Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. Of the 264 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 108 of them were computer science majors.

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.

UPenn Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

UPenn Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UPenn 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 UPenn 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
	4
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	5
	7
	9
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Computer Science Schools	11
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	85
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value Computer Science Schools	123
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	356
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	448

In 2021, 91 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UPenn. This makes it the #40 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from UPenn Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPenn is $127,623. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 102% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 108 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UPenn in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UPenn Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from UPenn. About 59% were men and 41% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	199

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Computer Programmers	8,990	$85,800
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.