What students report

80% recommend

Review sample

  • Freshman311%
  • Sophomore27%
  • Junior1761%
  • Senior414%
  • Alumni27%
Career prospects-0.5

0.0/5 here

Lower career outlook here

Elsewhere 3.6Here 3.1
EnjoymentSimilar

0.0/5 here

About typical for this major

Elsewhere 3.6Here 3.7
Difficulty-0.3

0.0/5 here

Less difficult here

Elsewhere 3.5Here 3.2

What stands out

  • Lower career outlook. Career prospects is 0.5 points lower than the same major at other schools.
  • Less math-intensive. Math required is 0.5 points lower than the same major at other schools.

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Anonymous student
Projects take a lot of time, so start early. The professor you take matters a lot

Difficulty & workload

Anonymous student
In order to differentiate yourself try to find your specialty and go hard in it, do not try to be a generalist/jack of all trades

Advice & things to know

Anonymous student
It is an easy major if you just do classes. You should focus on developing a niche and get really good at something technical.

Advice & things to know

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Student reviews

28 reviews

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Difficulty & workloadCritical

Projects take a lot of time, so start early. The professor you take matters a lot

Anonymous studentFreshman
Difficulty
3.0/5
Workload
3.0/5
Apr 2026
Advice & things to knowPositive

In order to differentiate yourself try to find your specialty and go hard in it, do not try to be a generalist/jack of all trades

Anonymous studentJunior
Apr 2026
Advice & things to knowMixed

It is an easy major if you just do classes. You should focus on developing a niche and get really good at something technical.

Anonymous studentJunior
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingCritical

The classes are too easy and most of computer science learning comes from outside the classroom.

Anonymous studentJunior
Math
5.0/5
Writing
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Support & communityMixed

I wish AI was not apart of my education, however I’ve learned the best I could with the tools I’ve had for the 4 years I was in college. I really enjoyed the community within my school of computer science clubs and events. While I had descent grades, I wish I could have spent more time with friends

Anonymous studentGraduated
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingMixed

its a chill major with worse ans busy work lower divs and chiller upper divs

Anonymous studentJunior
Math
2.0/5
Writing
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Enjoyment & fitPositive

If you’re genuinely interested in how to solve problems with software, and build projects for fun outside of class, you’ll do fine.

Anonymous studentJunior
Enjoyment
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

Computer science isn’t going anywhere but t succeed you gotta do more than just classes

Anonymous studentJunior
Career
5.0/5
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

Fast paced, lots of elective options, and very knowledgeable professors.

Decent school name, good research opportunities, great SoCal location.

Anonymous studentJunior
Math
3.0/5
Writing
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsCritical

Its good but they dont have many programs that connect you to the workforce. You kinda have to figure it out

Anonymous studentSenior
Career
1.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsMixed

I would choose this major again. If you’re in it for the money, think again cuz i knew people that saw the hype and then once they got here they changed majors

Anonymous studentSenior
Career
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Enjoyment & fitMixed

I feel like if you wanted to be a Computer Science just for the money, it’s going to make studying it really hard. The key is actually liking what you’re doing, otherwise the work will feel 10x harder.

Anonymous studentJunior
Enjoyment
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Advice & things to knowMixed

In order to succeed in the current computer science world, you really need to have a passion for it and be willing to work on your skills outside of classes.

Switched from Software Engineering

Anonymous studentJunior
Apr 2026
Advice & things to knowPositive

Its a fun major. Just make sure to be ready, and do the prerequisite coding before joining.

Anonymous studentSenior
Apr 2026
Enjoyment & fitPositive

I really enjoyed it at UCI! I would recommend it to anyone who's truly interested in the field, as there were a lot of opportunities.

Anonymous studentJunior
Enjoyment
5.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

I find computer science to be really flexible as it can be integrated into most industries.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Career
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Enjoyment & fitPositive

It can be a fulfilling major if you enjoy seeing things come together in increments.

Anonymous studentJunior
Enjoyment
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Difficulty & workloadPositive

The classes aren’t very difficult, most have a pretty light workload.

Anonymous studentSenior
Difficulty
4.0/5
Workload
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Enjoyment & fitPositive

It can be a fulfilling major if you enjoy working hard and seeing things come together incrementally.

Anonymous studentJunior
Enjoyment
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Enjoyment & fitMixed

The major is very fun and rewarding if you put a lot of work into it during and after class

Anonymous studentJunior
Enjoyment
2.0/5
Apr 2026

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