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Student Demographics

This graph shows the number of students enrolled in BS, MS, and PhD programs in the Computer Science department at BYU from the year 2016 to 2025.

Fall enrollment by Program

This graph shows the number of students enrolled in the various BS emphases as well as MS and PhD programs in the CS department from year 2016-2025.

Fall Enrollment: MS / PhD Totals + BS Total and BS Subdivisions

This graph shows the number of degrees awarded in the undergraduate and graduate programs in the CS department.

Degrees Awarded by Academic Year

This graph shows the number of degrees awarded in each undergraduate major or emphasis in the CS department from 2016-2025.

Bachelors Degrees by Emphasis/Program and Academic Year

Download department enrollment and graduation data: (.csv)

All Enrollment

Bachelors Degree Enrollment

Graduation Data

Student Profile

Enrollment

Bachelors Enrollment: 1347

Masters Enrollment: 80

PhD Enrollment: 40

Average GPA

Bachelors: 3.48

Masters: 3.58 (entering GPA)

PhD: 3.82 (entering GPA)

Minority Representation

Undergraduate: 15.21%

Graduate: 28%

Number of Countries Represented: 27

Undergraduate Statistics (2020 Graduating Class)

Average Starting Salary
Bachelor: $82,000 - $85,000

Language Skills
Bi-lingual: 63%
Languages have included: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Q'eqchi, , Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Tahitian, Thai, Welsh

In a recent survey, most of our recent graduates reported that they had a job or graduate school plans upon graduation.

Student Training

Languages taught in program: Java, C, C++, C#, Python, Ruby, PHP, Javascript, SQL, Assembly, Scheme

Topics included in the curriculum: Internet Programming, Operating Systems, Business, Linux, Security, Software Systems Design, Database Modeling, Graphics and Design, Systems/Networking, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Applications Development, Computer Aided Geometric Design, Natural Language Processing, Information Extraction, and Bioinformatics

Student Resources/Organizations: ACM, Unix Users Group, Ruby Users Group, Game Developers, and Women in Computer Science

Some companies that recruit our students:

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  • Adobe
  • Amazon.com
  • Ancestry.com
  • Apple
  • Bank of America
  • Boeing
  • Cingular
  • Dreamworks
  • ExxonMobil
  • Hewlett Packard
  • General Electric
  • General Motors
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • IBM
  • Intel
  • L-3 Communications
  • Lawrence Livermore National Labs
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Lucion Technologies
  • MIT
  • Micron
  • Microsoft
  • Motorola
  • NASA
  • National Instruments
  • National Science Foundation
  • Navair
  • Novell
  • Omniture
  • Overstock.com
  • Pixar
  • Raytheon
  • Sandia National Labs
  • Sony
  • Symantec
  • The Pentagon
  • The United Nations
  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • Walt Disney Animation
  • Yahoo!

Some graduate programs that accepted our students:

(During the years 2007 to 2020)

  • Brigham Young University
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Georgia Tech University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Princeton University
  • Stanford University
  • Yale University
  • Harvard
  • South Methodist University
  • Purdue University
  • University of Utah
  • UC Irvine
  • University of Central Florida
  • Gonzaga University School of Law
  • University of Colorado
  • Northeastern University
  • University of Wisconsin
  • John Hopkins University
  • University of Indiana
  • University of Maryland
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • University of Vermont
  • Oregon State
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign