What students report

81% recommend

Review sample

  • Freshman133%
  • Senior267%
Career prospectsSimilar

0.0/5 here

About typical for this major

Elsewhere 3.6Here 3.6
Enjoyment-0.2

0.0/5 here

Lower enjoyment here

Elsewhere 3.6Here 3.4
Difficulty-0.3

0.0/5 here

Less difficult here

Elsewhere 3.5Here 3.2

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Anonymous student
Computer Science prepared me for what I want to do next by showing me the different capabilities software has and how it can be applied to industries such as robotics.

Careers & next steps

Anonymous student
I really enjoyed the type of problem solving I had to do, and so I enjoyed working through the challenges that the major gave me.

Enjoyment & fit

Anonymous student
I feel wholly unprepared for grad school, everything is claudeable and nothing matters

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Student reviews

3 reviews

Tone
Careers & next stepsPositive

Computer Science prepared me for what I want to do next by showing me the different capabilities software has and how it can be applied to industries such as robotics.

  • Interested in Tech & software · Business +1
  • Unsure about grad school
Anonymous studentFreshman
Career
5.0/5
Oct 2026
Enjoyment & fitPositive

I really enjoyed the type of problem solving I had to do, and so I enjoyed working through the challenges that the major gave me.

Anonymous studentSenior
Enjoyment
4.0/5
Sep 2026
Careers & next stepsCritical

I feel wholly unprepared for grad school, everything is claudeable and nothing matters

  • Interested in Accounting · Arts & media
  • Planning a PhD
Anonymous studentSenior
Career
1.0/5
Oct 2026

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