US CS Enrollment Fell 12%+ for Undergrads, 10%+ Grads — SkimNews
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- National Student Clearinghouse figures show undergraduate computer science enrollment fell more than 12% and graduate enrollment fell more than 10% this fall.
- Computer and information science departments at U.S. colleges saw an exodus of students this fall, and the pullback is tied to AI reducing coding jobs.
Why it matters: Both levels of the pipeline contracted at once — undergraduate enrollment down more than 12%, graduate enrollment down more than 10% — while AI was already reducing the coding jobs those degrees feed. U.S. computer science departments face a smaller student base in the same term the field's job market was being reshaped.
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