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Computer Science at Grinnell College

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Grinnell College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grinnell is located in Grinnell, Iowa and approximately 1,493 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Grinnell.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Grinnell Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Grinnell Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Grinnell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Grinnell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Most Focused Computer Science Schools 24
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 37
Best Computer Science Schools 39
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Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 174
Most Popular Computer Science Schools 216
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 243
Best Value Computer Science Schools 317

Earnings of Grinnell CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Grinnell is $70,658. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

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CompSci Student Demographics at Grinnell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Grinnell College.

Grinnell Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 54 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Grinnell in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Grinnell since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grinnell College with a bachelor's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Grinnell also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Grinnell College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers 6,990 $88,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,920 $126,560
Systems Software Developers 2,650 $91,920
Computer Network Support Specialists 2,420 $55,690
Computer Workers 2,350 $78,810

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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