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Computer Science Enrollment Falls as AI Changes Entry-Level Coding Jobs
Undergraduate computer science enrollment dropped more than 8 percent last year, and graduate enrollment fell 14 percent. Recent graduates face higher unemployment than peers in most other majors, though wages remain higher and underemployment is lower.
May 23, 7:30 AM·1m read1 source
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Undergraduate enrollment in computer science fell more than 8 percent last year, the largest absolute decline of any major in several years. Graduate enrollment dropped 14 percent over the same period. Recent graduates in the field now show a higher unemployment rate than graduates in nearly every other major.
Jack Clark, an Anthropic co-founder, said the value of more junior programmers has become less clear. Valerie Barr at Bard College now teaches introductory coursework on paper to emphasize fundamentals before students use AI tools.
Challen at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign plans a fall course that teaches software development without requiring students to write or read code. MIT introduced an artificial intelligence major in 2022 that has become the second-most-popular major on campus.
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