750+Students

#46Ranked for graduating women in computer science and engineering

25Tenure-track and teaching faculty

History

The department was established in 1967, making it the first formal department of computer science in New England. The M.S. program in computer science was approved in 1968; the M.S. program in statistics followed a year later; the first degrees were conferred in 1970. The department created an undergraduate Computer Science program in 1975, and the first Ph.D. was awarded in 1982.

We offer the following academic programs:

• Computer Science – B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
• Statistics – M.S., Ph.D.
• Data Science – B.A., B.S.
• Cybersecurity – Minor, Graduate Certificate, and Professional M.S.
• Digital Forensics – Minor and Graduate Certificate

Undergraduate Research

The Department of Computer Science and Statistics welcomes students at all levels to conduct research with faculty.

Research Areas

Our areas of research specialization cover topics in computer science and statistics.