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Best Colleges for Computer and Information Sciences, by Earnings

666 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Sciences, about 39,165 degrees a year. Across the 362 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $87,190 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$241,380	177	5.4%
2	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$196,467	171	6.4%
3	Yale University	CT	$188,157	164	3.9%
4	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$187,437	111	11.7%
5	Rice University	TX	$182,443	164	8%
6	Wellesley College	MA	$177,213	67	14.1%
7	University of Michigan	MI	$172,904	1,215	15.6%
8	Northeastern University	MA	$163,708	558	5.2%
9	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$163,708	53
10	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$155,168	470	26.6%
11	Swarthmore College	PA	$150,942	73	7.5%
12	Georgia Institute of Technology	GA	$150,628	1,070	14.1%
13	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$146,946	165	42.4%
14	Cornell University	NY	$144,389	206	8.8%
15	Virginia Tech	VA	$144,103	526	54.8%
16	University of Notre Dame	IN	$142,970	162	11.3%
17	New York University	NY	$142,495	573	7.7%
18	University of Virginia	VA	$142,041	297	16.8%
19	Villanova University	PA	$130,585	32	27%
20	Oberlin College	OH	$129,395	34	34.2%
21	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$127,011	37	45.1%
22	University of Florida	FL	$126,268	424	24.2%
23	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$125,303	684	58.1%
24	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$125,303	82	71.4%
25	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$125,303	36	66.3%
26	Vassar College	NY	$124,469	31	18.6%
27	Bucknell University	PA	$122,651	24	28.9%
28	Syracuse University	NY	$120,773	63	45.9%
29	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$120,729	458	60.6%
30	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$120,729	47	97.6%
31	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	$120,729	7	98.1%
32	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	$120,729	6	98.7%
33	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	PA	$120,729	5	98.1%
34	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	PA	$120,729	2	97.4%
35	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	$120,729	2	96.8%
36	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	PA	$120,729	1	96.6%
37	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	$120,729	1	97.4%
38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$119,655	864	45.2%
39	Ohio State University	OH	$118,833	145	60.6%
40	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$118,521	122	92.6%
41	Western Connecticut State University	CT	$118,324	9	87%
42	Rollins College	FL	$118,277	22	47.5%
43	Kalamazoo College	MI	$117,826	29	75.3%
44	University of Connecticut	CT	$117,412	74	52.4%
45	Lehigh University	PA	$116,999	48	25.9%
46	Michigan State University	MI	$116,905	372	84.8%
47	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$116,221	93	87.5%
48	The University of Alabama	AL	$115,980	93	76.6%
49	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	$115,174	43	70.6%
50	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	$115,100	35	63.5%
51	University of Washington	WA	$114,798	622	39.1%
52	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$114,798	268	82.5%
53	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$114,798	38	90.6%
54	Colorado State University	CO	$114,076	200	88.5%
55	Brigham Young University	UT	$113,338	63	67.8%
56	Texas Tech University	TX	$113,062	259	72.7%
57	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$112,754	98	74.7%
58	University of Richmond	VA	$112,621	26	22.2%
59	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$112,064	51	95.2%
60	Bentley University	MA	$111,853	40	45.1%
61	University of Delaware	DE	$111,520	137	70.6%
62	George Mason University	VA	$110,754	761	87.5%
63	Utah State University	UT	$110,414	166	92.5%
64	Western Washington University	WA	$110,138	128	93.3%
65	Macalester College	MN	$109,457	72	28.5%
66	Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	$107,195	115	72.6%
67	Kansas State University	KS	$107,194	106	81.7%
68	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	$106,724	65	82.3%
69	Carthage College	WI	$106,611	20	87.1%
70	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$106,358	316	86.8%
71	George Fox University	OR	$106,106	10	93.5%
72	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$105,377	47	62.3%
73	University of New Hampshire	NH	$105,078	58	88.2%
74	James Madison University	VA	$104,806	136	71.5%
75	Skidmore College	NY	$104,708	25	21.1%
76	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$104,654	87	88.2%
77	Wayne State University	MI	$104,630	157	81.2%
78	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$104,026	25	92.1%
79	University of North Texas	TX	$104,024	371	72.2%
80	Hobart William Smith Colleges	NY	$103,822	13	64%
81	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$103,603	1,131	65.1%
82	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$103,286	189	99.9%
83	State University of New York at New Paltz	NY	$103,020	52	61.6%
84	University of Arkansas	AR	$102,747	18	74.3%
85	Marist University	NY	$102,640	19	56.5%
86	Athens State University	AL	$102,639	20
87	Temple University	PA	$101,670	299	80.4%
88	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$101,498	546
89	Clemson University	SC	$101,301	190	38.3%
90	Arizona State University	AZ	$101,170	168	89.9%
91	University of Cincinnati	OH	$100,975	280	85.3%
92	Bryant University	RI	$100,692	10	65.5%
93	University of Oregon	OR	$100,540	74	88.3%
94	East Texas A&M University	TX	$100,394	62	92.2%
95	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	$100,367	63	66.9%
96	University of Missouri	MO	$100,234	213	78.5%
97	Purdue University	IN	$99,896	148	49.9%
98	University of Kentucky	KY	$99,535	156	92.9%
99	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$99,112	45	81.6%
100	University of Houston	TX	$98,790	350	73.9%

Showing the top 100 of 362 colleges that report earnings. 304 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Computer and Information Sciences graduates?

University of Pennsylvania ($241,380), Johns Hopkins University ($196,467), Yale University ($188,157), Carnegie Mellon University ($187,437), Rice University ($182,443) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Computer and Information Sciences majors make?

The median across 362 colleges is $87,190 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $35,586 to $241,380.

Which colleges have the biggest Computer and Information Sciences programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of Michigan (1,215), The University of Texas at Dallas (1,131), Georgia Institute of Technology (1,070), University of Wisconsin-Madison (864), University of Central Florida (812).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Computer and Information Sciences, General". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.