Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 108 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from UPenn.

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 Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

UPenn Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how UPenn performed in these rankings.

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 computer science 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 General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	5
	7
	9
Best General Computer Science Schools	11
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	85
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	123
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	356
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	448

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 108 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UPenn, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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 computer science 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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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.