Surveys from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and the Computing Research Association suggest students are less interested in software-focused computer science programs.
According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the number of students enrolling in computer and information science decreased this past fall from the year before. That's at both the graduate and undergraduate level and the first drop since 2020.
Meanwhile, the Computing Research Association says there's been a decline in a number of computing-related majors.
Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Kari George, Senior Research Associate at the CRA's Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline to learn more.
Final Fall Enrollment Trends 2025 - from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
CERP Pulse Survey: A Snapshot of 2025 Undergraduate Computing Enrollment Patterns - from the Computing Research Association
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