Declining comp. sci. enrollment levels off
Past years' statistics reflect Internet industry cycles
A steady decline in the number of computer science majors in recent years — a trend that may have been related to the collapse of the dot-com bubble — now seems to be stabilizing, Computer Science Department chairman Avi Silberschatz said this week.
The number of juniors and seniors who declared a major in the Computer Science Department reached a peak of 71.5 students during the 2001-02 academic year, according to the Office of Institutional Research. The number dropped to 54 in 2003-04, 31 in 2004-05, and only 24.5 last year. The data includes students who are enrolled in majors...
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