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Best Colleges for Computer and Information Sciences, General

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 443

Avg grad salary: $75,348

Total graduates: 53,005

Top Colleges for Computer and Information Sciences, General: Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$246,946	$146,204	46	$15,000	5.9%
2	Yale University New Haven, CT	$203,685	$133,293	40	$12,750	4.5%
3	Rice University Houston, TX	$172,391	$131,154	67	$12,381	7.9%
4	UCLA Los Angeles, CA	$164,612	$136,099	144	$15,248	8.7%
5	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$157,852	$103,686	28	N/A	6.9%
6	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$140,666	$109,514	49	$12,750	7.6%
7	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	$136,620	$98,067	227	$17,783	16.9%
8	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	$135,625	$113,634	811	$20,000	17.9%
9	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$132,277	$100,644	41	$13,350	13.9%
10	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$132,227	$115,587	330	$23,001	9.9%
11	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	$132,227	$115,587	330	$23,001	N/A
12	UC Davis Davis, CA	$129,448	$84,343	241	$14,282	41.6%
13	NYU New York, NY	$129,248	$87,608	349	$19,734	9.4%
14	Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA	$127,253	$105,137	387	$21,125	16.5%
15	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$121,708	$90,673	247	$16,868	49.0%
16	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$118,767	$96,517	105	$19,000	12.4%
17	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$118,342	$103,650	142	$15,500	8.2%
18	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$116,372	$96,432	229	$20,500	57.0%
19	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$114,399	$80,448	679	$21,500	77.8%
20	Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ	$114,399	$80,448	679	$21,500	65.3%
21	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$114,399	$80,448	679	$21,500	78.7%
22	UIUC Champaign, IL	N/A	$113,503	24	$19,399	43.7%
23	George Washington University Washington, DC	$112,715	$71,192	34	$24,500	43.5%
24	UT Austin Austin, TX	$112,017	$111,587	296	$20,500	29.1%
25	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$110,844	$80,037	45	$17,037	17.7%
26	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$108,840	$77,311	26	$24,059	28.2%
27	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$108,528	$90,651	267	$16,000	24.0%
28	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	$108,528	$90,651	267	$16,000	64.4%
29	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$107,521	$68,219	109	$19,333	91.3%
30	Barnard College New York, NY	N/A	$107,434	24	$19,000	8.0%
31	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$104,215	$81,964	27	$20,829	28.2%
32	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$103,441	$76,763	27	$23,381	23.3%
33	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	$102,752	$78,055	27	$23,534	80.5%
34	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	$102,736	$89,498	33	$22,919	95.5%
35	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	$102,611	$73,385	569	$16,277	91.8%
36	University of Washington Seattle, WA	$102,611	$73,385	569	$16,277	42.5%
37	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$102,611	$73,385	569	$16,277	83.0%
38	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$102,563	$80,934	62	$14,250	69.2%
39	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$101,356	$78,856	144	$23,250	89.6%
40	Texas A&M University College Station, TX	$101,263	$81,231	22	$20,395	63.2%
41	Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$101,143	$59,317	27	$26,000	78.5%
42	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$100,459	$75,649	43	$19,591	53.9%
43	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$100,459	$75,649	43	$19,591	86.5%
44	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$100,459	$75,649	43	$19,591	86.5%
45	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$100,459	$75,649	43	$19,591	80.2%
46	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$100,459	$75,649	43	$19,591	87.0%
47	Bentley University Waltham, MA	$100,068	$72,227	116	$26,000	48.4%
48	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$100,006	$73,374	134	$22,498	38.0%
49	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$99,227	$75,310	116	$25,334	65.1%
50	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	N/A	$98,692	16	N/A	34.1%
51	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$98,649	$67,736	107	$21,750	77.1%
52	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$98,491	$59,653	39	$24,656	88.6%
53	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$98,072	$77,371	190	$20,672	82.0%
54	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$97,595	$80,566	265	$22,500	43.4%
55	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$97,384	$70,055	57	$24,764	85.1%
56	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	$96,987	$78,193	26	$27,000	85.3%
57	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$96,859	$69,442	56	$26,923	90.1%
58	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$96,632	$84,338	95	$19,050	93.1%
59	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$96,181	$81,761	87	$21,470	76.3%
60	University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH	$95,839	$75,156	112	$27,000	87.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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