Undergraduate program
Computer Science, B.S.
A 120-credit bachelor of science in the College of Engineering & Computing, taught on the Riverbend campus over four years with four concentration options.
About this program
What the computer science degree covers
The B.S. in Computer Science is awarded by the College of Engineering & Computing under Dean Dr. Sung-min Park. It runs 120 credits over four academic years, taught on campus at Riverbend.
Six hundred and forty students are currently enrolled in the major, making it one of the largest single programs at the university. Median starting salary for recent graduates is $88,400.
Students declare one of four concentrations by the end of the second year, though the core sequence is common to all of them.
Program at a glance
- Degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Credits
- 120
- Duration
- 4 years
- Format
- On campus
- College
- Engineering & Computing
- Campus
- Riverbend
- Current majors
- 640
- Median starting salary
- $88,400
The four concentrations
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Statistical learning, model architecture and applied machine learning, with access to the computing research groups in the college.
Systems & Security
Operating systems, networks, distributed computing and security, with an emphasis on how systems fail under load and attack.
Data Science
Shares a core with the B.S. in Data Science, covering statistical computing, data engineering and the handling of large observational datasets.
Computer science by the numbers
120
Credits
Over four academic years
640
Students in the major
One of the largest single programs
4
Concentrations
Declared by the end of year two
$88,400
Median starting salary
Recent graduating cohort
1:13
University faculty-to-student ratio
2,410 full-time faculty
Who teaches in the college
Dr. Sung-min Park
Dean, College of Engineering & Computing
Leads the college that awards this degree, covering computing, data science and the three engineering disciplines.
Dr. Adaeze Nwankwo
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Leads the coastal flood model project, which draws computing and data science students into cross-departmental work.
Dr. Yelena Marchetti
Professor of Physics
Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2026. Her group collaborates with computing on large-scale simulation.
The curriculum
How the four years are structured
The first year covers programming, discrete mathematics and the introductory systems sequence, shared with the other engineering majors. Most students take it at Riverbend alongside general education requirements.
The second year moves into algorithms, data structures and computer architecture. Concentration choice happens at the end of it, and the third year is largely concentration coursework.
The fourth year centres on a capstone project carried out in teams, frequently with an external partner. Students routinely present capstone work at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in November.
