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Computer Science (A&S)

Chalkboard Masochists

You thought you were building apps, but it is actually just discrete math, rigorous proofs, and existential dread. Ideal for future Quants and PhDs.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Caltech
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA 96 4% 55% / 45% 14% $196,587 100 100% —
2 Princeton
Princeton, NJ
Princeton, NJ 213 4% 61% / 39% 11% $213,614 100 100% —
3 Harvard
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA 184 3% 65% / 35% 15% $219,550 100 97% —
4 U. of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Austin, TX 518 22% 71% / 29% 7% $131,609 99 94% —
5 U. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 178 5% 76% / 24% 17% $227,147 100 92% —
6 U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 4 5% 75% / 25% 0% $205,091 100 — —
7 Columbia
New York, NY
New York, NY 432 4% 63% / 37% 22% $201,762 100 95% —
8 Yale
New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT 153 4% 73% / 27% 12% $262,038 100 100% —
9 Harvey Mudd
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA 52 9% 62% / 38% 4% $241,531 100 98% —
10 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI 282 5% 65% / 35% 18% $262,004 100 93% —

LeetCode Grinders

Heavy on systems, brutal data structures classes, and a direct pipeline to Big Tech. You will dream in dynamic programming and C++.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Madison, WI 665 41% 83% / 17% 29% $118,588 99 96% —
2 U. of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara, CA 15 38% 80% / 20% 13% $145,485 100 95% —
3 Duke
Durham, NC
Durham, NC 281 5% 62% / 38% 14% $200,729 100 99% —
4 Northwestern
Evanston, IL
Evanston, IL 120 7% 77% / 23% 17% $156,137 100 90% —
5 New York University
New York, NY
New York, NY 532 9% 69% / 31% 38% $149,577 100 91% —
6 U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC 334 17% 65% / 35% 10% $124,977 99 98% —
7 U. of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY 42 41% 55% / 45% 55% $125,430 99 — —
8 U. of Massachusetts - Amherst
Amherst, MA
Amherst, MA 449 60% 81% / 19% 26% $131,951 99 95% —
9 Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 115 66% 83% / 17% 24% $113,931 98 92% —
10 U. of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville, VA 337 12% 76% / 24% 3% $160,993 100 96% —

Wait, We Have a CS Major?

Your school is prestigious, but mostly for future politicians, doctors, or investment bankers. The CS degree is surprisingly theoretical or tucked away in a basement.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Hanover, NH 103 6% 75% / 25% 12% $192,848 100 98% —
2 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO 256 12% 71% / 29% 23% $166,094 100 100% —
3 U. of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame, IN 174 9% 64% / 36% 4% $149,206 100 96% —
4 Emory
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 82 12% 71% / 29% 27% $159,943 99 94% —
5 Georgetown
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 40 14% 63% / 38% 5% $162,419 100 100% —
6 William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
Williamsburg, VA 93 34% 62% / 38% 5% $145,337 100 100% —

10k-Student Server Crashers

Massive state school energy. You will learn a bit of everything, fight 500 kids for a seat in Intro to OS, and build random stuff at 48-hour hackathons.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Boston University
Boston, MA
Boston, MA 328 11% 72% / 28% 34% $137,182 99 98% —
2 U. of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA 637 29% 78% / 22% 17% $129,935 99 88% —
3 U. of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, FL 469 23% 74% / 26% 3% $128,097 99 98% —
4 Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick, NJ 746 68% 83% / 17% 12% $131,153 100 95% —
5 U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN 593 65% 78% / 22% 11% $111,199 98 96% —
6 Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI 57 83% 70% / 30% 14% $90,172 91 — —
7 Brigham Young
Provo, UT
Provo, UT 197 35% 86% / 14% 7% $124,873 100 95% —