Chicago, IL 178
#75 Tufts University Medford, MA 177
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Rank School Location Computer Science Graduations
#76 The University Of Texas At Arlington Arlington, TX 173
#77 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN 172
#78 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 169
#79 University Of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 168
#80 Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 155
#81 Towson University Towson, MD 155
#82 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL 152
#83 The University Of Texas Pan American Edinburg, TX 152
#84 Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH 149
#85 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 148
#86 Suny At Binghamton Vestal, NY 143
#87 Iowa State University Ames, IA 139
#88 University Of Nevada Reno Reno, NV 136
#89 Wilmington University New Castle, DE 134
#90 University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK 129
#91 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 128
#92 Weber State University Ogden, UT 128
#93 Portland State University Portland, OR 127
#94 Wentworth Institute Of Technology Boston, MA 125
#95 The University Of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 123
#96 Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL 120
#97 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 120
#98 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 120
#99 California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 119
#100 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 115
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Other Computer Science Degree Levels

Explore the most popular computer science schools at other degree levels:

All Degree Levels in Computer Science
Associate's Degrees in Computer Science
Master's Degrees in Computer Science

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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