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Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania

Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year.

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

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 Master’s Program

37% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 129
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 91

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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