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US computer science enrollment falls 18% in two years
Original: US computer science enrollment drops 18% in two years
Computer science enrollment at US colleges has dropped 18% over the past two years, according to preliminary fall enrollment trend data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The decline reverses years of growth for one of the most popular majors, and readers are debating whether fears about AI, layoffs and a saturated tech job market are turning students away from the field.
Why now: The scale of the drop and its possible link to AI anxiety and tech industry layoffs make it striking news in higher education and the tech sector.
National Student Clearinghouse Research CenterUS colleges and universitiescomputer science
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- US computer science enrollment drops 18% in two years · zomtorg · 9
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