1. Computer Science Graduates are in Demand.
Nationally, the demand for graduates with Bachelor’s Degrees in the areas most of our graduates are initially employed is rising.

2. The Computer Science Program is growing rapidly.
Number of CS Majors By Classification
CLASSIFICATION
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
 FRESHMAN 14 23 35 38 54 51 64 65
 SOPHOMORE 13 17 18 26 27 33 39
  JUNIOR 15 21 10 16 45
  SENIOR 20 19 31 34 40
TOTAL 68 81 88
100
103
135
159
189
The number of students declaring Computer Science as their major has grown significantly in the past ten years. The number of declared majors has grown 89% in the past 5 years and 178% in the past 10 years.

3. The number of sections offered is growing.
Number of CS Sections Per Year
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 20 21 22 19 23 26 28
The number of sections needed to support the needs of the students in the Computer Science Program is growing.

4. Number of Students Per Section
The average number of students per section is growing.
Number of Students Per Section
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
11.75
14.48
14.91
16.50
17.24
20.35
24.20
22.00
22.42
22.93
Computer Science faculty members consider 24 to be the ideal size of many of the project-oriented sections which make up the majority of sections offered. The average section size of for the 2016 academic year means that many of the sections offered are larger than ideal.

5. Number of CS Freshmen to Next-Year Sophomores
Retention is rising.
Number of CS Freshmen to Next-Year Sophomores % % % % %
Examining the number of students majoring in CS from the freshman level in one year to the sophomore level in the following year (from fall to fall), reveals the following improvement in retention from year to following year.

6. Faculty Mix. CS Faculty Mix Tenured Faculty 0 0 0 0
Tenured Faculty
Tenure-Track Faculty
Contract Faculty
One-Year Contract Faculty
Adjunct Faculty