The main focus area for this major is Computer Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in compsci, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for compsci majors, RPI came in at #24. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in New York.
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Part-time undergraduates at RPI paid an average of $2,320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $55,600 | $55,600 |
Fees | $1,412 | $1,412 |
Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,954 | $15,954 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,608 | $1,608 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at RPI in CompSci walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 13% higher than the national average of $22,937.
compsci who receive their bachelor’s degree from RPI make an average of $91,211 a year during the early days of their career. That is 37% higher than the national average of $66,348.
Online degrees for the RPI compsci bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RPI Online Learning page.
About 17.6% of the students who received their BS in compsci in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.9% of the compsci bachelor’s degrees at RPI in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 41 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 118 |
International Students | 43 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 27 |
Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 255 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer science.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Information Systems | 24 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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