US computer science enrollment drops 12% this fall
Early data from the National Student Clearinghouse show double-digit falls at four-year colleges, two-year colleges and graduate schools. Total college enrollment stayed about the same.
Fewer students in the United States are studying computer science, according to early fall 2026 data published on October 29 by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Enrollment in computer and information science fell 12.4% at four-year colleges, 12.3% at two-year colleges and 10.4% at graduate schools. Total enrollment rose 0.2%.