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The computer science program at Dickinson delivers a rigorous forward-looking curriculum built around enduring principles, foundational theories and modern practices that prepare students for a wide range of possible futures.

As a computer science major, you'll design and build software in multiple programming languages, work collaboratively in teams and engage with real-world projects on local, regional, national and global scales. You'll hone your written and oral communication skills and draw on your whole Dickinson experience to prepare for a world in which technology continually interacts with society.

You'll graduate prepared for a life of engagement, in which the ethical application of your technical knowledge to wide-ranging social, business and academic challenges will drive positive change in the world.

Additional details about the computer science major at Dickinson can be found in the computer science advising guide and on the curriculum and courses page.

Contact Info

Chair

Jennifer SchaeferProfessor of Mathematics

Department Coordinator

Tonya Miller

Phone

717-245-1413

Fax

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Social Media

Location

Tome Hall - Rector Science Complex Mailing Address

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Current Courses

Student Outcomes

Where Our Students Go From Here

Jobs

  • BlackRock
  • Google
  • Bloomberg LLP
  • Twitter
  • Broad Institute at MIT
  • GeneOne Life Sciences
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Amazon
  • Raytheon
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Fetch Robotics

Graduate Schools

  • Brown University
  • Villanova University
  • University of California, Berkley
  • National Defense University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Duke University
  • Yale University
  • New York University
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Stanford University
  • Harvard University
Where Our Students Have Interned
  • Chaotic Systems and Evolutionary Computation
  • Cyber Security IT Lab Junior Summer Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Deep Mind, Google
  • Microsoft
  • Enterprise Knowledge, Washington, DC
  • Audible
  • ADP
  • US Navy
  • Box, Inc.

Student Perspective

"I wanted to have a liberal-arts education, because I wanted to see the overlap between different fields and computer science. I did apply to more technical institutions that had more intricate curricula for the CS field, but I wanted a college that taught me how to apply computer science to things outside of the field. I’m sure that’s touched upon somewhat in those more technical institutions, but I knew that a liberal-arts school like Dickinson would be the best at it."

— Christian Gonzalez ’24


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A long-time leader in data analytics and AI, Capone has spent decades at the center of the industry that his $1 million gift will help students break into.


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When it comes to examining the question of the day, Professor of Computer Science John MacCormick is in much deeper than most.

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Innovation Competition 2026: What Matters to Students Today?

Dickinson's Innovation Competition returned this spring with eight finalist teams competing across two tracks—Build It and Change It.

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The Center for Career Development and the Burgess Institute sponsor trip to Corning Incorporated's New York HQ.

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