Housed within the College of Science, Purdue’s Department of Computer Science is the world’s oldest existing computer science department. You’ll join a department with a legacy of innovation in both advancing scientific research and creating industry applications. Here, you’ll learn the fundamentals of computer science so that your skills can evolve as the field changes in exciting and dynamic ways.

Careers in Computer Science

Our graduates are in high demand, with a placement rate of nearly 100 percent. After graduation, they take jobs in diverse fields like industry, government, healthcare, and finance. Many also go on to graduate or professional school in many fields. This major opens many doors.

Many corporations partner with Purdue in order to gain access to our top-quality CS grads. That means there are plenty of opportunities for jobs and internships. There is a wide spectrum of jobs available to computer science majors – all the way from Microsoft and Google to start-up companies you may have never heard of. No matter what kind of working environment you're looking for, there is a computer science job for you.