The Daily Californian

UC Berkeley CS major enrollment on pace to drop by 59% as part of nationwide trend

The number of computer science graduates at UC Berkeley is expected to decrease to 851 for the 2025-26 academic year, down from 1,029 graduates in 2024-25. According to electrical engineering and ...
Government Technology

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

(TNS) — For the first time since the dot-com bust in the early 2000s, undergraduate computer science enrollment across the UC system declined in 2025, data show. Only one UC has defied the downward ...
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Computer science was once a 'golden ticket' — now it's seeing the biggest enrollment drop of any major in 6 years. What students are choosing instead

For years, computer science was treated like a golden ticket — a degree that could all but guarantee a stable, high-paying job after graduation. But as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the tech ...
Arizona State Press

Is a computer science degree still relevant? ASU enrollment trends suggest a shift

Enrollment in a Bachelor of Science in computer science and software engineering at ASU has declined by more than 1,000 students since 2024, while other engineering fields, particularly mechanical and ...