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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major” ranking.
Computational Science is the 380th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 221 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in computational science. That schools that top this list have a program in computational science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree scientific computing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major. USCB is a small school located in Bluffton, South Carolina that handed out 15 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computational Science at University of Rochester
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Located in Mayaguez, , this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Le Moyne College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Le Moyne College is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Elizabethtown College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Elizabethtown College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Winona State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Computational Science at Winona State University
Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Computational Science Report
Washington State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Washington State University Computational Science Report
Millikin University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Decatur, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of the Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking, coming in at #11. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of the Sciences Computational Science Report
Tufts University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Temple University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. University of Michigan - Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Iowa State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Augustana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking, coming in at #18. Augustana is a small school located in Rock Island, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
American University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Rowan University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Rowan University is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 2 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Loras College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dubuque, Iowa. It awarded 0 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Anderson University Indiana ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Anderson University Indiana is a small school located in Anderson, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Montclair State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #22, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Siena College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Siena is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loudonville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Computational Science Report
University of Maine at Augusta ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. University of Maine at Augusta is a public institution located in Augusta, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Asbury University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. This small school is located in Wilmore, Kentucky, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking, coming in at #22. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #22, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Duquesne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New York City College of Technology ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. New York City College of Technology is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New York City College of Technology Computational Science Report
With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Computational Science Report
University of Arkansas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mercer University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major ranking. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #22, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
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