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 University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in compsci, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for compsci majors, UPenn came in at #11. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for UPenn.
Part-time undergraduates at UPenn paid an average of $1,892 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 | $53,166 | $53,166 |
Fees | $6,876 | $6,876 |
Books and Supplies | $1,358 | $1,358 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,784 | $16,784 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,926 | $2,926 |
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The median early career salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UPenn is $115,339 per year. That is 74% higher than the national average of $66,348.
Online degrees for the UPenn 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 UPenn Online Learning page.
About 38.3% of the students who received their BS in compsci in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.6%.
Around 47.7% of compsci bachelor’s degree recipients at UPenn in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 40 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 24 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 107 |
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 | 153 |
*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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