The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)

Students are losing some interest in computer science broadly but gaining interest in AI-specific majors and courses.
Government Technology

CS Majors Decline at UC for First Time Since Early 2000s

With the exception of UC San Diego, the University of California system is seeing a downward trend in undergraduate computer science majors amid looming questions about AI and traditional career paths ...

Computer science enrollment falls across the University of California for the first time in 20 years

Data from the UC system show that 12,652 undergraduates are majoring in computer science this year, a 6% decline from 2024 and down 9% over two ...

Why the UC system is seeing a drop in computer science enrollment

It was once a degree to some of the highest-paying jobs in the world, but now the University of California is seeing a drop ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Computer and Information Science Students Struggle with Course Enrollment, Adding Stress Instead of Classes

For majors such as information science and computer science, enrollment has nearly doubled in the past five years, creating additional anxiety for students during the add/drop period. While the number ...
Badger Herald

Computer science student enrollment woes help department pull off miracle

If you spend enough time around computer science majors, one of the things you’re likely to hear is a long series of complaints about course enrollment. That’s been my experience living with two CS ...